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Other / Light

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glitter - Tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration

For arts-and-crafts enthusiasts, glitter is a popular and lively decoration.

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Good / Flexible

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swap - An act of exchanging one thing for another

Jay and Dave exchanged gifts during their gift swap.

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Bad / Dangerous

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doom - Condemn to certain destruction or death

Devon's father told him that unless he improved his grades, he was doomed to a lifetime of poorly paid jobs.

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Bad / War

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ransom - A sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a someone held as a prisoner.

The family was able to raise the large sum of money that was demanded as ransom for their son.

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Good / Love

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embrace - To hold someone tightly in your arms, usually as a sign of love, affection, or comfort.

She embraced her friend after not seeing her for years.

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Other / Fast

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skid - An act of skidding or sliding

In bad weather conditions, it's easy for a vehicle to go into a skid off the road.

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Other / Other

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mimic - Imitate (someone or their actions or words), typically in order to entertain or ridicule

The baby was surprised to see that his reflection in the mirror would mimic everything he was doing.

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Good / Friendly

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chat - An informal conversation

To learn more about his employees, the CEO would hold a chat with them as often as he could.

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Other / Wet

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drizzle - Light rain falling in very fine drops

The light drizzle created small ripples in the water.

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Other / Slowly

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lag - To fall behind in progress, performance, or development.

He started to lag behind in the marathon due to exhaustion.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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hassle - To harass; pester

The irritating salesman would always hassle Carmen when she was at home, and wouldn't leave even if she insisted on it.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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snub - An act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something

At school, Emily was often the object of a snub that she felt when her classmates avoided her.