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Good / Smart

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demystify - To make something easier to understand

Louis Pasteur demystified why people would get sick, by describing little beings called bacteria that were the cause.

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Other / Move

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jiggle - Move about lightly and quickly from side to side or up and down

When he realized his key didn't work, Otto jiggled the doorknob and hoped that would open the door.

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Bad / Dishonest

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shirk - Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)

Employees who shirk their duties result in unhappy customers and lower profits.

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Other / Wet

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douse - Pour a liquid over; drench

During a wildfire, helicopters will fly overhead and douse it with hundreds of gallons of water at a time.

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Other / Move

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pluck - Take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place

In Ralph Waldo Emerson's beautiful poem Forbearance, he suggests that it is good to appreciate a beautiful flower without plucking it from the ground.

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Bad / Attack

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debunk - Expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)

No matter how many false myths exist, the truth will always debunk them.

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Good / Calm

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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.

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Other / Sound

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rustle - Make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper

The autumn leaves rustled when the dog jumped on the pile.

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Bad / Weak

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languish - (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

The crops languished in the field after the severe drought.

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Other / Sound

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jabber - Talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense

Irene jabbered so much that it sounded like she was talking to ten people at once.

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Other / Sound

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yap - Give a sharp, shrill bark

Jack Russell terriers make up for their small size by yapping loudly when danger approaches.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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Evade - To escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery.

The thief managed to evade the police by hiding in an alley.