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influx - A large arrival or flow of people, things, or money into a place.

The beaches experienced an influx of people during the summer months.

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converge - To come together from different directions and meet at a point.

The streams converge into a single river near the valley.

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spasm - A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement, that is sometimes painful

After strenuous exercise, painful muscle spasms can occur in the body.

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gobble - To eat something hurriedly and noisily

After going without food for the whole day, June gobbled the plate of spaghetti she made for dinner.

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skew - To cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort.

The fact that so many of guys on the track team were sick negatively skewed their performance results.

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disperse - To scatter or spread over a wide area.

The wind began to disperse the smoke from the fire.

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reminisce - To reflect on or remember past experiences, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.

She would often reminisces about the summer vacations at the beach that she spent with her grandparents.

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seductive - Very tempting

Because Bill liked travelling so much, he found the offer for the airline job very seductive.

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penetrate - To enter something and move through it.

It's seems that no matter how hard I studiy, the information about this course just doesn't seem to penetrate my brain.

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mutter - To say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation

After being yelled at by his boss, Ken muttered under his breath about how he hated his job.

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mercurial - Changing emotions suddenly and often

Fred loved almost everything about his wife except her mercurial behavior, where her moods changed suddenly between sadness and happiness, or love and anger

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glob - A lump of a semiliquid substance

The pizza dripped with globs of cheese that were still hot.