noun

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Bad / Strange

Url

alien - Someone who is strange, different, foreign, and not from 'here'.

When the foreigners tried to integrate with the new country, they were excluded from everything and were just treated like aliens.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

Url

abuse - To speak to someone in an insulting or offensive way.

The child was abused by his caregivers, causing long-lasting emotional trauma.

adjective

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Bad / Afraid

Url

alarming - Causing fear, concern, worry, and apprehension.

Starting in 2014 there was an alarming increase in fentanyl deaths in the US peaking to over 73,000 deaths in 2023.

noun

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Bad / Powerless

Url

addict - A person who is physically or mentally dependent on a substance, especially drugs or alcohol.

The addict struggled for years to overcome his dependence on heroin.

noun

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Other / Desire

alluring - Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

At first the idea of the high of taking drugs was alluring, but when he saw the bad trips his friends had, he resolved to resist and say no.

adjective

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Other / Surprise

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aghast - Struck with shock, amazement, or horror

When the Stevens family returned home from their two week vacation, they were aghast to find that loads of stray cats were living in their house.

verb

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Bad / Angry

Url

admonish - To warn or reprimand someone firmly about their behaviour.

The principal admonished the class for their disruptive conduct.

noun

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Bad / Hostile

Url

adversary - An enemy or opponent

Batman and the Joker were adversaries of each other, and it was interesting to follow how each tried to use strategy to outsmart each other.

adjective

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Good / Strong

Url

acute - Very sharp and intense.

He asked that his wife keep the house clean because he had such an acute sense of smell.

adjective

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Good / Brave

Url

adventurous - Willing to take risks to try new and difficult methods, ideas, or experiences.

He loved learning new techniques of programming, and he had an adventurous attitude and approach to computers.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

Url

alibi - A claim of innocens due to evidence that someone was somewhere else when a crime took place.

Without a solid alibi, the man became the prime suspect in the case.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

Url

abysmal - A deplorable, poor or inferior state.

The living conditions in the slums were abysmal because the shelters were unsafe and there were no services to provide clean water and remove waste.