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Good / Pleasure

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bask - To lie exposed to warmth and sunlight for relaxation and pleasure.

When Joe completed the project, he took a week off and did nothing but bask in the sun on the beach, of course totally covered with sun tan lotion.

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Other / Move

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reverberate - For something to take a long a time because its effect is being echoed.

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

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Bad / Small

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skimp - Expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize

When Dana saw the pizza only had tomato sauce and pepperoni, she knew the chef had skimped on the cheese.

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Bad / Attack

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wreak - Cause (a large amount of damage or harm)

Joan yelled at her dog after it wreaked havoc throughout the house.

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Good / Exciting

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exclaim - To cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion

When she realized that she had just won the 100 million dollar lottery, Liz exlaimed, "I've been hoping for this day all my life!"

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Other / Wet

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spew - Expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly

Tourists and hikers love to go to Yellowstone National Park to see the Old Faithful geyser spew forth water about every hour.

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Other / Move

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shred - Tear or cut into shreds

With the FBI catching up to him, the crooked CEO shred as many incriminating documents as he could find.

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Bad / Dishonest

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Exploit - To make full use of a resource or situation to one's advantage.

The company was accused of exploiting workers by paying them very low wages.

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Bad / Weak

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Droop - To hang or bend downward limply.

His shoulders drooped after hearing the bad news.

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Bad / Dishonest

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finagle - To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.

Brad didn't have a ticket to the sold-out rock concert, but he figured he could finagle his way in somehow.

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Bad / Attack

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banish - To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.

The man who didn’t take his hat off when the king’s carriage rode by was banished from the capital for 5 years.

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Bad / Mistake

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bungle - Carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome

The painter bungled his job when he misspelled the word on the road sign.