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Bad / Attack

verb

smother - To cover something completely

The robber smothered the lone occupant of the house with a pillow, in order to give him more time to find and steal the valuable jewels.

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Bad / Attack

verb

obliterate - To destroy (something) completely so that nothing is left

The devastating tornado obliterated the small town until nothing was left standing.

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Good / Busy

noun

bustle - Excited activity and movement

In big cities, the bustle of people rushing to work is a common sight.

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Bad / Strange

noun

yokel - A naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town

Jed Clampett knew he and his family were considered yokels from the countryside, so he was unsure of how they would be treated in Beverly Hills.

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Other / Shape

noun

prong - Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork

Forks come in many versions, some with varying numbers of prongs used for different tasks.

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Bad / Mistake

adjective

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inevitable - Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.

After weeks of neglecting his studies, failing the test was inevitable.

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Bad / Attack

verb

wreak - Cause (a large amount of damage or harm)

Joan yelled at her dog after it wreaked havoc throughout the house.

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Good / Big

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bulge - Swell or expand to an unnatural extent

Alan loved drinking beer, but one of the unfortunate consequences of his drinking so much beer was that his belly bulged more than he liked.

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Good / Friendly

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lenient - Not as severe or strong in punishment as wuld be expected.

Because the judges were not lenient with people who were caught stealing, the rate of crime in the city decreased.

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Bad / Strange

adjective

grotesque - Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal

When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.

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Other / Inward

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inhibitions - A feeling of self-consciousness or restraint that prevents someone from acting freely; a psychological or social barrier that limits a person’s behavior or expressions.

His inhibitions kept him from speaking up during the meeting, even though he had great ideas.

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Bad / Crazy

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blabbermouth - An overly talkative person who speaks without thinking.

Don't tell Jerry things you don't want others to know about, because you can’t trust a blabbermouth with secrets.