shuffle -
To move similar things from one position or place to another.
Before he did the card trick, the magician shuffled the cards.
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scraggly -
(of a person or animal) thin and bony
With his toothpick-sized arms, Terence was too scraggly to be on the wrestling team.
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makeshift -
Improvised and usually crude – serving a purpose in the short term but lacking durability or quality.
When he lost his shoes in the snowstorm, he tied plastic bags on his feet as makeshift shoes to keep his feet dry.
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muddle -
An untidy and disorganized state or collection
The complicated math equation looked like one giant muddle.
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dicey -
Risky or dangerous; uncertain.
It’s a bit dicey to invest in that startup—it hasn’t proven itself yet.
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clumsy -
Awkward in movement or in handling things
Andy was so clumsy that he dropped everything he picked up.
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fragmented -
Froken or separated into distinct parts
The government was able to stay in power because they the various parties in the opposition were fragmented, and were not able to unite.
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chaos -
A state of utter disorder and confusion
Even when revolutionaries have good intentions and are motivated by high ideals, often their actions cause a breakdown in society that leads to chaos, until a military dictatorship steps in to maintain order.
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ragtag -
Untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character
"The A-Team" was a popular show in the 1980s about a ragtag group with little in common except helping the less fortunate.
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garbled -
Confusing, distorted, unclear, and difficult to understand.
The phone connection was not good, and all she heard was garbled speech coming from her son who was travelling in Europe.
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dilettante -
Someone who has a casual or passing interest in the arts or a particular field, without serious commitment or expertise.
The dilettante writer attended literary events but never finished writing or publishing anything.
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haphazard -
acting without an organized plan
The scientist knew that in order to make sense of all the data from his research, a haphazard approach to analyzing the results would not work.
