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leech - To habitually exploit or rely on

The loan shark would leech off of Frank's desperation with absurdly high interest rates.

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Bad / Old

adjective

dowdy - (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

When Helen reached the age of 100, she didn't care that people thought that she dressed in a dowdy manner, she contented herself thinking about the wonderful family she had raised.

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Good / Strong

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Fitness - The condition of being physically healthy and strong, often as a result of exercise and proper nutrition

He goes to the gym daily to maintain his fitness and energy levels.

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bandy - To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said

Since Charlene started posting regularly on Facebook and Twitter, she found that people she didn't know would bandy her name all over the Internet without any relation to what she actually said in her posts.

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Bad / Unhappy

adjective

grouchy - Irritable, bad-tempered, and complaining

Eli was a grouchy man who hated when the neighborhood kids would walk on his lawn.

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Other / Move

verb

flutter - To move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light movements

Sam was amazed at the beauty of thousands of butterflies fluttering their wings in what was called Butterfly Valley.

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Bad / Afraid

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harrowing - Intensely distressing

Although they were happy to be alive, the plane's passengers were still trying to overcome the harrowing crash landing in the river.

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Other / Desire

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crave - To have a very strong feeling of wanting something, even desperately

After Les was assigned to the computer room night shift, he found he couldn't sleep during the day, and he craved eight hours of uninterrupted sleep.

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Other / Other

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booze - Alcohol, especially hard liquor

On the shelves behind the bartender, Keith saw endless bottles of booze, and it was difficult for him to decided what kind of liquor he wanted to drink now.

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shortchanged - To treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve

Bill felt he had been shortchanged by life, because he was born poor, and was orphaned at the age of 2.

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Good / Happy

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guffaw - A very loud and hearty laugh

When Pete told a joke to the other men around the pot belly stove in the general store, they let out a guffaw of laughter.

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Bad / Unhappy

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bereft - Feeling the loss of being without something

During the war, Amal had lost all his money, possessions, and friends, and he was almost felt bereft of hope.