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Other / Fast

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brisk - Active, fast, and energetic.

The brisk wind made it a great day for kite flying.

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Other / Move

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chug - (of a vehicle or boat) To move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds

The antique train chugged along the tracks, moving slowly enough that people could run along side it.

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Other / Inward

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prim - Stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper

In Victorian England, women were very prim and proper, never engaging in unladylike behavior.

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Other / Slowly

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wend - To move slowly using an indirect route.

The hikers would wend their way across the rough terrain over the course of a day.

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Other / Body

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whiff - A smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly

Ted caught a whiff of smoke from a nearby cigarette being lit.

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Other / Stop

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sidestep - To deliberately avoid or divert attention from a certain subject, often to avoid dealing with it.

During the press conference, he sidestepped questions that he didn't want to focus on or deal with.

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shame - The emotion experienced when one believes they have done something wrong or inappropriate, often leading to feelings of guilt or disgrace.

Afterwards, he felt a deep sense of shame after lying to his friends about something so important.

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Other / Up+Down

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tilt - For one side of an object to be lower than the other

Andrea had to tilt the draw open to access the files.

verb

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cascade - (of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities

Tracy felt a sense of calm at the water cascading over the rocks.

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Other / Sound

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blare - To make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound

The car horn blared along with all of the other car horns as the traffic jam caused drivers to be upset.

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Other / Slowly

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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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lopsided - Unbalanced or uneven because one side is lower, heavier, or larger than the other.

The football team won by a lopsided score of 35-6.