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Other / Wet

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drip - To release or fall in slow, small drops of liquid, often steadily or at intervals.

Water began to drip from the ceiling after the heavy rain.

noun

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Bad / Confused

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dilemma - A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones

Life is filed with dilemmas, often leading to no good outcome.

noun

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Bad / Mistake

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fluke - Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck

Since he was the worst player on his baseball team, Taylor knew the home run he had just hit was a fluke.

adjective

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Bad / Old

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musty - Having a stale, moldy, or damp smell

The old books were priceless but gave off a musty smell due to their age.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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snoop - To 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 she found that her fears and concerns were totally unfounded.

adjective

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Good / Energy

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motivated - Very enthusiastic or determined to accomplish something.

The most important factor in becoming a top athlete is to be motivated.

verb

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Good / Flexible

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grapple - To seize something and hold it firmly; to wrestle with; to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with

When Bill got lost on his trip to Paris, he had to grapple with the task of finding a place to sleep and not knowing the language.

noun

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Bad / Small

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peek - A quick and typically furtive look

Before the play started, Jake took a peek at the audience sitting in their seats.

noun

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Other / Body

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squint - An act or instance of squinting

Zed's eyes narrowed into a squint because the lights were too bright.

verb

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Good / Friendly

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gather - To bring together and collect into one place from many scattered places.

Since tomorrow was their anniversary, he went to the field near their house to gather flowers to give to his wife.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

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wring - To squeeze and twist something.

Betty was good at wringing every cent out of every dollar she earned.

adjective

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Other / Inward

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virtual - Almost or nearly as described, but not completely; something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true; something that exists in essence but not in actuality.

During the pandemic, Zoom created a virtual sense of togetherness.