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throngs - A large, densely packed crowd.

Throngs of people went to the Woodstock music festival in 1969.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

thwart - To prevent someone from accomplishing something

Jim suspected that Fred his office mate said negative things about him in order to thwart Jim from advancing in the company.

adjective

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Good / Calm

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transfixed - Unable to move or stop looking at something because you are so interested, surprised, or frightened

When he visited the Louvre, Bill was transfixed by the strange smile of the Mona Lisa.

verb

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Good / Calm

tinker - To attempt to repair or improve something in a casual way, often to no useful effect

Mitch tried to tinker with his computer before realizing that it was more broken that he had thought, and that he had to bring it to the computer store to have a professional repair it.

verb

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Bad / Attack

topple - To fall as a result of being unsteady or pushed.

Robespierre and the National Assembly stormed the Bastille and toppled King Louis XVI in the French Revolution of 1789.

noun

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Other / Move

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trajectory - The curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air

The Iron Dome is able to intercept missiles by using computers to exactly follow the missile's trajectory.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

toxic - Containing or being something poisonous especially when capable of causing serious injury.

After years that the chemical factory dumped waste in Pine river, the river became too toxic for anyone to safely visit.

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Good / Busy

throng - (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area)

The massive crowd thronged into the stadium to cheer on their country's Olympic athletes.

verb

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Good / Flexible

toggle - To switch from one effect, feature, or state to another by using a toggle

Internet browsers allow you to toggle between windows for easy access to websites.

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Other / Body

tiptoe - To walking on the front part of your foot in order to move very quietly

When Bill got home past midnight, he had to tiptoe around the house so as to not wake anybody up.

noun

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Other / Wet

torrent - A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid

The expensive umbrella barely worked against the heavy torrent of rain.

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Other / Light

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transparency - A situation in which business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest.

After the last CFO made a mess of the company's finances, Bill tried to achieve total transparency for all accounting information.