Converge -
To come together from different directions and meet at a point.
The streams converge into a single river near the valley.
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Move
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tug -
To pull with a lot of force
Betty cried after seeing the movie, because the story tugged at her heart's inner emotions.
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Love
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snuggle -
Settle or move into a warm, comfortable position
Loving couples frequently snuggle with each other in order to keep warm.
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Attack
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devour -
Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly
Nick was so hungry that he devoured the french fries by the handful.
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Dangerous
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fester -
For negative feelings to get worse because they are not being dealt with
After their fight, Joan and David had a long talk to patch things up, because they didn't want to let any bad feelings fester.
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Unfriendly
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glower -
Have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl
Ron glowered at Ben when Ben criticized the mayor of Ron's home town.
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Unfriendly
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shoo -
Make (a person or animal) go away by waving one's arms at them, saying “shoo,” or otherwise acting in a discouraging manner
Ashok shooed away the media who kept taking pictures of him.
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Flexible
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straddle -
Sit or stand with one leg on either side of
Saddles were first invented so that riders could straddle a horse.
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Sound
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mumble -
Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear
Darren asked Gary to speak louder because he was mumbling too much.
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Move
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Ascend -
To physically move upword, or to rise in rank, position, or importance.
Over the years, he ascended from a junior employee to become the company’s CEO.
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Aggressive
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Evict -
To expel someone from a place or situation, especially for not following rules or social convention.
The landlord had to evict the tenants for not paying rent for three months.
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Mistake
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backfire -
When a plan fails, and it has the opposite result of what was intended.
The politician tried to hide his assets, in order to appear like a common man. But his plan backfired when they were revealed, and people saw that he was a liar.
