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Good / Energy

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embark - To start or engage in a new project, activity, or course of action.

She decided to embark on a new career in digital marketing.

noun

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Good / Energy

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dynamism - Great energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind or personality.

The head of sales was so successful because of his dynamism and unstoppable energy.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

dupe - A victim of deception

The homeless man tried to sell magic beans to a passing man because he looked like a dupe.

adjective

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Other / Surprise

dumbfounded - So shocked that you cannot speak

The US public was dumbfounded when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929.

adjective

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Good / Energy

energized - Full of energy and enthusiasm, feeling ready to accomplish something big

After running 20 miles a day all year, Allen felt energized to do very well in the marathon.

adjective

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Good / Happy

ecstatic - Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

When Brad got the email saying he got the job in the big law firm, he was ecstatic.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

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duplicitous - Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.

The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.

noun

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Other / Light

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eclipse - A temporary reduction or obscuring of the light or importance of something, often used metaphorically.

The rise of smartphones brought about the eclipse of older mobile devices.

adjective

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Good / Good

enchanted - A place that fills with delight.

Bill and Liz always had such a wonderful time going to the Music Lounge restaurant, that they felt it was almost enchanted.

verb

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encrypt - To protect private information by putting it into a form that can only be read by people who have the permission to do so.

Even though the Germans encrypted their messages with a complex code, Alan Turing and his team were able to decipher it figure it out.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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eavesdrop - To secretly listen to a conversation without being invited.

He tried to eavesdrop on the phone coversation of the person sitting next to him.

verb

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Other / Light

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eclipse - To surpass or outshine in importance, significance, or quality, often rendering something less noticeable or significant.

His achievements in the field of philosophy eclipsed those who came before and after him.