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blubber - The fat of sea mammals, but sometimes also referring to the extra weight of a person

Lewis loved sweets and cake, but he realized it was getting out of hand when he felt the blubber of his belly bulging through his shirt near his waist.

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Other / Desire

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evoke - To bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone’s mind.

The old photograph evoked memories of his childhood home.

adjective

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Other / Entice

coy - Making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring

Samantha gave Frank a coy look so that he would do her homework for her.

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Other / Shape

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periphery - The outer edge or boundary of an area or object, outside the central focus.

The small towns on the periphery of the city are growing rapidly.

adjective

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Other / Other

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meantime - In the interim — the short or undefined time before something expected occurs.

The new furniture will arrive next week; in the meantime we’ll use the old chairs.

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Other / Light

radiance - Bright light or inner glow that shines from something or someone

When David saw the ark opened, revealing the Torah scrolls inside, he sensed a radiance of wisdom emanating from them.

verb

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Other / Slowly

creep - Move slowly and carefully, especially in order to avoid being heard or noticed

The burglar would creep through the house without making a sound.

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Other / Shape

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crust - A hard or brittle outer layer or coating on something

I always eat the crunchy crust of the bread first when I have toast.

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Other / Inward

pretentious - Trying to appear more important or clever than you are

During the annual meeting, the CEO gave a long-winded pretentious speech that talked about unrealistic goals, and most people were bored and even fell asleep.

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Other / Move

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segue - To move without stopping from one activity, topic, song, etc., to another.

The audience loved the way the speaker would segue from one interesting topic to another without pausing.

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Other / Wet

soak - To make something very wet

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

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Other / Inward

hoard - To amass money or valued objects and then hide or store it away

If he was going to be a millionaire one day, Pete knew he'd have to start hoarding as much money as possible.