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wrangle - To have a long and complicated dispute

Even after a year, the senators wrangled over the health-care legislation.

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Bad / Dangerous

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jeopardize - To endanger or threaten the success or safety of something.

Drinking and driving can jeopardize not only your own life but also the lives of others.

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Bad / Powerless

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relent - To surrender or agree after resisting or opposing, often due to persuasion, pressure, or changing circumstances.

Out of pride, he would always refuse to accept assitance, but when things hit rock bottom, he relented, and finally accepted help from others.

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Bad / War

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annihilate - To totally destroy

The atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima annihilated the city.

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Bad / Attack

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aggravate - To intensify the seriousness or severity of something.

Scratching the rash will only aggravate it.

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Bad / Dislike

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scram - To leave or go away from a place quickly

Once a fight broke out inside the bar, Sam knew he had to scram.

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Good / Successful

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soar - To feel or express great happiness or excitement; to be uplifted emotionally; or to fly or rise high in the air.

His spirits soared when he heard the good news.

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Other / Up+Down

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stomp - To step on something with force.

Andy stomped on the small fire that started in the woods when someone dropped a lit cigarette by mistake in the campsite next to his.

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Bad / Aggressive

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instigate - To cause an event or situation to happen by starting some actions

Fred was a bully in the school yard, and he always seemed to be instigating a fight or some other kind of trouble.

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Bad / Aggressive

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brandish - To wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

Once he saw the burglar, Terry brandished his gun in order to scare him off.

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Bad / Mistake

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blurt - To say (something) suddenly and without careful consideration

Xavier felt embarrassed when he blurted out the answer before hearing the whole question.

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Bad / Powerless

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

After they debated for hours , Jim showed tangible proof that he was right, and his friend reluctantly conceded that Jim was right.