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prompt - To be on time

Arlene was proud that she was very prompt with regards to arriving at work, and she got there exactly at 9AM every morning.

verb

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shush - To tell or signal (someone) to be silent

Annoyed by their loud conversation, Chuck shushed the couple behind him so he could enjoy the movie in peace.

verb

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ramble - To walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route.

Sometimes on the weekend, Joe would like to just ramble in the woods and think about the week that was and the week that was about to be.

verb

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tug - To pull with a lot of force

Betty cried after seeing the movie, because the story tugged at her heart's inner emotions.

verb

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squeak - Make a high-pitched sound or cry

The mouse squeaked in a high pitch to its fellow mice when it found a food source nearby.

verb

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squish - The act of crushing something that is soft

Looking up at the giant person's shoe above him, the bug knew he was about to get squished.

noun

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jiffy - A very short, unspecified length of time.

Rick the deliveryman said he would be back in a jiffy just as soon as he delivered the remaining packages.

verb

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reverberate - For seomthing to continue to be heard or felt, becaused of a repeating effect or echo.

The effect of the 1929 stock market crash reverberated throughout the 1930's.

verb

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hasten - To move or act quickly.

The doctor hastened to the emergency room after he was called in the middle of the night.

noun

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fragment - A small piece that's come off a larger whole

When we went on the picnic, we found a fragment of a meteor that had hit that spot thousands of years ago.

verb

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intervene - To come between two people, groups, or events to prevent or change an outcome.

The teachers had to intervene when the students started arguing in the school yard.

verb

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congeal - To become fixed, firm, or rigid; to change from a fluid or soft state to a thickened or solid state.

The messy ideas in her head finally congealed into a clear vision for the project.