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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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snoop - Investigate secretly in an attempt to find out something, especially about someone's private affairs

Betty paid the private investigator to snoop on her husband, and sure enough, he found out that her husband was up to no good.

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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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Bad / Aggressive

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meddle - Interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern

The meeting got intense when Jim said to Bill, "I just don't like it when you meddle into my personal affairs!"

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Bad / Dishonest

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deceive - To mislead or trick someone, especially for personal gain.

Don’t try to deceive me — I know what really happened.

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Bad / Attack

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humiliate - To make someone feel ashamed or foolish by injuring their dignity or self-respect.

His boss humiliated him by criticizing his work in front of the entire office.

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Bad / Dangerous

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detonate - To cause something to explode suddenly and violently.

One small spark is enough to detonate a barrel of fireworks.

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Other / Move

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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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Other / Move

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shuffle - Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground

Penguins shuffle themselves around, never lifting their feet off the ground yet still reaching their destination.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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condemn - To express strong disapproval of something, especially on moral grounds.

The teacher condemned cheating and warned students about the consequences.

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Good / Pleasure

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imbibe - Drink (alcohol)

Every day after work, Lenny would head to the neighborhood bar and imbibe one beer.

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Bad / Angry

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seethe - To be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.

Jerry seethed with anger when he found out that he was the only person in his class that wasn't invited to the party.