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Bad / Disorganized

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unravel - To undo twisted, knitted, or woven threads.

The worst part of owning headphones is having to unravel the tangled wires.

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Other / Sound

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cackle - To laugh in a loud, high voice

The witch would cackle her high pitched laugh as she added the spices to the magic drink that would cause the young princess to sleep for 20 years.

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Bad / Powerless

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pander - To provide what someone wants or demands even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable.

With his lead in the polls dwindling, the candidate pandered to his voters by offering them crazy promises.

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Bad / Pain

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flinch - To make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain

Debbie was very brave and didn’t flinch when the nurse put the needle in her arm to give her the flu shot.

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Other / Shape

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warp - To become bent and twisted out of shape.

Sometimes the enemy bombards the media with propaganda and lies to warp public opinion in the direction that they want.

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Bad / Delay

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dawdle - To delay by taking more time than necessary

"Johnny!" his mother shouted, "we have to catch the train in 30 minutes, so would you please finish getting dressed and stop dawdling."

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Bad / Attack

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devastate - To destroy something completely

The plague of locusts totally devastated the field of grain.

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Other / Light

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kindle - To light or set on fire

Stuck in the cold wilderness, Mitch had to kindle a pile of sticks so he wouldn't freeze to death.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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leer - To look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way

Francesca felt very uncomfortable as the strange man leered at her for what seemed like an eternity.

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Other / Other

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faze - To disturb or disconcert someone's emotions.

Quincy was naturally calm, so he was never fazed when people yelled at him.

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Good / Exciting

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regale - To entertain or amuse people 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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Bad / Attack

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trample - To tread on and crush

Black Friday shoppers almost trampled each other when trying to grab the big-screen TVs for sale.