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Good / Successful

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mogul - An important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry

With her universal name recognition, massive personal fortune, and successful television shows and movies, Oprah Winfrey is considered one of the biggest moguls on Earth.

adjective

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Bad / Hostile

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fractious - (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly

Kaitlin's children were a fractious group that were always fighting in the back seat.

verb

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Other / Body

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pucker - To pull the sides of something, such as skin or cloth together so that folds or wrinkles are formed.

Alice puckered her lips after taking a bite of the sour lemon.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

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shaky - Weak and unstable

The building was not well constructed, and after the earthquake, it had to be torn down because it was so shaky and dangerous.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

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reprehensible - Describing behavior, actions, or conduct that is morally wrong and worthy of disapproval or condemnation.

Though he told people not to repeat it, it was reprehensible for him to spread rumors about his colleague, knowing it would damage her reputation.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

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horrendous - Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible

Walton traveled through the horrendous aftermath of the hurricane that destroyed his town.

noun

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Other / Other

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puffery - Exaggerated or false praise

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

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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snigger - To give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh

After preparing for battle, Captain Picard sniggered when he realized the aliens were not more harmful than a bunch of turtles.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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gloat - To enjoy thinking about one's own success that came about at the expense of another's misfortune

"You can gloat about your victory now", Johnny shouted at the other football captain, "but next year I assure you we'll beat you badly".

adjective

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Bad / Strange

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tainted - Contaminated or spoiled, often by exposure to something harmful or undesirable.

The laboratory results were tainted due to improper testing procedures.

verb

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Bad / Weak

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disintegrate - To weaken, decompose, and break apart as the result of time, impact or decay.

When the atom bomb fell on Hiroshima, many of the houses just disintegrated.

verb

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Good / Calm

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dabble - To take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way

Steve dabbled a bit in photography, but he was still trying to fully understand how his camera worked.