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Other / Wet

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drizzle - Rain lightly

The rain drizzled onto his windshield, but not enough for him to turn on the wipers.

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Good / Pleasure

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snack - A quick, light foodstuff, often convenient or pre-packaged and consumed between main meals.

Often instead of eating a real dinner, she had a snack made up of all kinds of goodies she put together.

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Bad / Weak

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limp - A tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness

Mike had a bad limp for the past 5 years, and it had been caused when he fell down a flight of stairs.

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Bad / Dishonest

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bluff - An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something

Harry fired so many shots that the criminal thought he ran out of bullets, but he couldn't risk calling Harry's bluff.

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Bad / Dangerous

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crash - To hit something with force, causing damage and a loud noise.

When he fell asleep at the wheel, his car crashed into tree.

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Bad / Small

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dab - Press against something lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it

Carol dabbed the wet dish with a cloth after she cleaned it.

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Good / Friendly

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nod - An act of nodding the head

A nod is a universally understood gesture to indicate agreement or approval.

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Bad / Weak

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ruin - The condition of something that has been destroyed, damaged, or reduced to a state of collapse, often beyond repair.

The financial scandal resulted in the ruin of his career, and it led to public disgrace and the loss of his job.

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Bad / Dirty

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blot - A stain that discolors or ruins the apperance of something.

Whenever John applied for a job, the time he had spent in jail was a blot on his past that made it hard for him to be accepted for the position.

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Bad / Dishonest

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plunder - The violent and dishonest acquisition of property

The pirate's eyes grew wide at the sight of his newly acquired plunder of gold coins and jewels.

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Other / Sound

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whine - A long, high-pitched complaining cry

Kay's dog let out a high-pitched whine when he wanted her to pay attention to him.

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Good / Busy

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throng - (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area)

The massive crowd thronged into the stadium to cheer on their country's Olympic athletes.