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Other / Move

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plunk - To hand something over or place it down with determination

Milton really didn't have the $400 to pay for the flight to the trade show, but he plunked down the money anyway, because he had to show his product to see if there would be any interest.

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Other / Entice

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implore - To beg someone earnestly or desperately for something.

Alan implored the judge to have mercy on his situation, and not give him more than a short sentence.

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Other / Wet

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quench - To drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty

Sally found that the best way to quench her thirst was by drinking water and not soda

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Bad / Disorganized

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rummage - Search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle

The dog rummaged through the trash to look for food.

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Bad / Attack

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clobber - Hit (someone) hard

Muhammad Ali would frequently clobber his opponents until they couldn't get up.

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Bad / Strange

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punk - A person who is unlikely to amount to anything, and tends to annoy others

Avery was regarded as a punk who would many predicted would spend his life in and out of jail.

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Bad / Dishonest

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fink - Inform on to the authorities

Mary finked on her brother when their parents asked which one of them took a cookie out of the jar.

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Good / Love

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Kindhearted - Acting with warmth, sympathy, and a desire to help.

He was so kindhearted that he volunteered at the shelter for poor people every weekend.

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Other / Inward

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fop - A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy

The fop refused to do physical labor because it would ruin his fancy clothes.

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Other / Move

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dangle - Hang or swing loosely

The shoes tied together dangled from the power line.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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Abandon - To leave someone or something behind permanently or without intending to return.

Beverly took the cat into her house when she realized that the cat had been abandoned.

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Bad / Bad

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dire - (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent

Finding survivors under the earthquake's rubble was a dire situation.