nuzzle -
Rub or push against gently with the nose and mouth
Lions tend to nuzzle against each other to show affection.
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1106 of2008 Bad /
Unfriendly
verb
bicker -
To argue about things that are petty and unimportant.
Kelly and Joe recognized that the first rule of marriage is to save your arguments for the important issues, and not to bicker over unimportant things.
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1107 of2008 Bad /
Unfriendly
verb
sully -
Damage the purity or integrity of; defile
Martha spread rumors about Anne, and even though it came out later that the rumors were false, the damage had been done and Anne's reputation was sullied.
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1108 of2008 Bad /
Weak
noun
tatters -
Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material
Even though they were poor and their clothes were in tatters, Dorothy's family still possessed a strong pride that kept them hopeful.
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1109 of2008 Bad /
Boring
adjective
monotonous -
Repetitious and boring
Bertha found working on the assembly line of the factory to be monotonous, and she had to drink coffee to stay awake.
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1110 of2008 Other /
Move
verb
bypass -
To avoid something by going around it.
Jim heard there was a lot of traffic on the main highway, and was able to bypass it by going on a smaller road.
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1111 of2008 Good /
Friendly
adjective
kinship -
A sharing of characteristics or origins
Despite their completely different personalities, Oscar and Felix felt a strong kinship with one another.
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1112 of2008 Bad /
Mistake
verb
squander -
Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner
Many lottery winners end up squandering their fortune and returning to their life of poverty.
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1113 of2008 Good /
Successful
adjective
miraculous -
So amazingly successful, that it almost seems to be a result of a miracle.
After the polio epidemic of 1952 that infected 60,000 children, the Salk vaccine introduced in 1955 seems like a miraculous protection.
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1114 of2008 Bad /
Attack
nounverb noun
massacre -
An act of killing a lot of people
The army investigated what seemed like a massacre of innocent villagers
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1115 of2008 Bad /
Unfriendly
adjective
brusque -
Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
Dave was terrified of his boss, who would always speak to him in a brusque manner that made him feel small.
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1116 of2008 Good /
Successful
noun
cinch -
An extremely easy task
By working together, any complex task can become a cinch.
