shirk -
To avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility.
Employees who shirk their duties result in unhappy customers and lower profits.
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crouch -
To adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, sometimes to avoid detection or to defend oneself
The soldiers crouched next to the armored vehicle to protect themselves from enemy fire.
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quench -
To drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty
Sally found that the best way to quench her thirst was by drinking water and not soda
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demolish -
To pull or knock down something, such as a building.
The old building was demolished in order to make room for a new one to be built in its place.
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regress -
To move backward in development or progress, often in a way that suggests deterioration or decline.
After making great strides in therapy, he seemed to regress emotionally after hearing the bad news.
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engulf -
To surround something completely
After the accident, a minute after Dan got out of the car, the car was engulfed in flames.
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blackmail -
The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.
When he realized that they were blackmailing him, threatening to reveal secrets of his past, he was scared and didn't know what to do.
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traverse -
To move back and forth over an area, often in search or exploration.
The hikers traversed the hills and rocky terrain carefully.
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interrogate -
To question someone thoroughly, usually in an aggressive manner.
The detective had to interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth about the crime.
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denounce -
To publicly declare something or someone as wrong or evil.
Citizens gathered to denounce the new law as unjust.
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abandon -
To leave someone or something behind permanently or without intending to return.
Beverly took the cat into her house when she realized that the cat had been abandoned.
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chomp -
To munch or chew vigorously and noisily
Nobody liked to eat with Frank because he would always chomp his food loudly.
