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burp - To allow air from the stomach to come out through the mouth in a noisy way

After feeding her newborn baby, Janet put him on her shoulder and patted his back until he burped.

adjective

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Good / Beautiful

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lush - Soft, thick, pleasingly rich quality, often from vegetation

The trees now were bare and the fallen leaves made a lush, soft carpet for the cold ground.

adjective

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Bad / Confused

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predicament - A state of uncertainty or hardship, often with a situation that involves a problem.

He found himself in a predicament when his car broke down in the middle of nowhere without any cellphone service.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

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tainted - Contaminated or spoiled, often by exposure to something harmful or undesirable.

The laboratory results were tainted due to improper testing procedures.

noun

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Good / Friendly

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gab - Talk; chatter

In the typical workplace, employees engage in gab with each other around the water cooler.

verb

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Bad / Small

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downgrade - To reduce to a lower level of usefulness, status, or importance.

When the policeman broke his arm, his activity was downgraded to a desk job.

adjective

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Good / Strong

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raging - Happening with a lot of force

The group was having a nice picnic when they suddenly had to find shelter from the raging thunderstorm.

noun

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Bad / Small

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void - An empty space; a vacuum or nothingness; lacking something essential or important; feeling of emptiness.

She felt a deep void of loneliness after her best friend moved away.

verb

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Other / Inward

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boast - To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities

After his record-breaking race, the runner boasted to the crowd and entertained it.

verb

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Good / Happy

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snicker - Give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh; snigger

Jon snickered to himself as everyone went around the group, telling each other about stupid things that they had done as kids.

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Bad / Small

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skimp - Expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize

When Dana saw the pizza only had tomato sauce and pepperoni, she knew the chef had skimped on the cheese.

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escalate - To increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity.

The argument quickly escalated into a bitter fued that took a long time to recover from.