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Other / Body

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nibble - To take small bites out of something.

Pam enjoyed watching her pet bunny as it would nibble on carrots.

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Bad / Afraid

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gasp - Inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain, fear or astonishment

Sherry gasped when she suddenly realized that she had lost her wallet with $500 and all her ID's and credit cards.

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Bad / Aggressive

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purge - To get rid of undesirable things

Stalin would purge his government of any people he thought were potentially dangerous to his government.

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Other / Up+Down

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cascade - (of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities

Tracy felt a sense of calm at the water cascading over the rocks.

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Bad / Unhappy

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gripe - To complain about something that is bothering you

Tom griped about his power bill to the utility company because it was three dollars higher than usual.

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Other / Shape

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lump - Gather or discard items in a haphazard, indiscriminate heap or group.

When Gerry left home for college, he soon realised that it is never a good idea to just lump all your clean laundry in the basket, without folding it carefully.

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Good / Happy

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grin - Smile broadly, especially in an unrestrained manner and with the mouth open

Jose grinned with excitement when his parents told him he was getting a puppy for his birthday.

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Other / Sound

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twang - An accent or voice that identifies the person from being part of a sub-culture

Northerners can identify Southerners and country music singers right away by the unique twang in their voices.

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Other / Wet

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ooze - (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something; flow in a very gradual way

At the site of the volcano, molten lava slowly began to ooze out.

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Other / Fast

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jolt - An abrupt rough or violent movement

Ewan woke up with a jolt, realizing that he had slept through the alarm and was going to be over an hour late for his first day of work at the new job.