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Bad / War

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massacre - An act of killing a lot of people

The army investigated what seemed like a massacre of innocent villagers

verb

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Other / Slowly

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wend - To move slowly using an indirect route.

The hikers would wend their way across the rough terrain over the course of a day.

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Good / Big

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hefty - Large, heavy, and powerful

Compared to Kevin, who was literally half his size, Shaquille looked very hefty.

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Bad / Disgusting

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obscene - Offensive, rude, or shocking, often in a sexual context

The stream of obscene words that flowed from Allen's mouth shocked everyone.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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grimace - To make an an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

The soccer player grimaced as he fell to the ground in pain.

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Bad / Delay

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linger - To stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave

The waiter and waitress staff needed to head home, but they first had to wait for the lingering customers to leave.

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Other / Slowly

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nudge - A light touch or push

The elephant gave her baby a nudge to push him forward.

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Other / Stop

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sidestep - To deliberately avoid or divert attention from a certain subject, often to avoid dealing with it.

During the press conference, he sidestepped questions that he didn't want to focus on or deal with.

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Bad / Angry

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gnash - To grind one's teeth together, typically as a sign of anger

Ted gnashed his teeth in anger when he found out that his flight was canceled.

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Bad / Hurt

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abuse - To speak to someone in an insulting or offensive way.

The child was abused by his caregivers, causing long-lasting emotional trauma.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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begrudge - To envy someone else's good fortune

Anne didn't begrudge her younger sister's happiness when attending Sarah's graduation from Medical School.

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Good / Smart-Adj

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aligned - To be similar and in agreement with an opinion or cause.

The two countries fighting together agains a common enemy made sure their military strategy was aligned with each other.