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clod - A lump of earth or clay

Archaeologists dig through the earth to find bones and pottery, though they tend to only come up with clods of dirt.

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mercurial - Changing emotions suddenly and often

Fred loved almost everything about his wife except her mercurial behavior, where her moods changed suddenly between sadness and happiness, or love and anger

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cluster - To stand or be positioned close together in a group.

Reporters clustered on both sides of the aisle as the celebrity entered the building.

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ascend - To physically move upword, or to rise in rank, position, or importance.

Over the years, he ascended from a junior employee to become the company’s CEO.

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crackle - Make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises

During the cold winter nights, Bill and Joan loved to read together by the fireplace, enjoying its warmth as the small fire crackled.

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segue - To move without stopping from one activity, topic, song, etc., to another.

The audience loved the way the speaker would segue from one interesting topic to another without pausing.

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shrill - (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing

June had to plug her ears to avoid hearing the shrill voices of her screaming children.

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Other / Body

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paunch - A large or protruding abdomen or stomach

Chris was on vacation, so he didn't care that people could see his paunch stretching his shirt to the limits.

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glutton - An excessively greedy eater

Danny was a glutton who spent all of his free time eating.

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Other / Entice

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captivating - Very interesting or attractive in a way that takes all your attention

Mona Lisa's smile is so captivating that people can look at it for hours, trying to delve into its myteries.

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smear - Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance

Caleb smeared cream cheese on his bagel to make it taste better.

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crumple - To crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled

Greg crumpled up so much paper that the wastebasket began overflowing.