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nip - Pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply

Puppies tend to nip their owners' hands when they are young.

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stash - Store (something) safely and secretly in a specified place

After taking the money from the cash register, Nico stashed the money inside his shoe in order to hide it.

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lapse - A temporary pause, omission, or failure

Becky's occasional lapses in memory as she got older worried her that it might be a condition that might get worse

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saga - A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

With its heroic characters and story spanning hundreds of years, Star Wars is the most popular cinematic saga in the world.

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mimic - A person skilled in imitating the voice, mannerisms, or movements of others in an entertaining way

By looking like him and perfectly imitating his voice, it was hard to distinguish the mimic from the person he was imitating.

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brat - A child, typically a badly behaved one

Felicia couldn't handle the screaming brat next to her on the cross-country flight.

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semblance - The way something appears on the surface, often without revealing the true nature or reality behind it.

In spite of their their kids' constant uncontrolled behavior, when they were outside they managed to keep up the semblance of calm, even though things were not so calm inside their house.

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flourish - To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment

With a healthy diet, children will flourish into healthy adults.

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faze - To disturb or disconcert someone's emotions.

Quincy was naturally calm, so he was never fazed when people yelled at him.

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evince - To cause a feeling to reveal itself.

His feeling of charity was evinced each time he saw a poor person on the street, and he responded by giving them some money.

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sketch - A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture

Even though the suspect was wearing a hoodie, the police sketch of him managed to portray his facial features very accurately.

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bystander - ​a person who is near something that is happening but is involved by accident

When the police where chasing some robbers, they shot and injured some innocent bystanders.