noun

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Other / Body

burp - The noise made by air released from the stomach through the mouth

Joe realized he shouldn't have over-eaten at lunch when he felt the burp emerging from his mouth during his important job interview.

noun

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Bad / Attack

rampage - A period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people

The businessman had to clean up his store after the damage caused by the rioters' rampage.

adjective

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Bad / Small

wee - Very small

Jeff would wake up in the wee hours of the morning to go fishing with his son.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

Url

adversary - An enemy or opponent

Batman and the Joker were adversaries of each other, and it was interesting to follow how each tried to use strategy to outsmart each other.

verb

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Other / Up+Down

rouse - To wake someone up or make someone more active or excited

When the alarm rang, Dan couldn't rouse himself up from sleep because he had been out drinking the night before.

adjective

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Good / Big

Url

ample - Plentiful, more than enough

Now that Jim and Jill were retired, they had ample time to take walks in the park together.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

polarize - To divide into two completely opposing groups

It's frightening to see how many issues have caused the US to polarize into Right and Left groups that hate each other.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

huddle - To come close together in a group

After the tragedy, the family members huddled together to give emotional support and comfort to each other.

noun

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Good / Big

windfall - A large amount of money received unexpectedly.

The first thing that Alice did when she won the lottery was to hire a financial advisor to advise her about what to do with this windfall.

noun

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Other / Up+Down

cascade - A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope

Niagara Falls is the most famous natural cascade in the world.

adjective

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Good / Important

phenomenal - Very remarkable; extraordinary

Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room, and turned it into one of the largest companies in the world, and everyone would agree that that Facebook has been a phenomenal success.

noun

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Good / Happy

chuckle - A quiet or suppressed laugh

Patrick suppressed a chuckle so he wouldn't mess up the filming of the scene.

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