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Good / Pleasure

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snack - A quick, light foodstuff, often convenient or pre-packaged and consumed between main meals.

Often instead of eating a real dinner, she had a snack made up of all kinds of goodies she put together.

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Bad / Afraid

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dread - Anticipate with great apprehension or fear

Ben and Betty dreaded walking through the haunted forest, afraid that ghosts could appear at any time.

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Bad / Angry

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rebuke - An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism

After Jimmy embarrassed his family, they all participated in a rebuke of him so that he wouldn't repeat the same mistake.

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Bad / Small

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peek - A quick and typically furtive look

Before the play started, Jake took a peek at the audience sitting in their seats.

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Bad / Weak

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limp - Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot

After being tackled too hard, Howard limped as his coach and teammate assisted him towards the bench.

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Bad / Steal

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leech - To habitually exploit or rely on

The loan shark would leech off of Frank's desperation with absurdly high interest rates.

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Other / Wet

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squirt - A thin stream or small quantity of liquid ejected from something

The bicyclist stopped and rehydrated himself with a few squirts of his water bottle.

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Good / Friendly

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reprieve - A temporary delay or suspension of a punishment or undesirable situation, often granted as a mercy or to allow for further consideration.

The condemned prisoner was granted a reprieve by the governor, to the great relief of both him and his family.

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Bad / Bad

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disgrace - The reduced respect that is caused by doing something very bad

Matt couldn't forgive himself for the disgrace he had brought on his family by his terrible behavior

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reprieve - To grant a temporary delay or suspension of a punishment or sentence, especially in legal or judicial contexts.

The governor reprieved the convict and delayed his execution when new evidence was discovered.

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Other / Move

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smear - A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance

At the murder scene, a bloody smear of a handprint was found on the wall.

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encounter - To meet or come across someone or something, often unexpectedly or by chance.

I encountered an old friend while walking in Central Park.