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Other / Body

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gaze - A steady intent look

Sheila's heart melted as she locked eyes with her baby's innocent gaze.

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Bad / Attack

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Puncture - To burst or break through something, often suddenly and forcefully.

The intense criticism seemed to puncture her confidence, making her doubt her abilities.

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Other / Other

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sketch - A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture

Even though the suspect was wearing a hoodie, the police sketch of him managed to portray his facial features very accurately.

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mimic - A person skilled in imitating the voice, mannerisms, or movements of others in an entertaining way

By looking like him and perfectly imitating his voice, it was hard to distinguish the mimic from the person he was imitating.

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Bad / Unhappy

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sob - Cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps

Nicole sobbed when her mother told her she was taking her toys away.

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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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Other / Move

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swoon - Faint from extreme emotion

The young woman swooned from hearing the bad news, so the man had to catch her before she fell.

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Other / Other

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doodle - A picture or a pattern that one draws to pass the time away

Martha would make doodle's when she had nothing else to do, but her friends liked them so much they framed them and hung them on their walls.

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Other / Shape

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Cluster - To stand or be positioned close together in a group.

Reporters clustered on both sides of the aisle as the celebrity entered the building.

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Other / Body

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squint - Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light

George lost his glasses, so he had to squint to see anything clearly.

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Other / Sound

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holler - A loud cry or shout

The auctioneer let out an excited holler every time someone bid the price up.

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Other / Move

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swoon - An occurrence of fainting

Exhausted from working 24 hours straight, the doctor fell into a swoon and landed on the floor.

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