verb

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Other / Fast

scurry - For a person or small animal to move hurriedly with short quick steps

Squirrels always scurry up and down trees in order to find food or escape from predators.

adjective

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Good / Calm

serene - Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil

Sitting by the lake that was miles from civilization, Gwen felt truly serene.

verb

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Other / Light

shimmer - To shine in such a way that the light seems to glow and shake slightly

The soft light of the sun shimmered upon the empty field.

noun

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Bad / War

showdown - A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute

In the Wild West, a final showdown between the good guys and bad guys was how they settled their differences.

verb

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Other / Wet

seep - For a liquid to flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes

In the house Ron needed to renovate, water had seeped through the walls.

verb

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Other / Sound

shriek - Utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement

Wendell shrieked when he found out he was getting his favorite toy for Christmas.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

shoo - To make a person or animal go away by making noices and waving one's arms at them.

Ashok shooed away the media who kept taking pictures of him.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

Url

shame - To publicly disgrace or dishonor someone, making them feel humiliated or guilty.

The media shamed the mayor when it revealed that he had accepted a bribe.

noun

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Good / Flexible

Url

serendipity - A happy or lucky outcome that arises out of seemingly random events.

It was pure serendipity that I bumped into my old friend in the library after so many years.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

shoddy - Badly made or done

Sergei had to hire another contractor to fix the shoddy work the previous one had done.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

Url

shorthanded - Not having the usual or necessary number of workers or helpers to get something done.

When the flood swept through the community, though the relief workers were very shorthanded, they did an amazing job rescuing the people by boat.

noun

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Bad / Hurt

scuffle - A short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters

Both teams engaged in a violent scuffle before the referees broke it up.