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Good / Successful

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clinch - Confirm or settle (a contract or bargain)

Both companies clinched the contract with each other and posed for pictures to celebrate.

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Other / Body

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throb - To steadily alternative between a large and small size

Bill saw on the monitor that his heart was throbbing with a regular rhythm.

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Bad / Attack

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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.

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Bad / Attack

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terrify - Cause to feel extreme fear

Scott was terrified of dogs and avoided even the smallest ones.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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dicker - Engage in petty argument or bargaining

Wayne would always dicker over the price of fish with the fish salesman at the market.

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Other / Move

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shuffle - Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground

Penguins shuffle themselves around, never lifting their feet off the ground yet still reaching their destination.

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Bad / Stupid

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blather - Talk long-windedly without making very much sense

Sally would blather on about pointless topics until people just walked away from her.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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irk - To irritate and annoy someone

"What irks me", Lenny said to himself after trying to call Betty for the 50th time, "is that after our fight Betty never answers my phone calls."

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Bad / Weak

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crumble - Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration

Rocks very gradually crumble into pebbles and dust over millions of years as part of a slow natural process.

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Bad / Unhappy

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pout - Push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive

Angelina Jolie is known for pouting her unique lips to appear more attractive.

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Bad / Dishonest

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foist - Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

Barry didn't really want Steve to stay over, but Steve claimed he had no other place to stay, so Steve managed to foist himself on Barry because of Barry's natural good nature.

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Other / Inward

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fend - Look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others

Martha wanted to teach her kids how to cook, so she let them fend for themselves in the kitchen.