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noun

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Good / Pleasure

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hobby - A personal interest or pastime that brings enjoyment and relaxation.

Painting has always been her favorite hobby.

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Other / Light

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halo - A circular band of light or radiance around a luminous body, often seen in artistic depictions of saints or angels.

The painting depicted the angel with a bright halo above her head, symbolizing her purity and divine presence.

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Bad / Dishonest

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heist - A robbery

Putting on their masks and loading their guns, the bank robbers knew the heist was imminent.

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Bad / Stupid

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hick - A person who lives in the country, regarded as being unintelligent or provincial

With his overalls and water jug by his side, Jeremiah looked like a stereotypical hick, but he actually knew a lot about farming and predicting the weather.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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heckle - To interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse

When the woman heckled the comedian, he stopped his routine to insult her so cleverly, that she regretted starting up with him.

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Other / Sound

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honk - To make a loud, harsh sound emitting from a vehicle or animal.

He honked his horn impatiently at the car in front of it that was driving very slowly.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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hideout - A secret place where someone can hide from others, especially from the law.

The thieves retreated to their hideout after the robbery.

verb

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Other / Sound

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howl - To cry out loudly in pain, anger, amusement, etc.

The dog howled loudly at the moon.

verb

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Other / Sound

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holler - (of a person) give a loud shout or cry

Wade hollered to Joey far away in order to get his attention.

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Bad / Bad

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hooey - Nonsense, foolish, and wrong

The scam artist was trying to trick people into handing over their money, but what he was selling was just a bunch of hooey.

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Bad / Dangerous

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heresy - An opinion or belief that contradicts established norms or accepted standards.

Galileo was once accused of heresy for claiming the Earth orbits the sun.

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Bad / Afraid

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harrowing - Intensely distressing

Although they were happy to be alive, the plane's passengers were still trying to overcome the harrowing crash landing in the river.