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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 / Dishonest

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finagle - To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.

Brad didn't have a ticket to the sold-out rock concert, but he figured he could finagle his way in somehow.

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Bad / Aggressive

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Dominate - To have control or power over something or someone; to be much stronger, more successful, or more influential.

When Abigail felt someone was trying to dominate her, she closed her ears and ignored what they were saying.

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Other / Move

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stoop - To bend one's body forwards and downwards

While exploring the cave, Bill sometimes had to stoop when the ceilings were low.

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Bad / Small

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curtail - To stop, reduce or limit something.

Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.

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Bad / Attack

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banish - To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.

The man who didn’t take his hat off when the king’s carriage rode by was banished from the capital for 5 years.

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Good / Love

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pamper - Indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness

Hannah was excited for her day at the spa where she would be catered to and pampered.

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stammer - Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words

Once he realized he was speaking to a large crowd, Quentin nervously stammered his way through his speech.

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Other / Move

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jostle - Push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd

Running towards the end zone, the wide receiver jostled the attacking lineman out of the way, enabling him to make the touchdown.

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Good / Smart

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demystify - To make something easier to understand

Louis Pasteur demystified why people would get sick, by describing little beings called bacteria that were the cause.

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Bad / Dishonest

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debase - To reduce the quality or value of something

When the government added copper to the gold coins, it debased the value of the coins.

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flail - Wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly

Many businesses will feature an inflatable mascot that flails wildly in the wind.