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1741 of 1944
Bad / Mistake

nounverb verb

fumble - Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something

The football player fumbled the ball, so the opposing players tried to grab it.

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1742 of 1944
Other / Inward

adjective

quaint - Attractive or charming in an old fashioned way.

Granny and Granpa lived in an old cottage in the country, with a quaint porch where we could have our tea and play board games.

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1743 of 1944
Bad / Disorganized

verb

scatter - Throw in various random directions

When Joe shot his shotgun, the birds scattered in all directions.

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1744 of 1944
Bad / Bad

adjective

nasty - Highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating

Aimee pinched her nose to avoid the nasty smell coming from the garbage truck.

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1745 of 1944
Other / Other

nounverb verb

martyr - Kill (someone) because of their beliefs

The priest was martyred by the government for spreading his religious beliefs to nonbelievers.

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1746 of 1944
Bad / Strange

noun

jargon - Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

At his first day on the job, Louie kept getting confused by all of the technical jargon that his boss insisted on using.

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1747 of 1944
Bad / Bad

adjective

futile - Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Sisyphus was engaged in the futile task of rolling a boulder up a steep hill.

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1748 of 1944
Bad / Bad

adjective

toxic - Containing or being something poisonous especially when capable of causing serious injury.

After years that the chemical factory dumped waste in Pine river, the river became too toxic for anyone to safely visit.

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1749 of 1944
Bad / Small

adjective

piddling - Pathetically trivial; trifling

In a piddling attempt at perfection, Alec would cut the blades of grass individually.

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1750 of 1944
Bad / Attack

verb

mangle - Severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing

The speeding car was mangled beyond belief when it hit the tree at 80 miles an hour.

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1751 of 1944
Bad / Unhappy

nounverb noun

gripe - A complaint about something

The difficult client had a gripe about everything the company did, and he called them often to express it.

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1752 of 1944
Good / Big

adjective

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chubby - Plump and rounded

Layla's baby boy was chubby for his age, but he would probably lose the weight as he got older.