smear -
Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance
Caleb smeared cream cheese on his bagel to make it taste better.
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amorphous -
Lacking a clear shape or form.
The spilled paint formed an amorphous blob on the floor.
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grunt -
A low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person
The weightlifter let out a loud grunt before lifting the bar off of the ground.
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crackle -
Make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises
During the cold winter nights, Bill and Joan loved to read together by the fireplace, enjoying its warmth as the small fire crackled.
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lump -
Gather or discard items in a haphazard, indiscriminate heap or group.
When Gerry left home for college, he soon realised that it is never a good idea to just lump all your clean laundry in the basket, without folding it carefully.
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zigzag -
To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.
Skiers zigzag constantly in order to generate speed down the mountain.
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gulp -
An act of gulping food or drink
Sweating from the heat, Roger took a big gulp of water to cool down.
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damp -
Slightly wet
The damp windows were the result of the sprinkling rain.
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leeway -
The amount of freedom or flexibility given to make decisions or changes.
My boss gave me some leeway on the project deadline, so I had extra time to finish.
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curtail -
To stop, reduce or limit something.
Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.
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penchant -
A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
Mario had a penchant for gambling and frequently lost all of his money each time.
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repressed -
Describing memories or feelings that have been pushed out of conscious awareness due to trauma or stress.
He had repressed memories of his childhood, unable to recall the events that had deeply affected him.
