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Good / Beautiful

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glisten - For something wet, bright, or greasy to shine and glitter.

The grass glistened with dew in the early morning.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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chastise - To scold or criticize someone severely for doing something wrong.

He was chastised by his coach for not following the game plan.

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Good / Strong

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bolster - To support or strengthen; prop up

Drinking Gatorade while exercising is a good way to bolster performance.

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Other / Sound

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murmur - To say something in a low, soft, or indistinct voice

Katy murmured to her best friend Ella so that others couldn't hear her.

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Bad / Dislike

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scram - To leave or go away from a place quickly

Once a fight broke out inside the bar, Sam knew he had to scram.

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Bad / Delay

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dally - To do something slowly or too slowly; to waste time

Ike had dozens of reports to read through, but he decided to dally in the office for most of the day instead of doing his work.

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Bad / Small

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downgrade - To reduce to a lower level of usefulness, status, or importance.

When the policeman broke his arm, his activity was downgraded to a desk job.

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Bad / Stupid

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blabber - Talk foolishly, mindlessly, or excessively

Much to Fred's dismay, Belinda would blabber endlessly about trivial matters that seemed to him to be just a waste of time and breath.

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Bad / Attack

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inundate - To overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with

Reggie tried to sneak out for his lunch break before his boss could inundate him with more work.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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quibble - To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

Scarlet couldn't wait until she quit her job as cashier so she could stop having to deal with customers who wanted to quibble about all the little things that bothered them about the store.

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Other / Entice

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dissuade - To advise against a specific decision or behavior, and discourage someone from taking a particular action.

She couldn't take the stress of her work, but her friends tried to dissuade her from quitting her job without a backup plan.

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Good / New

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refurbish - To clean, repair, or renovate something, such as furniture or rooms, in order to make them look new or improve their functionality.

The hotel decided to refurbish its rooms, replacing old furniture and updating the décor to attract more guests.