browse -
To look at various items or information, often to find something of interest.
I like to browse online shops even when I’m not planning to buy anything.
verb
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Other /
Slow
audio
stray -
To move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place
Vincent's cat had strayed far from home and ended up in the middle of the road.
verb
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Other /
Move
Url
audio
avert -
To avoid or dodge a difficult situation.
At the last minute he realized that the bridge was broken, and he stopped the car just in time, averting a disaster of potentially driving headlong into the river.
verb
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Bad /
Unfriendly
audio
begrudge -
To envy someone else's good fortune
Anne didn't begrudge her younger sister's happiness when attending Sarah's graduation from Medical School.
verb
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Bad /
Disgusting
audio
reek -
To give off a very strong and unpleasant odor; to stink.
The pile of trash reeked so badly that Sheila could smell it from a block away.
verb
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Other /
Move
audio
grope -
To use one's hands to feel about or search blindly or uncertainly.
The people's hands groped for the money dangling above them.
verb
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Bad /
Unfriendly
audio
spurn -
To reject and push away with disdain, scorn, and contempt
The boss spurned his employee when the employee asked to see the confidential memo.
verb
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Other /
Sound
audio
muffle -
To make (a sound) quieter : to decrease the noise made by (something)
Anna muffled her ears with her hands so she wouldn't have to hear the loud noises from the construction workers.
verb
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Other /
Up-Down
Url
audio
ascend -
To physically move upword, or to rise in rank, position, or importance.
Over the years, he ascended from a junior employee to become the company’s CEO.
verb
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Bad /
Unfriendly
audio
ogle -
To stare at something or someone in a desirous way
Fran felt uncomfortable the way some of the passengers on the subway ogled her diamond necklace.
verb
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Other /
Wet
audio
seep -
For a liquid to flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes
In the house Ron needed to renovate, water had seeped through the walls.
verb
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Other /
Slow
audio
evade -
To avoid or escape from someone or something.
For years after stealing the jewels from the Jewelry store, Marcel managed to evade being caught.
