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pucker - (especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds

Alice puckered her lips after taking a bite of the sour lemon.

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Amplify - To increase the strength, effect, or intensity of something.

Social media can amplify both positive and negative messages.

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Bad / Angry

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seethe - To be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.

Jerry seethed with anger when he found out that he was the only person in his class that wasn't invited to the party.

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Other / Body

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drool - Drop saliva uncontrollably from the mouth

Any time he thought of donuts, Homer would drool uncontrollably and make his shirt wet.

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Other / Surprise

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astound - Very surprised or shocked

The American public was astounded by the revelations about Watergate that were revealed by Woodward and Bernstein in the Washington Post.

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Bad / Attack

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retaliate - To attack in response to an attack.

Jill didn't like the way that John insulted her, so Jill retaliated by insulting John with an even greater insult.

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Bad / Old

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creak - To show weakness or frailty under strain.

When Willie got into his 90's, he felt he could almost hear his bones creak when we walked.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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Evade - To escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery.

The thief managed to evade the police by hiding in an alley.

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Other / Move

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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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Bad / Delay

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dither - Be indecisive

Maggie would always dither when dealing with issues instead of just making a decision.

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Bad / Weak

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wilt - (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop

The once-beautiful rose had wilted in the overwhelming summer heat.

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Other / Slow

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ramble - Walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route.

Sometimes on the weekend, Joe would like to just ramble in the woods and think about the week that was and the week that was about to be.