verb

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Other / Fast

scamper - (especially of a small animal or child) To run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement

The dogs scampered through the open field, happy to be out of the house for once.

verb

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Bad / Powerless

plead - To make an emotional appeal

The starving orphan pleaded with the cook to give him more porridge.

noun

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Good / Happy

glee - Great delight

Christmas morning is a time of glee for young children as they open their presents.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

Url

queasy - Feeling nervous, uneasy, or anxious.

After the stock he bougtht kept going down, he felt queasy and thought perhaps he had made a bad decision.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

cutthroat - Competing with each other in overly aggressive ways

The cutthroat competition between the 2 stores was so intense, that products were selling below cost.

adjective

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Good / Big

stupendous - Extremely impressive

Evel Knievel became famous as a daredevil for his death-defying and stupendous stunts.

noun

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Other / Shape

Url

periphery - The outer edge or boundary of an area or object, outside the central focus.

The small towns on the periphery of the city are growing rapidly.

verb

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Bad / Small

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

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

noun

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Bad / Pain

Url

affliction - Something that causes pain or suffering.

When Pharoah didn't let the people go, Moses gave Egypt one affliction after another.

noun

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Other / Shape

Url

bulge - A rounded swelling or protuberance that distorts a flat surface

It was easy to see the bulge in the athlete's muscles, and it was clear that he worked out a lot.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

seedy - Sordid and disreputable

The graffiti on the walls was the first sign that this was a seedy neighborhood.

noun

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Bad / War

blitz - An intensive or sudden military attack

Troops frequently prepare for various maneuvers such as an overwhelming blitz.