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    Blunder

    An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation
    Having no hope that things will get better.
    a severe snow storm with strong winds
    A stupid or careless mistake
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    Flunk

    Fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study
    Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something
    Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy
    Bend or hang downward limply
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    Glitch

    Serious and immediate danger
    A sudden, unexpected, and usually temporary malfunction of equipment such as a computer
    A slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws
    An impudent or immoral girl or woman
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    Gaffe

    Usually an uncomplimentary term referring to 'white people'
    A child or short person
    A humorous or malicious deception
    An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder
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    Botch

    To show weakness or frailty under strain.
    Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink
    Carry out a task badly or carelessly
    Make (a person or animal) go away by waving one's arms at them, saying “shoo,” or otherwise acting in a discouraging manner
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    Fiasco

    A thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way
    Small pieces
    Deep sorrow, especially that is caused by someone's death
    A narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light
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    Fritter

    Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
    To waste something little by little
    Expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)
    Contaminate or pollute (something)
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    Flop

    Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder
    To fail
    Press against something lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it
    Look quickly, typically in a furtive manner
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    Stumble

    Utter a short sharp cry of pain or alarm
    Loosen (something, especially a rope)
    To vomit
    Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall
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    Dud

    A dog with parents of different breeds
    A feeling of gloom
    A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless
    A dishonest scheme; a fraud
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