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Bad / Aggressive

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impinge - To have an effect or impact on someone; also to gradually take over an area belonging to someone else.

His constant use of the cell phone impinged on his family life.

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Good / Pleasure

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slake - To quench or satisfy one's thirst

Trevor slaked his thirst at the soccer game by drinking half of his water bottle.

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Other / Fast

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stampede - A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals

The elephants stampeded towards the poachers, who were now scared for their lives.

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Good / Brave

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embolden - To give someone the courage or confidence to do something.

Her teacher's praise emboldened her to speak up in class.

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Other / Sound

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rattle - To disturb or unsettle someone, especially by causing anxiety or fear; or to make a series of short, sharp sounds.

The sudden loud noise rattled her, and for a long time she just couldn't calm down.

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Other / Move

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reverberate - For seomthing to continue to be heard or felt, becaused of a repeating effect or echo.

The effect of the 1929 stock market crash reverberated throughout the 1930's.

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Other / Fast

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scurry - For a person or small animal to move hurriedly with short quick steps

Squirrels always scurry up and down trees in order to find food or escape from predators.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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eavesdrop - To secretly listen to a conversation without being invited.

He tried to eavesdrop on the phone coversation of the person sitting next to him.

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Good / Exciting

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regale - To entertain or amuse people with talk

Every day, the children of the village would sit quietly as one of the elders would regale them with fascinating stories.

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Good / Successful

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rehabilitate - To help restore a person to a former successful or healthy condition

After 2 months in the hospital, Jim's main goal was to rehabilitate himself physically in order to resume his former busy schedule.

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Bad / Hurt

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mutilate - To damage something severely

The grizzly bear not only killed Alan's dog, but mutilated its body beyond recognition.

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Bad / Dangerous

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fester - For negative feelings to get worse because they are not being dealt with

After their fight, Joan and David had a long talk to patch things up, because they didn't want to let any bad feelings fester.