Abandon -
To leave someone or something behind permanently or without intending to return.
Beverly took the cat into her house when she realized that the cat had been abandoned.
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134 of580 Bad /
Disorganized
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scatter -
Throw in various random directions
When Joe shot his shotgun, the birds scattered in all directions.
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135 of580 Bad /
Dishonest
verb
bilk -
To take money from someone by cheating or tricking them.
The con men in the big city are always looking for naive out-of-towners in order to bilk them of the money they took with them for their big trip to the big town.
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136 of580 Good /
Flexible
verb
veer -
Change direction suddenly
Randy slammed on the brakes when the car in the next lane suddenly veered in front of him.
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137 of580 Bad /
Attack
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Aggravate -
To intensify the seriousness or severity of something.
Scratching the rash will only aggravate it.
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138 of580 Other /
Move
verb
swerve -
Change or cause to change direction abruptly
The van swerved to avoid the car suddenly stopping in front of it.
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139 of580 Bad /
Mistake
verb
flunk -
Fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study
Ron hid his school test from his mother because he didn't want her to know he had flunked it.
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140 of580 Other /
Slow
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stray -
Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place
Vincent's cat had strayed far from home and ended up in the middle of the road.
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141 of580 Bad /
Attack
verb
usurp -
Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
The scheming prince knew that he would soon usurp the throne from his father before his father was ready to give it up.
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142 of580 Other /
Move
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yank -
Pull with a jerk
Edmund yanked the cord on the lawnmower to get it started.
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143 of580 Other /
Sound
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stammer -
Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words
Once he realized he was speaking to a large crowd, Quentin nervously stammered his way through his speech.
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144 of580 Other /
Wet
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douse -
Pour a liquid over; drench
During a wildfire, helicopters will fly overhead and douse it with hundreds of gallons of water at a time.
