60 words & definitions
| flunk | verb |
To fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study
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| impinge | verb |
To have an effect or impact on someone; also to gradually take over an area belonging to someone else.
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| lunge | verb |
To move suddenly and with a lot of force in order to catch, hit, or avoid something or someone
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| muss | verb |
To make someone's hair or clothes untidy or messy
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| rustle | verb |
To make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper
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| tinker | verb |
To attempt to repair or improve something in a casual way, often to no useful effect
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| floozy | noun |
A girl or a woman who has a reputation for promiscuity
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| schnook | noun |
A person easily duped; a fool
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| funky | adjective |
Weird or peculiar in an interesting, complimentary way.
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| astonishing | adjective |
Extremely surprising, impressive, and amazing.
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| sluggish | adjective |
Lacking energy or alertness
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| sweltering | adjective |
Uncomfortably hot
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| wacky | adjective |
Something that is strange and different to the point of amusement.
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| blatant | adjective |
(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly
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| hunch | noun |
A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts
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| yearn | verb |
To have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.
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| smolder | verb |
To burn slowly with smoke but no flame
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| thrill |
nounverb
verb |
Cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure
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| stark | adjective |
A difference that is extremely apparent when two things are compared with each other
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| vigor | noun |
Physical strength and good health
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| sway | verb |
To move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side
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| prompt | adjective |
To be on time
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| smother | verb |
To cover something completely
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| implore | verb |
To beg someone earnestly or desperately for something.
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| demystify | verb |
To make something easier to understand
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| shaky | adjective |
Weak and unstable
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| salvage | verb |
To save something from destruction or a bad situation.
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| curtail | verb |
To stop, reduce or limit something.
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| apocalypse | noun |
A dramatic event resulting in great destruction and change
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| hostage | noun |
A person who is captured and held prisoner and is threatened with injury if a demand is not met
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| contentious | adjective |
Likely to cause disagreement or argument
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| chatter |
nounverb
noun |
Incessant trivial talk
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| throng |
nounverb
noun |
A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
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| dash |
nounverb
noun |
An act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily
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| wail |
nounverb
noun |
A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger
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| massacre |
nounverb
noun |
An act of killing a lot of people
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| apathetic | adjective |
Showing or feeling little or no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
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| belittle | verb |
To speak about someone or something in a way that shows little respect.
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| confront | verb |
To deal directly with a problem or difficult situation or person.
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| consensus | noun |
Collective judgment or belief that is the result of discussion or negotiation.
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| deter | verb |
To prevent (or aim to prevent) the occurrence of something through fear of consequences.
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| dramatic | adjective |
Exciting or full of action and emotion.
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| oppressive | adjective |
Unjustly harsh or tyrannical, especially in the use of power or control.
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| overloaded | adjective |
Overwhelmed with emotions or mental strain due to excess pressure.
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| prescient | adjective |
Demonstrating foresight or intuition about future developments or outcomes.
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| savior | noun |
Someone who comes to the aid of others, improving their circumstances or offering a solution to a problem.
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| scintillating | adjective |
Describing someone or something that is exceptionally witty and entertaining, and is intellectually or emotinally stimulating.
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| steeped | adjective |
Deeply involved or immersed in something, especially a tradition, culture, or belief.
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| stout | adjective |
Somewhat fat or heavily built, especially around the waist.
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| swollen | adjective |
Enlarged beyond normal size, often due to injury, infection, or inflammation.
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| wizard | noun |
A person who is exceptionally skilled or clever at something; or a man who practices magic; a magician.
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| slant | verb |
To slope or lean in a particular direction.
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| stalemate | noun |
A deadlock or standoff where neither side can win or gain an advantage.
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| reimburse | verb |
To pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you.
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| operational | adjective |
Something that is in working order and ready for use.
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| unrepentant | adjective |
Showing no regret, shame, or apology for having done things that were wrong.
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| infamous | adjective |
Well known for some bad quality or deed
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| pest | noun |
An annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; a nuisance
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| fortress | noun |
A large, strong building or group of buildings that can be defended from attack
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| skew | verb |
To cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort.
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