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Good / Love

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hug - To embrace or cuddle someone, often in a warm, supportive, or comforting manner.

She hugged the old teddy bear to her chest as she fell asleep.

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Good / Friendly

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chitchat - Inconsequential conversation

Unlike their extroverted counterparts, introverts do not enjoy mindless chitchat.

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Other / Wet

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spurt - To flow out suddenly and forcefully, often in a stream.

Water spurted from the pipe when it broke.

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Good / Energy

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flourish - To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment

With a healthy diet, children will flourish into healthy adults.

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Bad / Disorganized

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sprawl - An ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out

After work, Terry would sit on the couch and have his body end up in a lazy sprawl.

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Good / Happy

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guffaw - To laugh very loudly and heartily

When Louis told his uncle the joke about the boy finding his cat, his uncle guffawed until he was out of breath.

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Other / Wet

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sprinkle - Scatter or pour small drops or particles of a substance over (an object or surface)

The chef sprinkled salt over the meat before cooking it.

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Bad / Hurt

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prey - Hunt and kill for food

The owl swooped down and preyed on an unlucky fish for dinner.

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Bad / Weak

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collapse - When something breaks and falls down.

The collapse of negotiations between management and labor caused the strike to begin, and there was no telling how long it would last.

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Bad / Pain

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exile - The state of being banned or forced to live away from one's native country, often for political reasons.

After the revolution, the king lived in exile in a foreign land.

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Bad / Attack

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rampage - A period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people

The businessman had to clean up his store after the damage caused by the rioters' rampage.

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Bad / Steal

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loot - To steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

After the hurricane had destroyed the town, its desperate residents looted stores for basic supplies.