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Good / Big

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augment - To improve or enhance the value, quality, or amount of something.

The teacher used real-world examples and many charts and pictures to augment the lesson to help the class understand the subject.

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Other / Sound

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amplify - To increase the strength, effect, or intensity of something.

Social media can amplify both positive and negative messages.

noun

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Bad / Unfriendly

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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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Good / Love

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adore - To love and respect (someone) deeply

The newlywed couple adored each other and every day found new aspects about each other that they loved.

adjective

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Good / Love

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adorable - Inspiring great affection; delightful; charming.

Samantha couldn't wait to visit her adorable newborn nephew, who always delighted her with his funny facial expressions.

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Good / Brave

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adventurous - Willing to take risks or try out new and exciting experiences.

The kids had an adventurous afternoon exploring the forest.

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Other / Other

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awash - Having an amount of something that is larger than necessary or wanted

Many students graduate college awash in debt, so that a significant portion of their income has to go to slowly paying it off.

verb

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Other / Other

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amass - To accumulate something gradually, especially wealth, knowledge, or resources.

She amassed enough evidence to support the conlusions of her research.

noun

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Bad / Dislike

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animosity - A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

The right and left political parties couldn't communicate or cooperate on any issue because of a strong animosity that had built up towards each other.

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Bad / Dishonest

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alibi - A claim of innocens due to evidence that someone was somewhere else when a crime took place.

Without a solid alibi, the man became the prime suspect in the case.

adjective

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Good / Smart

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astute - Ability to understand things quickly and clearly, and to use the knowledge well

From a very early age, Gail instinctively knew everything about business, and and after college she proved to be an astute business woman, and became a millionaire before the age of 30.

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Bad / Attack

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annihilate - To totally destroy

The atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima annihilated the city.