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1981 of 2001
Bad / Unhappy

adjective

cranky - Easily irritated or annoyed

New parents tend to lose sleep because they have to calm their cranky babies.

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1982 of 2001
Bad / Dangerous

verb

lurk - (of a person or animal) be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something

Artie lurked under his sister's bed so he could jump out and scare her when she least expected it.

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1983 of 2001
Other / Shape

noun

rift - A tear causing two parts of something to separate

When Matt found out that his partner had stolen money from the business, it caused a rift in their relationship that could not be fixed.

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1984 of 2001
Bad / Unfriendly

verb

irk - To irritate and annoy someone

"What irks me", Lenny said to himself after trying to call Betty for the 50th time, "is that after our fight Betty never answers my phone calls."

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1985 of 2001
Other / Wet

nounverb verb

squirt - Cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in something in a thin, fast stream or jet

An elephant's trunk is so long that it can squirt water like a fire hose.

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1986 of 2001
Bad / Dislike

noun

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animosity - A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

The right and left political parties couldn't communicate or cooperate on any issue because of a strong animosity that had built up towards each other.

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1987 of 2001
Other / Inward

adjective

dainty - Delicately small and pretty

Emma's hands were dainty compared to her boyfriend's large and rough hands.

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1988 of 2001
Other / Inward

adjective

vain - Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth

As an extremely vain man, Pete would constantly check his appearance in the mirror for imperfections.

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1989 of 2001
Other / Move

nounverb verb

thrust - Push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction

Highly technical engineering goes into making sure a space shuttle can thrust itself into space.

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1990 of 2001
Bad / Strange

noun

gewgaw - A showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless

Francine valued the weird ring that Tom gave her, even though it was an inexpensive gewgaw - because she felt it showed that he cared about her.

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1991 of 2001
Bad / Unfriendly

nounverb noun

snub - An act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something

At school, Emily was often the object of a snub because her classmates always avoided her.

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1992 of 2001
Good / New

noun

vanguard - A group of people that leads the way for others, in ideas or battle.

During the 1980's, a small group of tech companies in Silicon Valley, California were the vanguard that led the world in new developments that changed the world.