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1825 of 1944
Other / Wet

verb

gush - (of a liquid) flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly

On a hot summer day, water gushed out of the fire hydrant to cool everyone down.

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1826 of 1944
Good / Pleasure

noun

chow - Food

Gina was so hungry that she was ready to eat any chow she would come across.

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1827 of 1944
Good / Busy

verb

splurge - Spend (money) freely or extravagantly

To celebrate her promotion, Charlotte maxed out her credit card and splurged on a year's worth of clothing at the mall.

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1828 of 1944
Good / Big

noun

myriad - A countless or extremely great number

Pi is abbreviated to 3.14, but it would take an impossible amount of time to list even a portion of the myriad numbers it truly contains.

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1829 of 1944
Bad / Dirty

adjective

murky - Having dark and gloomy atmosphere, usually as a result of a dirty water or a thick mist

Under the murky waters, the aquatic animals were barely visible.

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1830 of 1944
Other / Move

verb

zigzag - To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.

Skiers zigzag constantly in order to generate speed down the mountain.

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1831 of 1944
Bad / Disorganized

adjective

rampant - marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint

After World War I, the German economy entered a period of rampant inflation that destabilized it's society and paved the way for the rise of Nazism.

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1832 of 1944
Bad / Weak

adjective

impoverished - Very poor.

We can hardly imagine how impoverished the average person was during the Middle Ages.

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1833 of 1944
Good / Busy

noun

bustle - Excited activity and movement

In big cities, the bustle of people rushing to work is a common sight.

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1834 of 1944
Bad / Pain

noun

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angst - A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general

Edvard Munch's famous painting, "The Scream," is often viewed as an expression of angst in an uncertain world.

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1835 of 1944
Bad / Small

adjective

paltry - A very small amount of something, indicating that it has little importance or worth

One day John spoke to his friends with anger as they were going down into the mine, "How does the company expect us to support our families on the paltry wages they give us?"

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1836 of 1944
Bad / Small

verb

scrimp - Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize

Though Beverly and her husband didn't have large incomes, they scrimped and saved enough to send their children to college.