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noun

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

groan - A deep sound made in pain or annoyance

As his back pain suddenly came back, Bob let out a loud groan.

adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

grouchy - Irritable, bad-tempered, and complaining

Eli was a grouchy man who hated when the neighborhood kids would walk on his lawn.

noun

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Bad / Mistake

audio

glitch - A sudden, unexpected, and usually temporary malfunction of equipment such as a computer

The space shuttle take-off was canceled with 2 seconds left in the countdown, due to a glitch discovered in the fuel supply.

noun

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Bad / Old

audio

geezer - An old man

To most people, William was just an old geezer, but he didn't care as long as he got to feed the ducks.

adjective

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Other / Wet

audio

gooey - Soft and sticky

The weird looking snack had a gooey caramel topping.

noun

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Other / Light

audio

glimmer - A weak, faint, or unsteady light

Six hours after the house collapsed on Peter, his first glimmer of hope occurred when he heard the rescue workers calling his name.

noun

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Good / Big

audio

gamut - The complete range or scope of something

The colored pencils ran the gamut from light blue to dark red.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

Url audio

grimy - Covered by dirt, dust, grease, or filth.

The old building had grimy windows that hadn't been cleaned in years.

verb

See noun

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Bad / Small

audio

glimpse - See or perceive briefly or partially

On top of the Empire State Building, Cole could glimpse through the viewfinder the house in Staten Island where he grew up.

verb

See noun

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Good / Happy

audio

guffaw - To laugh very loudly and heartily

When Louis told his uncle the joke about the boy finding his cat, his uncle guffawed until he was out of breath.

noun

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Bad / Strange

audio

geek - An unfashionable or socially inept person, who often also has technical skills

Being such a geek, Richard made up for his lack of social skills with his expertise in computers.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

Url audio

garbled - Confusing, distorted, unclear, and difficult to understand.

The phone connection was not good, and all she heard was garbled speech coming from her son who was travelling in Europe.