shoo -
To make a person or animal go away by making noices and waving one's arms at them.
Ashok shooed away the media who kept taking pictures of him.
verb
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mock -
To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
While the professor wrote the math formula on the board, one of the students mocked him behind his back as the other students laughed.
verb
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Disorganized
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scatter -
To disperse or spread things in different directions, often in an uncontrolled or random way.
She scattered the papers on her desk, and searched through them for the address she had written down and misplaced.
adjective
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haphazard -
acting without an organized plan
The scientist knew that in order to make sense of all the data from his research, a haphazard approach to analyzing the results would not work.
noun
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Pleasure
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snack -
A quick, light foodstuff, often convenient or pre-packaged and consumed between main meals.
Often instead of eating a real dinner, she had a snack made up of all kinds of goodies she put together.
verb
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shimmer -
To shine in such a way that the light seems to glow and shake slightly
The soft light of the sun shimmered upon the empty field.
adjective
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underhanded -
Dishonest or sneaky, often done in a secret or deceitful way.
Spreading false rumors was an underhanded way to win the election.
verb
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rankle -
To act in a way that is annoying and irritating.
Drake would get angry when his coworkers would rankle him with ridiculous requests.
adjective
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Dangerous
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rampant -
Spreading unchecked or uncontrollably, especially in a way that causes harm or disruption, and that is excessive or widespread.
The spread of the virus was rampant, with cases increasing exponentially across the country.
adjective
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contrived -
Artificial and difficult to believe.
Fred was still considered a prime suspect, because his story about what he did the night of the crime sounded contrived to the detective who interviewed him.
adjective
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shoddy -
Badly made or done
Sergei had to hire another contractor to fix the shoddy work the previous one had done.
noun
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Unhappy
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gloom -
An emotional or physical state of darkness and depression
The depressed family lived in a dark house, and the gloom of the house matched the gloom of their moods.
