noun

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Bad / Powerless

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pushover - Someone who lacks the ability or inclination to resist, stand firm, or assert themselves.

He thought she would be a pushover in negotiations, but she surprised him with her firm stance and clear boundaries.

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

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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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Bad / Strange

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unreliable - Undependable, untrustworthy; an unreliable

When Alan showed up an hour late for their date, Maxine lost interest in him, because she concluded that he was just an unreliable person.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

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guise - A deceptive appearance that is intended to deceive

Using the guise of helping older women, the thief was initially friendly and then robbed them.

verb

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Bad / Disorganized

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scatter - To disperse or spread things in different directions, often in an uncontrolled or random way.

She scattered the papers on her desk, and searched through them for the address she had written down and misplaced.

verb

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Bad / Small

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dwindle - To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

The dodo bird population dwindled over time before finally going extinct.

adjective

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Good / Energy

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feisty - Lively, aggressive, determined, courageous, animated, energetic, and spirited

Oodles, Carla's new puppy, was feisty and nipped at her whenever she tried to pick him up.

adjective

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Other / Inward

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compulsive - Relating to or caused by obsession, often linked to a psychological condition.

Her compulsive tendency to clean the house before leaving for work, even when it is spotless, made her late for work every day.

adjective

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Bad / Old

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dowdy - (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

When Helen reached the age of 100, she didn't care that people thought that she dressed in a dowdy manner, she contented herself thinking about the wonderful family she had raised.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

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bleak - (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

The bleak desert looked like nature's graveyard where not even a bush could be found.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

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gripe - A complaint about something

The difficult client had a gripe about everything the company did, and he called them often to express it.

adjective

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Good / Brave

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valiant - Possessing or showing courage or determination

Brave soldiers always march valiantly towards danger, unafraid of the risks to themselves.