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Good / Pleasure

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savor - To enjoy or appreciate something fully, especially food or drink, by lingering over it; to experience or enjoy something for a long time.

She took a moment to savor the rich flavor of the food before swallowing.

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Bad / War

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pillage - To rob or loot, usually by force; involved in a violent act of stealing, typically during a riot or war.

The invaders would pillage the village, taking everything of value and leaving it in ruins.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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schlep - To haul or carry something heavy, often in an way that is awkward and takes a lot of energy.

For his new job as a mover, Joey had to schlep heavy boxes into and out of homes all day long.

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Bad / Aggressive

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wrangle - To have a long and complicated dispute

Even after a year, the senators wrangled over the health-care legislation.

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Bad / Weak

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totter - To move in a feeble or unsteady way, or to shake and sway as if about to collapse.

Women frequently totter when wearing high heels because of their impractical design.

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Other / Move

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bypass - To avoid something by going around it.

Jim heard there was a lot of traffic on the main highway, and was able to bypass it by going on a smaller road.

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Good / Love

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cuddle - To snuggle or embrace someone or something in an affectionate non-sexual hug.

Timmy’s favorite time of the day was after his bedtime story when his Mommy would cuddle with him until he fell asleep.

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Other / Body

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drool - To drop saliva uncontrollably from one's mouth.

Any time he thought of donuts, Homer would drool uncontrollably and make his shirt wet.

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Bad / Attack

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banish - To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.

The man who didn’t take his hat off when the king’s carriage rode by was banished from the capital for 5 years.

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Bad / Aggressive

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entrap - To trick or deceive someone or something, where it's difficult for them to escape.

Internet schemes entrap people and companies who lose about $10 trillion dollars a year, making it the 3rd largest economy after the US and China.

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Bad / Hostile

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mock - To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner

While the professor wrote the math formula on the board, one of the students mocked him behind his back as the other students laughed.

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Bad / Attack

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scorch - To burn the surface of something with flame or heat

Nancy couldn't walk barefoot outside because the summer heat had scorched the pavement.