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Bad / Disorganized

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deteriorate - To gradually get worse

The empty house deteriorated because there was no one to fix things that broke.

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Bad / Attack

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devour - Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly

Nick was so hungry that he devoured the french fries by the handful.

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Other / Body

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drool - Drop saliva uncontrollably from the mouth

Any time he thought of donuts, Homer would drool uncontrollably and make his shirt wet.

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Other / Sound

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blare - Make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound

The car horn blared along with all of the other car horns as the traffic jam caused drivers to be upset.

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Other / Slow

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evade - To avoid or escape from someone or something.

For years after stealing the jewels from the Jewelry store, Marcel managed to evade being caught.

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Good / Exciting

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revel - Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing

Elmore and his friends reveled in his purchase of a new house by throwing a party.

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Good / Flexible

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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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Other / Body

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guzzle - Eat or drink (something) greedily

Diana guzzled the bottle of wine because she was having a bad day.

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Bad / Confused

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boggle - For a person to be astonished or overwhelmed when trying to imagine something

Looking up at the stars and imagining the size of the universe can boggle a person's mind.

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Bad / Dishonest

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debase - To reduce the quality or value of something

When the government added copper to the gold coins, it debased the value of the coins.

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Good / Busy

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chug - (of a vehicle or boat) move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds

The antique train chugged along the tracks, moving slowly enough that people could run along side it.

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Good / Successful

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rebound - To recover from a bad situation.

The company's stock did badly at first, but it rebounded when it hired a new president.