Mary finked on her brother when their parents asked which one of them took a cookie out of the jar.
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Surprise
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thunderbolt -
A sudden flash of lightning with a loud crash of thunder, or an unexpected and dramatic event or piece of news.
When the president's announced that he wasn't going to run for re-election, it came as an unexpected thunderbolt to the public.
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Weak
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undoing -
The process through which something falls apart or is ruined
The scandal led to the politician’s complete undoing in the public eye
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Inward
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fop -
A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy
The fop refused to do physical labor because it would ruin his fancy clothes.
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skinny -
Being too thin
The horse just didn't like eating, and it was so skinny it could not do any work
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Big
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augment -
To improve or enhance the value, quality, or amount of something.
The teacher used real-world examples and many charts and pictures to augment the lesson to help the class understand the subject.
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Disgusting
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sludge -
Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process
The sludge from the industrial plant was a disgusting sight as it spilled everywhere.
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ninny -
A foolish person
It didn't matter that Roland was wearing a nice suit; his ridiculous red wig and fake glasses seemed to indicate to others that he was just a fooling ninny.who didn't have to be taken seriously.
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begrudge -
To envy someone else's good fortune
Anne didn't begrudge her younger sister's happiness when attending Sarah's graduation from Medical School.
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booming -
Very loud or very successful.
The head of sales said in a booming voice, "We are very proud of our company's booming sales, so keep up the great work."
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daub -
To coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way
In ancient times, houses were constructed by daubing clay all over the structure in order to hold it together.
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tangent -
A subject or activity that is a change in direction, and different than the one you had been doing.
The police tried to focus the only witness to the crime, but he kept going off on tangents about irrelevant topics.
