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1189 of 2001
Bad / Unhappy

noun

grief - Deep sorrow, especially that is caused by someone's death

Bella was filled with grief upon hearing that her beloved grandmother had suddenly passed away.

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1190 of 2001
Bad / Dirty

adjective

raunchy - Earthy, vulgar, and often sexually explicit

The male strippers were a raunchy act that offended the sensibilities of some of the town's citizens.

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1191 of 2001
Other / Slow

verb

plod - Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps

Richard plodded through the desert as the heat and lack of water left him with no energy.

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1192 of 2001
Good / Exciting

adjective

vibrant - Full of energy and enthusiasm

Ike had a vibrant personality which made him the perfect salesman.

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1193 of 2001
Other / Body

noun

stupor - A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

Kramer was in such a drunken stupor that he ended up sleeping on a park bench.

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1194 of 2001
Bad / Disgusting

adjective

grungy - Grimy; dirty

The grungy room required a lot of cleaning before it could be used by anybody.

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1195 of 2001
Other / Inward

noun

fop - A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy

The fop refused to do physical labor because it would ruin his fancy clothes.

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1196 of 2001
Bad / Angry

noun

outcry - A strong expression of anger and disapproval about something

When the governor raised real estate taxes by a large amount after promissing not to, there was an outcry of protest by the public and the press.

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1197 of 2001
Bad / Delay

verb

dillydally - Waste time through aimless wandering or indecision

Beth and Kat dillydallied outside the store instead of going inside and buying something.

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1198 of 2001
Other / Other

noun

puffery - Exaggerated or false praise

The small coffee shop's sign was pure puffery that advertised the "world's best coffee."

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1199 of 2001
Good / Successful

noun

feat - An accomplishment that required skill, strength or courage.

When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest in 1953, it was a feat that impressed the entire world.

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1200 of 2001
Bad / Disgusting

verb

barf - To vomit.

Joan drank too much at the party, so that when she came home she barfed on the way to the bathroom all that she ate and drank that night.