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imbibe - To drink a liquid, usually alcohol.

Every day after work, Lenny would head to the neighborhood bar and imbibe one beer.

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grind - To reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing or rubbing.

He used a mortar and pestle to grind the ingredients into a fine powder to make the medicine.

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Other / Shape

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jut - To extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something

The observation deck jutted out from the building, allowing people to see the city directly underneath their feet.

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Bad / Dangerous

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perish - To cease to exist or come to an end; disappear or be destroyed.

Many brave soldiers perished in the battle.

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Other / Stop

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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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avenge - To Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)

Pierre felt that honor compelled him to kill Gaston to avenge Gaston's killing of Pierre's sister, even though he knew that the killing had been unintentional.

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Bad / Aggressive

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vie - To compete intensely with others for superiority or a desired goal.

During the World Cup, the best soccer teams vie for the championship title.

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Other / Entice

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induce - To persuade or influence someone to do something.

The advertisement was designed to induce people to buy the product.

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Other / Slowly

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slog - To move with determination against difficult obstacles

After their boat got stuck in the swamp, Anne, Joyce, and Mary climbed out and slogged through the swamp for an hour before they got to solid land.

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bandy - To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said

Since Charlene started posting regularly on Facebook and Twitter, she found that people she didn't know would bandy her name all over the Internet without any relation to what she actually said in her posts.

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Good / Calm

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tinker - To attempt to repair or improve something in a casual way, often to no useful effect

Mitch tried to tinker with his computer before realizing that it was more broken that he had thought, and that he had to bring it to the computer store to have a professional repair it.

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humiliate - To make someone feel ashamed or foolish by injuring their dignity or self-respect.

His boss humiliated him by criticizing his work in front of the entire office.