noun

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Bad / Mistake

audio

bystander - a person who is near something that is happening but is involved by accident

When the police where chasing some robbers, they shot and injured some innocent bystanders.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

sliver - A thin piece of something cut from a larger piece.

Joe was on a diet, but he couldn't resist eating a sliver of cheese.

verb

See noun

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Other / Other

audio

stash - Store (something) safely and secretly in a specified place

After taking the money from the cash register, Nico stashed the money inside his shoe in order to hide it.

verb

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Other / Move

audio

flail - To swing back and forth very quickly.

Many businesses will feature an inflatable mascot that flails wildly in the wind.

verb

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Bad / Attack

Url audio

victimize - To treat someone unfairly or punish them without cause

Scammers often victimize elderly people by pretending to be from trusted organizations

noun

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Bad / Small

Url audio

excerpt - A short part taken from a speech, book, film

After reading excerpts from the new novel, he went out and bought the book.

noun

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Good / Energy

Url audio

protégé - A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.

Vladimir Putin was once a protégé of Boris Yeltsin, who appointed him Prime Minister of Russia.

noun

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Good / New

audio

thingamajig - Used to refer to something whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention

Cherie didn't know anything about cars, so she would frequently ask the mechanic, "What does that thingamajig do?"

verb

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Other / Fast

Url audio

bolt - To make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly

He saw the police and bolted out the back door, and the police could not locate him..

adjective

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Bad / Confused

Url audio

dumfounded - Taken by surprise and suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.

When we found out that our boss had been fired because he had been caught stealing, we were all dumfounded.

noun

See verb

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Other / Light

audio

flicker - An unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness

Wade's TV signal was reduced to undecipherable flicker once his cable had been cut off.

verb

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Bad / Attack

audio

pulverize - To crush something into a powder or very small pieces.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were shocked when they saw how the tornado had pulverized their house into little pieces.