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Good / Exciting

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exclaim - To cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion

When she realized that she had just won the 100 million dollar lottery, Liz exlaimed, "I've been hoping for this day all my life!"

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Bad / Weak

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wane - To become weaker in strength or influence

After the automobile was invented, the era of the horse and buggy on the streets and roads began to wane

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Bad / Nervous

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Vacillate - To waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive.

His confidence vacillated as he faced growing pressure from the team.

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Bad / Attack

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clash - Meet and come into violent conflict

The police clashed with rioters in the streets as they tried to restore order.

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Good / Strong

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Galvanize - To stimulate or energize a group or movement to act in unison.

The leader's speech was successful in being able to galvanize the crowd into seeing a hopeful vision of the future.

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Other / Wet

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soak - To make something very wet

The thunderstorm during the race soaked the runner's clothes.

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Bad / Attack

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Enslave - To control someone completely, limiting their freedom.

In history, millions of people were enslaved and denied basic human rights.

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Other / Other

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snoop - Investigate secretly in an attempt to find out something, especially about someone's private affairs

Betty paid the private investigator to snoop on her husband, and sure enough, he found out that her husband was up to no good.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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Disrupt - To interrupt the normal flow or process of something.

The sound of people screaming at each other outside the school disrupted the teacher’s lecture.

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Bad / Pain

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flinch - Make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain

Debbie was very brave and didn’t flinch when the nurse put the needle in her arm to give her the flu shot.

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Bad / Small

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vanish - Disappear suddenly and completely

During his show, the magician placed a rabbit into his hat and then made it vanish.

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Bad / Weak

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Concede - To give in or surrender, especially after a struggle or competition.

After hours of debating, he finally conceded that she had a valid point.