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1345 of 2001
Bad / Pain

noun

ordeal - A painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one

Knowing it was a fight to the death, the gladiator realized that this was an ordeal he would have to overcome if he wanted to survive.

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1346 of 2001
Bad / Small

noun

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tinge - A trace of some color

The yellow tinge of the setting sun contrasted with the purple sky.

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1347 of 2001
Bad / Unfriendly

verb

spurn - Reject with disdain or contempt

The boss spurned his employee when the employee asked to see the confidential memo.

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1348 of 2001
Other / Shape

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Bump - A small raised area on a surface or the body, often from an injury or irregularity.

There’s a bump on my arm where I got stung by a bee.

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1349 of 2001
Other / Shape

noun

fluff - Soft fibers from fabrics such as wool or cotton that accumulate in small light clumps

A lint roller can remove fluff that accumulates on clothing.

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1350 of 2001
Good / Friendly

verb

laud - Praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context

After Cindy exceeded her sales quota for the month, Renita lauded her in front of the other employees.

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1351 of 2001
Other / Body

verb

swaddle - Wrap (someone, especially a baby) in garments or cloth

Pam swaddled her baby in cloth to keep him warm.

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1352 of 2001
Bad / Uncomfortable

nounverb verb

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Burden - To place a load or responsibility on someone.

Please don’t burden yourself with more work than you can handle.

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1353 of 2001
Other / Move

nounverb verb

cascade - (of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities

Tracy felt a sense of calm at the water cascading over the rocks.

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1354 of 2001
Bad / Dishonest

verb

bilk - To take money from someone by cheating or tricking them.

The con men in the big city are always looking for naive out-of-towners in order to bilk them of the money they took with them for their big trip to the big town.

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1355 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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1356 of 2001
Bad / Attack

noun

vendetta - A blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family

As the final act of his vendetta against Rugen, Inigo pulled out his sword and said, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."