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    Hackneyed

    Clothed
    Determined not to change your opinion or attitude
    Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions
    (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite
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    Swish

    Move with a hissing or rushing sound
    Attack or damage (a place or building) in a blitz
    Give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
    Faint from extreme emotion
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    Meddle

    Go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment
    Interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern
    Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress
    To get rid of something unwanted.
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    Quagmire

    A state of agitation or turbulence.
    An old man
    A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot
    Someone who is foolish or stupid.
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    Vendetta

    General excitement and activity
    A blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family
    A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object
    A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic
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    Hunch

    An important or exceptionally able person
    A disturbance or commotion
    A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts
    Extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion, that often turns out to be false
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    Geezer

    A slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws
    A person with courage and the inclination to fight and win
    A plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts
    An old man
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    Profound

    Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
    Richly luxurious and expensive
    Amusingly unconventional and different
    Regarding an idea as being full of deep meaning
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    Lure

    (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming.
    Tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
    Talk about trivial matters
    To mock or demean someone with unkind words or remarks.
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    Petulant

    Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
    (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood
    Extremely tiring and demanding
    Easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child
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    Humiliated

    Weird or peculiar in an interesting, complimentary way.
    Exhibiting unusual behavior
    To feel ashamed after someone embarrasses you in front of others.
    To be busy and annoyed by the demands of others
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    Filch

    To hate something
    (of a vehicle or boat) move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds
    Pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way
    Succeed in material terms; be financially successful
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    Depleted

    (of speech, writing, or behavior) lively, entertaining, and typically mildly titillating sexually
    When resources and energy are used up and emptied.
    (of an object, substance, or resource) of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly
    Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent
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    Grope

    Drink (alcohol)
    Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area
    Feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands
    To fufill one's potential by becoming more attractive, successful, or confident.
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    Tinker

    Tread on and crush
    Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way, often to no useful effect
    To break suddenly.
    Read (something) quickly and eagerly
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    Colicky

    Stylishly luxurious and expensive
    Comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged
    Having severe abdominal pain, often caused by spasm, obstruction, or distention of any of the hollow viscera, such as the intestines
    Fearful and lacking courage
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    Slogan

    A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising
    A large fire that is dangerously out of control
    A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
    A person who is lazy and dirty or messy
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    Grim

    Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion
    Forbidding or uninviting
    Shy and nervous, lacking confidence, and easily frightened
    Comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged
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    Dither

    To lose one's grip (on a ball)
    Make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain
    Be indecisive
    Be dejected and apathetic
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    Succulent

    A place that is empty and without people
    To avoid giving clear direct answers to questions.
    (of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation
    Food that is delicious, soft, and full of natural liquids
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    Munch

    Seize and hold firmly
    To inhibit or suppress
    (of a vehicle or boat) move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds
    Eat (something) with a continuous and often audible action of the jaws
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    Crony

    Serious and immediate danger
    An old, run-down vehicle or machine
    A close friend of someone; especially : a friend of someone powerful (such as a politician) who is unfairly given special treatment or favors
    An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
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    Uptick

    An excessively abundant supply of something
    ​a small increase in the level or value of something
    A person considered to be insignificant, especially because they are small or young
    An old man
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    Barf

    Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semiconscious state
    To prove that something is true
    To vomit.
    Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps
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    Cackle

    To laugh in a loud, high voice
    Praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context
    Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
    Strike (cymbals) together, producing a loud discordant sound
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    Greedy

    Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous
    Something frail, slight, feathery, or fleeting
    Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power
    Having an appearance that is disorganized and dirty
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    Roly-poly

    A subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons
    Stingy and not willing to spend money, or cheap material
    (of a person) having a round, plump appearance
    On friendly terms; friendly
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    Defiant

    Unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive manner
    Being very thorough and careful about details or honesty.
    Foolish; harmlessly eccentric
    refusing to obey authority, sometimes even to the point of refusing to accept criticism.
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    Grovel

    Wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
    Support or strengthen; prop up
    Lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward
    Search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle
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    Gorgeous

    Beautiful; very attractive
    Extremely impressive
    No longer existing or functioning
    Not safe and likely to fall or fail
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