wiggle -
Move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements
Ian's dog tried to wiggle through the doggy door, but its body was too fat to fit through.
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374 of1944 Good /
Exciting
verb
regale -
Entertain or amuse (someone) with talk
Every day, the children of the village would sit quietly as one of the elders would regale them with fascinating stories.
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375 of1944 Other /
Move
nounverb verb
whirl -
Move or cause to move rapidly around and around
The tornado whirled towards the town, soon to leave destruction in its wake.
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376 of1944 Bad /
Strange
adjective
grotesque -
Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal
When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.
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377 of1944 Bad /
Angry
verb
seethe -
To be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.
Jerry seethed with anger when he found out that he was the only person in his class that wasn't invited to the party.
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378 of1944 Bad /
Uncomfortable
adjective
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Arduous -
Physically or mentally challenging and difficult.
Training for the marathon was arduous, but he never gave up, and in the end he doing very well.
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379 of1944 Other /
Inward
verb
hoard -
Amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away
If he was going to be a millionaire one day, Pete knew he'd have to start hoarding as much money as possible.
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380 of1944 Other /
Other
nounverb verb
sketch -
Make a rough drawing of
The art designer sketched a prototype of the new car model before the automotive company began production on it.
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381 of1944 Bad /
Attack
nounverb noun
smack -
A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand
Homer hit himself with a smack when he realized how stupid he had been.
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382 of1944 Bad /
Disorganized
adjective
clumsy -
Awkward in movement or in handling things
Andy was so clumsy that he dropped everything he picked up.
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383 of1944 Bad /
Old
adjective
fusty -
Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy
The old library had plenty of books but unfortunately it had a fusty smell that indicated its age.
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384 of1944 Bad /
Stupid
adjective
simplistic -
Ignoring the complexity of something by seeing it as much simpler than it really is.
Because the governor had a simplistic view of the reasons behind the demonstrations, he couldn't deal effectively with the many people and issues involved.
