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verb

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Other / Move

tug - To pull with a lot of force

Betty cried after seeing the movie, because the story tugged at her heart's inner emotions.

noun

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Other / Move
Url

conduit - A person or organization that acts as a medium for transmitting something (like information or money).

He acted as a conduit between the company and its overseas clients.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

snarl - An act or sound of snarling

Whenever Patty's dog would try to make a snarl at intruders, it ended up looking like a grin.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest
Url

quackery - Deceptive or dishonest practices, particularly in fields such as health, medicine, or business, that are designed to exploit others.

The doctor was exposed for his quackery, selling false cures that he claimed could heal any disease.

noun

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Other / Inward
Url

morale - The overall confidence, spirit, or mood of a person or group, especially during challenging times, with a level of enthusiasm and dedication.

Because everyone blamed her for whatever went wrong in the department, this led to her having low employee morale.

noun

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Bad / Hostile
Url

jeer - Laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them.

The crowd let out a jeer at the politician when he talked about positions that were extremely unpopular with the public.

verb

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Other / Stop
Url

intervene - To come between two people, groups, or events to prevent or change an outcome.

The teachers had to intervene when the students started arguing in the school yard.

noun

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Other / Inward
Url

ego - A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.

His ego was bruised when he didn’t get the promotion.

verb

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Bad / Powerless
Url

beg - To plead or request strongly due to need or emotion.

When he lost his job, he was so hungry that he had to beg strangers for something to eat.

adjective

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Good / Big
Url

boundless - Extremely large in amount or degree, unlimited.

The desert stretched out with boundless beauty in every direction.

noun

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Good / Calm

gaze - A steady intent look

Sheila's heart melted as she locked eyes with her baby's innocent gaze.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

ridicule - The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

Tommy was the object of ridicule after he revealed an embarrassing secret.