noun

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Bad / Powerless

Url

cog - A member of a large organization whose job makes them feel as if they are not important.

She felt that by answering emals all day, she was just a cog in the organization - but the good-bad news is that the work is being replaced by AI.

noun

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Bad / Disorganized

smithereens - Small pieces

When he dropped the plate onto the floor, it shattered into smithereens.

verb

See noun

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Bad / Unhappy

yowl - Make a loud wailing cry

John yowled in pain after he fell off of the ladder and onto the ground.

adjective

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Good / Beautiful

dapper - (typically of a man) neat and trim in dress, appearance, or bearing

With his perfectly tailored suit, fancy watch and expensive sunglasses, Greg knew his dapper appearance would impress his date.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

schnook - A person easily duped; a fool

Charlie Brown was a schnook because he never expected before it happened that Lucy would pull the football away from him every single time.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

gory - Involving or showing violence and bloodshed

Horror movies are known for their gory scenes where people are murdered by the scary villain.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

gibberish - Unintelligible, confused, or meaningless speech or writing

After the politician spoke for 10 minutes, Barry realized that nothing that he said made sense, and all the fast talking fancy phrases were nothing but gibberish.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

bimbo - Slang term for someone who is beautiful but not very intelligent.

Eunice hated being blonde because she resented being stereotyped as a bimbo.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

raffish - Unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive manner

With his numerous tattoos and raffish manner, Adam caught Sherry's eye, although she knew her parents wouldn't approve of him.

adjective

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Good / Flexible

supple - Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible

The supple dancer moved with elegant grace across the stage.

noun

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Good / Busy

spree - A spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind

When she got her Christmas bonus, Penny went on a shopping spree.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

squeamish - (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood

Nico was so squeamish about receiving a flu shot that he broke out into a sweat.

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