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Other / Body

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shrug - To raise one's shoulders slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference

When Bruce's self-published book only sold 10 copies, he shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Mayber I'll do better with my next book.'

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Other / Move

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hurtle - To move very fast, especially in a way that seems dangerous

The large meteor was hurtling towards earth, and the astronomers estimated that it could land in a major city, causing astronomical damage.

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Bad / Dishonest

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rook - To take money from someone by cheating, defrauding, or overcharging them

Customers tend to get rooked by companies who are able to price their products very high because of the brand name.

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Good / Smart

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ponder - To look inward and think carefully about something

Before Arnold made a decision, he would try to ponder and imagine the different possible results of the decision.

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Good / Successful

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rebound - To recover from a bad situation.

The company's stock did badly at first, but it rebounded when it hired a new president.

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Good / Strong

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reinforce - To make something stronger or more powerful, often by adding additional resources, effort, or structure.

The general ordered additional troops to reinforce the front lines, knowing they were critical to holding the position.

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Other / Entice

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induce - To persuade or influence someone to do something.

The advertisement was designed to induce people to buy the product.

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Bad / Dangerous

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fester - For negative feelings to get worse because they are not being dealt with

After their fight, Joan and David had a long talk to patch things up, because they didn't want to let any bad feelings fester.

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Bad / Confused

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digress - To temporarily leave the main subject of a conversation or discussion

Please don’t digress—we need to focus on the main issue during these important negotiations.

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Bad / Dangerous

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loom - To appear as a dangerous event that might happen in the near future

Joe looked at the economic data, and could sense a recession looming in the near future.

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Good / Flexible

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improvise - To make or adapt something using available resources due to a lack of proper materials.

The comedian had to improvise when the microphone stopped working during his performance.

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Other / Other

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whittle - To carve wood into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it

With nothing but free time, Elmore spent hours whittling a large piece of wood into a smaller piece.