adjective

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Good / Strong

Url

surefire - Guaranteed to produce a desired result.

His latest song is a surefire hit—everyone is talking about it.

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Other / Body

swarthy - Dark-skinned

With his dark and swarthy good looks, the actor had little trouble finding employment.

adjective

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Good / Good

superb - Excellent

BMWs are known for their precise handling and superb performance.

noun

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Good / Successful

Url

superstar - A person who is extremely talented or admired in a particular field.

She became a superstar after her debut album topped the charts.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj

Url

subtle - Clever and indirect in approach or meaning.

The movie used subtle humor rather than loud, obvious jokes.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

Url

subservient - Willing to obey others unquestioningly; submissive.

Because he let others boss him around and treat him in a subservient manner, he really didn't enjoy life.

adjective

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Other / Other

superfluous - More than is needed or wanted

Matt was supremely confident, and he regarded praise from others as superfluous.

verb

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Bad / Weak

succumb - To not be able to resist and finally to give into pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Michael had tried to quit smoking, but he kept succumbing to the temptation of nicotine.

verb

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Good / Smart

Url

suffice - To be enough, sufficient, and adequate.

The teacher said, 'My telling you once not to use your cell phones in class should suffice to make you understand how important that is.'

verb

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Other / Move

swirl - Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern

The water kept swirling around the drain until it disappeared.

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Bad / Unhappy

sulk - To be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment

Charlotte sulked in silence when her mother told her she couldn't go outside to play.

noun

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Bad / Steal

swindle - A fraudulent scheme or action

Some people think that the government taxing them is its own sort of swindle.