✅ Traipse means to walk aimlessly or without reaching your goal (We traipsed from store to store looking for a present).

✅ Meander means to wander aimlessly about (We meandered through the park on our way home).

✅ Meander can also mean to talk in a wandering way, and traipse can mean to wander in a way that brings frustration and fatigue.

✅ Meander is generally a more positive word, whereas traipse is generally a more negative one.

✅ Smile means to make an expression of joy or pleasure by turning up the corners of the mouth and sometimes crinkling the eyes (He had to smile as he watched a video of his cat).

✅ Beam means to smile in a particularly happy or radiant way (They all beamed at the good news).

✅ Both of these terms mean to make an expression of happiness or joy, but smile can also involve an expression of scorn.

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✅ Jagged describes something that is uneven and rough, particularly with sharp edges (He tore the paper, leaving a jagged edge).

✅ Craggy describes something rough and rugged (It was difficult to climb the craggy hillside).

✅ These terms are both often used to describe rocks or rocky environments (The jagged rocks were wet and slippery).

✅ When craggy is used to describe things other than a rocky environment, it suggests something reminiscent of such an environment (The ogre had a craggy face).