The woods were dark and eerie, with untold dangers lurking for Sam.
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38 of1944 Bad /
Attack
noun
hostage -
A person who is captured and held prisoner and is threatened with injury if a demand is not met
The revolutionaries said that the hostages would be released only after $20 million was deposited in their anonymous Bitcoin account.
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39 of1944 Other /
Inward
adjective
prissy -
Fussily and excessively respectable
At dinner, Mary's new suitor was subject to her prissy aunt Maggie, who barely acknowledged him.
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40 of1944 Bad /
Weak
adjective
craven -
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
At the town hall meeting, constituents yelled at their craven representatives who refused to work together.
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41 of1944 Good /
Beautiful
adjective
ritzy -
Expensively stylish
The ritzy hotel suite looked very fancy, but it would have cost Cam half of his salary.
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42 of1944 Bad /
Aggressive
adjective
ferocious -
Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent
As the king of the jungle, the lion is one of the most ferocious animals on Earth.
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43 of1944 Good /
Busy
nounverb verb
swarm -
(of insects) move in or form a swarm
The thousands of locusts swarmed until they blocked out most of the sky.
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44 of1944 Bad /
Stupid
noun
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.
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45 of1944 Other /
Wet
verb
slosh -
(of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound
The wine sloshed inside the glass as it was being poured.
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46 of1944 Other /
Body
verb
clench -
Contracting muscles, usually applicable to firmly closed fists.
After his injections, the tiny baby began to cry and clench his fists in pain and fear.
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47 of1944 Good /
Flexible
verb
wend -
Go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
The hikers would wend their way across the rough terrain over the course of a day.
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48 of1944 Bad /
Attack
nounverb verb
massacre -
Killing a lot of people
When the Mongols put down a rebellion, they massacred all the people who rebelled.
