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Bad / Dangerous

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erupt - To explode suddenly after forces can't be held back any longer

After rumbling for a week, the volcano erupted spewing forth rivers of lava

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Other / Inward

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strut - To walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait

The wealthy businessman would strut through the town as if he literally owned it.

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Other / Body

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shrug - To raise one's shoulders slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference

When Bruce's self-published book only sold 10 copies, he shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Mayber I'll do better with my next book.'

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Bad / Hurt

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scald - To injure with very hot liquid or steam

A common danger in households is the possibility that children can be scalded with unattended hot water.

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Other / Slowly

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churn - To agitate, squeeze, rotate, or turn a liquid slowly in a container

Before the appearance of technology, butter was produced by churning milk by hand.

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Good / Important

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spotlight - To give special attention to a problem or situation so that people pay attention to it.

Articles in the newspaper were effective in spotlighting the fact that the animal shelter was not taking good care of the animals.

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Bad / Mistake

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flub - To fail or make a mistake

The outfielder flubbed the catch when the baseball flew past him.

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Other / Wet

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splatter - When a sticky liquid splashes and scatters.

When the fountain pen exploded, the ink splattered all over the wall.

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Bad / Aggressive

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grab - To take or seize something quickly or suddenly, often with a strong or swift motion.

He tried to grab the last large piece of pizza before anyone else noticed.

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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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Good / Successful

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rebound - To recover from a bad situation.

The company's stock did badly at first, but it rebounded when it hired a new president.

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Bad / War

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abduct - To seize and take someone away against their will, by force; to kidnap.

The kidnappers abducted Patty Heart on February 4, 1974 and demanded that prisoners be released in exchange for her return.