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verb

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Other / Sound

audio

crackle - Make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises

During the cold winter nights, Bill and Joan loved to read together by the fireplace, enjoying its warmth as the small fire crackled.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

audio

crunch - To crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound

Chips of any kind, whether potato or tortilla, will always involve people crunching them.

noun

See verb

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Good / Happy

audio

chuckle - A quiet or suppressed laugh

Patrick suppressed a chuckle so he wouldn't mess up the filming of the scene.

noun

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Good / Friendly

audio

chap - A man or boy

On Friday nights, Walter went to the local bar to meet up with the chaps from work.

verb

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Good / Happy

audio

cavort - To jump or dance around excitedly

The kangaroos cavorted in the field without a care in the world.

noun

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Good / New

audio

concoction - A mixture of various ingredients or elements

The bartender served Gus a Long Island Iced Tea, a concoction of various liquors that included whiskey, gin, and vodka.

noun

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Bad / Boring

Url audio

cliché - A phrase or opinion that is overused and shows a lack of original thought.

Even though 'don't judge a book by its cover' is just a cliché, sometimes it's good to look more deeply to see what is true and not true.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

audio

cutthroat - Competing with each other in overly aggressive ways

The cutthroat competition between the 2 stores was so intense, that products were selling below cost.

adjective

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Good / Calm

Url audio

casual - Relaxed and informal in manner or appearance.

I prefer a wearing clothes of a casual style when I'm not at work.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

audio

clumsy - Awkward in movement or in handling things

Andy was so clumsy that he dropped everything he picked up.

adjective

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Other / Inward

audio

cagey - Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion

I asked to read Kyle's novel, but he was acting cagey and said he couldn't show it to me.

adjective

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Other / Shape

audio

cockeyed - Crooked or askew; not level

Andre gave Mindy a cockeyed look when he suggested that they do hang-gliding together.