60 words & definitions
| botch | verb |
To carry out a task badly or carelessly
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| chuck | verb |
To throw (something) carelessly or casually
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| fizzle | verb |
To finish in a way that is disappointing
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| jabber | verb |
To talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense
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| preen | verb |
To devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance
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| tenacious | verb |
Not easily letting go or giving up.
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| shun | verb |
To persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution
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| squish | verb |
The act of crushing something that is soft
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| thwart | verb |
To prevent someone from accomplishing something
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| trounce | verb |
To defeat heavily in a contest
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| segue | verb |
To move without stopping from one activity, topic, song, etc., to another.
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| chink | noun |
A narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light
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| hawker | noun |
A person who travels around selling goods, typically advertising them by shouting
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| nub | noun |
A small lump or protuberance
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| whirl |
nounverb
verb |
Move or cause to move rapidly around and around
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| zigzag | verb |
To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.
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| berserk | adjective |
To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.
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| huffy | adjective |
Annoyed or irritated and quick to take offense at petty things
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| miffed | adjective |
Annoy
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| raunchy | adjective |
Earthy, vulgar, and often sexually explicit
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| brink | noun |
An extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope
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| weary | adjective |
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
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| sift | verb |
To put a fine, loose, or powdery substance through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles
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| hefty | adjective |
Large, heavy, and powerful
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| sprout |
nounverb
verb |
(of a plant) put forth shoots
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| perverse | adjective |
Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences
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| candor | noun |
The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
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| charisma | noun |
A special power that some people have to influence others
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| impeccable | adjective |
Perfect in every way
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| monotonous | adjective |
Repetitious and boring
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| repugnant | adjective |
Unpleasant and disgusting.
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| chaos | noun |
A state of utter disorder and confusion
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| disconcerting | adjective |
Making someone feel uncertain, uncomfortable or worried
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| belch |
nounverb
noun |
The loud noise that comes from gas exiting the stomach through the mouth, usually after eating.
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| shriek |
nounverb
noun |
A high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream
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| sizzle |
nounverb
noun |
A hissing sound, as of food frying or cooking
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| slack |
nounverb
noun |
The part of a rope or line that is not held taut; the loose or unused part
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| creep |
nounverb
noun |
Slow movement, especially at a steady but almost imperceptible pace
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| admonish | verb |
To warn or reprimand someone firmly about their behaviour.
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| brainwash | verb |
To change someone’s thoughts or opinions through constant influence.
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| bump |
nounverb
noun |
A small raised area on a surface or the body, often from an injury or irregularity.
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| choppy | adjective |
Jerky, lacking smooth or calm flow; broken into short, uneven parts.
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| contempt | noun |
A strong feeling of dislike or disrespect toward someone or something considered unworthy.
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| dip |
nounverb
verb |
To lower something briefly into a liquid, typically for a short time.
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| disrupt | verb |
To interrupt the normal flow or process of something.
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| drip | verb |
To release or fall in slow, small drops of liquid, often steadily or at intervals.
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| droop | verb |
To hang or bend downward limply.
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| hideout | noun |
A secret place where someone can hide from others, especially from the law.
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| lethal | adjective |
Capable of causing death; deadly or fatal.
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| profuse | adjective |
Produced or existing in large amounts; abundant or overflowing; lavish or excessive, done in great quantity.
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| rebuttal | noun |
A counterargument or response meant to refute or contradict an opposing argument or claim.
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| reclusive | adjective |
Preferring to live in isolation and avoiding contact with others, often due to personal preference or a desire for privacy.
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| surefire | adjective |
Guaranteed to produce a desired result.
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| trauma | noun |
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience, especially one with lasting emotional impact; a psychological or emotional wound, often resulting from an intense or life-threatening event.
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| revulsion | noun |
A strong feeling of disgust or repulsion towards something, that makes a person what to distance themselves from it.
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| inevitable | adjective |
Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
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| borderline | adjective |
Unclear and uncertain whether something is in one category or another.
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| traumatized | adjective |
Being severely shocked, disturbed, and upset in a way that causes lasting emotional pain.
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| permeate | verb |
To spread through something and be present in every part of it.
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| busybody | noun |
A person who is too interested in things that do not involve them
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