Every day after work, Lenny would head to the neighborhood bar and imbibe one beer.
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Calm
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mosey -
Walk or move in a leisurely manner
With all the time in the world, Corey moseyed down the street.
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Body
verb
clench -
Contracting muscles, usually applicable to firmly closed fists.
After his injections, the tiny baby began to cry and clench his fists in pain and fear.
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Squeeze
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cling -
(of a person or animal) hold on tightly to
The small child would cling to her mother to avoid getting separated from her.
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Disorganized
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rummage -
Search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle
The dog rummaged through the trash to look for food.
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Big
verb
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Augment -
To improve or enhance the value, quality, or amount of something.
The teacher used real-world examples and many charts and pictures to augment the lesson to help the class understand the subject.
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Wet
verb
gush -
(of a liquid) flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly
On a hot summer day, water gushed out of the fire hydrant to cool everyone down.
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Attack
verb
wreak -
Cause (a large amount of damage or harm)
Joan yelled at her dog after it wreaked havoc throughout the house.
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Unfriendly
verb
sully -
Damage the purity or integrity of; defile
Martha spread rumors about Anne, and even though it came out later that the rumors were false, the damage had been done and Anne's reputation was sullied.
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Attack
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sabotage -
Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.
People who aren't willing to better themselves often resort to sabotaging themselves instead of working through the problem.
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Unfriendly
verb
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Confront -
To deal directly with a problem or difficult situation or person.
Instead of avoiding the issue, he chose to confront it head-on.
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Confused
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baffle -
To totally bewilder, confuse, and mystify.
Martha was baffled about several things in her life, especially why she seemed to spend more money than she had, and why she couldn’t lose weight even though she carefully watched her diet.
