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relent - To surrender or agree after resisting or opposing, often due to persuasion, pressure, or changing circumstances.

Our of pride, he would always refuse to accept assitance, but when things hit rock bottom, he relented, and finally accepted help from others.

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Good / Friendly

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reimburse - To pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you.

They were hoping that their insurance company would reimburse them for the cost of the expensive operation.

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Good / Exciting

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exclaim - To cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion

When she realized that she had just won the 100 million dollar lottery, Liz exlaimed, "I've been hoping for this day all my life!"

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Bad / Unfriendly

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chastise - To scold or criticize someone severely for doing something wrong.

He was chastised by his coach for not following the game plan.

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Other / Other

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amass - To accumulate something gradually, especially wealth, knowledge, or resources.

She amassed enough evidence to support the conlusions of her research.

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Other / Up-Down

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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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Bad / Unfriendly

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peck - To strike or bite something lightly and quickly.

She gave her grandmother a quick peck on the cheek.

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Bad / Weak

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succumb - To not be able to resist and finally to give into pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Michael had tried to quit smoking, but he kept succumbing to the temptation of nicotine.

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Bad / Attack

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demolish - To pull or knock down something, such as a building.

The old building was demolished in order to make room for a new one to be built in its place.

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Good / Calm

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browse - To look at various items or information, often to find something of interest.

I like to browse online shops even when I’m not planning to buy anything.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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squabble - To quarrel noisily over a trivial matter

Calvin and Susie would always squabble over what board game to play.

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Bad / Attack

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lambaste - To criticize someone or something harshly

Before he was fired for his poor performance, Frank was lambasted by his boss in front of his coworkers.