audacity -
Boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety or conventional thought.
She had the audacity to walk into the meeting late and demand attention.
adjective
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Boring
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monotonous -
Repetitious and boring
Bertha found working on the assembly line of the factory to be monotonous, and she had to drink coffee to stay awake.
verb
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Move
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scurry -
For a person or small animal to move hurriedly with short quick steps
Squirrels always scurry up and down trees in order to find food or escape from predators.
verb
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Squeeze
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crunch -
To crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound
Chips of any kind, whether potato or tortilla, will always involve people crunching them.
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Exciting
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cliffhanger -
A situation in a story that is exciting because you can't guess what will happen next
The Netflix episode ended with a cliffhanger, as the hero was falling from the plane without a parachute, with the audience wondering how he could survive.
noun
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Nervous
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frenzy -
Wild, extreme, and uncontrolled behavior or mental agitation
Saigon was in a frenzy of chaotic activity at the end of April 1975 as the Viet Cong entered the city and the last Americans left by helicopter.
adjective
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Bad
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naughty -
(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved
Susie was punished by her mother for her naughty behavior.
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Brave
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daring -
Willing to take risks; brave or bold.
The skydiver made a daring leap from the plane at 15,000 feet.
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Inward
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boast -
To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities
After his record-breaking race, the runner boasted to the crowd and entertained it.
adjective
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Smart
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meticulous -
Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
David was so meticulous about his lawn that he made sure every blade of grass was cut at the same height.
noun
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Sound
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sizzle -
A hissing sound, as of food frying or cooking
The sizzle of hot dogs on the grill is a familiar sound on Memorial Day weekend.
noun
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Dishonest
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fib -
A lie, typically an unimportant one
Jon told a little fib to his teacher about why he couldn't finish his homework and hoped she would believe him.
