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Good / Friendly

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Accommodate - To adapt or adjust to meet someone's needs or wishes.

The doctor's schedule was very packed, but he tried to accommodate the patient and treat their condition, because the situation was an emergency.

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Other / Body

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chomp - Munch or chew vigorously and noisily

Nobody liked to eat with Frank because he would always chomp his food loudly.

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Bad / Weak

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Capitulate - To give in or stop resisting something, often unwillingly.

Tired of arguing, he capitulated and agreed to go with the group’s plan.

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Bad / Attack

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devastate - To destroy something completely

The plague of locusts totally devastated the field of grain.

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Bad / Attack

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vanquish - Defeat thoroughly

Alexander the Great vanquished entire countries in his quest to build one of the world's biggest empires.

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Bad / Aggressive

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pester - Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions

Pete just wanted to stare at the sunset, but Lily kept pestering him and breaking his concentration.

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Good / Beautiful

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glisten - (of something wet or greasy) shine; glitter

The grass glistened with dew in the early morning.

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Good / Busy

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chug - (of a vehicle or boat) move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds

The antique train chugged along the tracks, moving slowly enough that people could run along side it.

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Bad / Angry

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admonish - To warn or reprimand someone firmly about their behaviour.

The principal admonished the class for their disruptive conduct.

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Other / Wet

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spew - Expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly

Tourists and hikers love to go to Yellowstone National Park to see the Old Faithful geyser spew forth water about every hour.

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Bad / Weak

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stagger - Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall

After drinking all night at the bar, Omar staggered all the way home.

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bandy - To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said

Since Charlene started posting regularly on Facebook and Twitter, she found that people she didn't know would bandy her name all over the Internet without any relation to what she actually said in her posts.