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Other / Body

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bloat - To become swollen with fluid or gas.

After eating the large plate of baked beans, Fred felt like his stomach was so bloated that he might float away like a balloon.

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Bad / Dangerous

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erupt - To explode suddenly after forces can't be held back any longer

After rumbling for a week, the volcano erupted spewing forth rivers of lava

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Other / Fast

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veer - To change direction suddenly

Randy slammed on the brakes when the car in the next lane suddenly veered in front of him.

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Other / Wet

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scrub - Rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water.

Scrubbing your tub with cleaning solution on a regular basis will keep it clean.

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Bad / Hostile

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sully - To damage the purity or integrity of something; to defile.

Martha spread rumors about Anne, and even though it came out later that the rumors were false, the damage had been done and Anne's reputation was sullied.

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Other / Stop

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swerve - To turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course to avoid something in front of you.

The van swerved to avoid the car suddenly stopping in front of it.

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Bad / Powerless

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plead - To make an emotional appeal

The starving orphan pleaded with the cook to give him more porridge.

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Good / Love

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snuggle - To settle or move into a warm, comfortable position

Billy loved his dog, and would often snuggle with him in bed.

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Other / Desire

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hanker - To feel a strong desire to do or have something

Charles hadn't eaten all day and was hankering for anything that would satisfy his hunger.

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Bad / Hostile

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slash - To cut - or to reduce the size of something - with a sweeping movement.

The first thing the new president of the company did was to slash the budget in half, eliminating all the waste he could find.

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Bad / Attack

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inflame - To make a situation less controllable by making people even more angry.

The government was hesitant to bring in the troops to control the riots, because that might just inflame the situation.

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Other / Squeeze

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churn - To agitate, squeeze, rotate, or turn a liquid in a container

Before the appearance of technology, butter was produced by churning milk by hand.