60 words across 1 groups
| badger | verb |
To repeatedly and annoyingly ask someone to do something.
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| bamboozle | verb |
To cheat or fool.
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| crave | verb |
To have a very strong feeling of wanting something, even desperately
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| frenzy | noun |
Wild, extreme, and uncontrolled behavior or mental agitation
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| paunch | noun |
A large or protruding abdomen or stomach
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| scads | noun |
A large number or quantity
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| trickle |
nounverb
verb |
(of a liquid) flow in a small stream
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| muggy | adjective |
(of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid
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| uppity | adjective |
Self-important; arrogant
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| riff-raff | noun |
Disreputable or undesirable people
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| glisten | verb |
For something wet, bright, or greasy to shine and glitter.
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| diminish | verb |
To make or become less.
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| vivacious | adjective |
(especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated
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| inferno | noun |
A large fire that is dangerously out of control
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| paradise | noun |
An ideal or idyllic place or state
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| naughty | adjective |
(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved
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| massacre |
nounverb
verb |
Killing a lot of people
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| tenacity | noun |
Holding tightly onto a opinion or goal in a determined way
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| creepy | adjective |
So strange that it makes you frightened
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| dizzy | adjective |
Having a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.
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| burst | verb |
To suddenly break apart, spilling its contents, usually as a result of internal pressure.
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| curtail | verb |
To stop, reduce or limit something.
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| debilitating | adjective |
Something that makes someone weak
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| intimidated | adjective |
Afraid because a person feels less powerful.
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| enthusiastic | adjective |
Feeling or showing a great deal of excitement and interest about somebody or something.
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| spendthrift | noun |
Someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it
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| abhor | verb |
To hate something
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| binge |
nounverb
noun |
A short period devoted to indulging in an activity to excess, especially drinking alcohol or eating
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| tumble |
nounverb
noun |
A sudden or headlong fall
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| slack |
nounverb
noun |
The part of a rope or line that is not held taut; the loose or unused part
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| glaze |
nounverb
noun |
A liquid such as milk or beaten egg, used to form a smooth shiny coating on food
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| thaw |
nounverb
noun |
The melting of ice or snow, or a relaxation of political harshness or hostility
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| beg | verb |
To plead or request strongly due to need or emotion.
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| cliché | noun |
An overused phrase or expression that has lost its originality or impact.
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| confidante | noun |
Someone in whom you confide your thoughts, feelings, or problems.
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| desperate | adjective |
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad it’s impossible to deal with.
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| expulsion | noun |
The act of forcing someone to leave a place, especially a school, organization, or country.
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| extinguish | verb |
To put out a flame, fire, or light.
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| flaky | adjective |
Unreliable or inconsistent in behavior, especially in keeping commitments.
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| headstrong | adjective |
Determined to do as one pleases, even if it’s reckless or unwise.
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| gossip |
nounverb
noun |
Informal conversation or stories, often of a trivial or sensational nature, about others.
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| horrified | adjective |
Filled with horror or shock.
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| nap | noun |
A light or casual sleep, usually not as deep or long as nighttime sleep.
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| prosperous | adjective |
Flourishing or thriving, particularly in business, health, or social conditions.
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| puncture |
nounverb
noun |
A sharp or sudden blow or impact, often causing damage to something like a tire, balloon, or container.
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| pushy | verb |
Acting in a way that is overly eager to advance one’s own interests or opinions, often disregarding others' comfort or boundaries.
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| perilous | adjective |
Full of danger or risk; hazardous.
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| retaliate | verb |
To take action in response to a perceived wrong or harm, often by doing something negative in return.
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| secondhand | adjective |
Referring to items or goods that are not new but have been owned or used by another person before.
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| sneaky | adjective |
Doing things in a secretive or sly way, often to avoid being noticed or caught.
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| taciturn | adjective |
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.
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| impressive | adjective |
Eliciting admiration or respect due to excellence, skill, or ability.
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| hinder | verb |
To create difficulties for someone or something that results in a delay.
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| gather | verb |
To bring together and collect into one place from many scattered places.
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| ruffian | noun |
A bully, someone who is violent toward others
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| diverse | adjective |
Made up of people or things that are very different from each other.
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| overdo | verb |
To do something in a way that is too extreme
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| vanity | noun |
Excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements
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| ornery | adjective |
Having an unpleasant mood or temper, likely to get angry and argue with people.
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| solemn | adjective |
Very serious and formal in manner and expression.
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