The landfill full of trash stretched into the distance for miles.
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Wet
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ooze -
(of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something; flow in a very gradual way
At the site of the volcano, molten lava slowly began to ooze out.
verb
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Body
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bloat -
To become swollen with fluid or gas.
After eating the large plate of baked beans, Fred felt like his stomach was so bloated that he might float away like a balloon.
adjective
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Big
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gargantuan -
Enormous
The gargantuan dragon was as tall as a skyscraper and equally as fearsome.
noun
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Strange
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fugitive -
A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
After escaping from prison, he had to live life as a fugitive, always being afraid that he would be caught and arrested.
adjective
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Dirty
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bedraggled -
Giving an appearance of being messy, untidy, and neglected.
When I went to work I locked Fido out of the house by mistake, and he was soaked by the thunderstorm. When I got home, I felt guilty when I saw how bedraggled he looked.
verb
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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.
verb
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Unfriendly
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rebuff -
To reject someone in an abrupt and unfriendly manner
Merrick angrily rebuffed the salesman before he could even make his pitch.
adjective
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Uncomfortable
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squeamish -
(of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood
Nico was so squeamish about receiving a flu shot that he broke out into a sweat.
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no-no -
Something that is not allowed or is strongly discouraged.
Wearing jeans to a formal wedding is a big no-no.
verb
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curtail -
To stop, reduce or limit something.
Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.
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parry -
To ward off a weapon or attack, especially with a countermove
At the Olympics, the skilled fencer would alway parry his opponent's attack and render it useless.
