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Other / Shape

noun

prong - Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork

Forks come in many versions, some with varying numbers of prongs used for different tasks.

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266 of 1944
Bad / Bad

adjective

tacky - In bad taste

Sam's hitting on women at the funeral was an extremely tacky thing to do.

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267 of 1944
Good / Calm

verb

dwell - Live in or at a specified place

If he ever won the lottery, Duane wanted to dwell in one of Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary houses.

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268 of 1944
Bad / Aggressive

verb

expunge - Erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)

Terrence accepted the plea deal of one year of community service in exchange for the court expunging his criminal record.

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269 of 1944
Good / New

nounverb verb

sprout - (of a plant) put forth shoots

Starting from a seed, the plant sprouted out of the ground.

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270 of 1944
Other / Other

adjective

extraneous - Not relating to the subject or situation being focused on

The teacher tried to focus on the day's topic, and spent a great effort making sure the class wasn't distracted by questions and comments from students about extraneous topics.

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271 of 1944
Bad / Unhappy

noun

peeve - A cause of annoyance

Jeff talking about his ex-girlfriend was Jim's pet peeve, and he would always cover his ears in annoyance.

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272 of 1944
Other / Body

noun

stupor - A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

Kramer was in such a drunken stupor that he ended up sleeping on a park bench.

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273 of 1944
Other / Move

verb

plunge - To quickly fall a long way down

When the summer heat hits, few things are as enjoyable as plunging into the pool.

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274 of 1944
Good / Pleasure

adjective

sumptuous - Splendid and expensive-looking

The large turkey was only part of the sumptuous Thanksgiving meal.

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275 of 1944
Other / Move

nounverb noun

whoosh - A sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound

Jim heard the whoosh of the golf ball as it flew over his head.

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276 of 1944
Bad / Disorganized

noun

rigmarole - A lengthy and complicated procedure that is mostly a waste of time (sometimes pronounced rigamarole)

Gino just wanted to renew his driver's license, but the rigmarole at the DMV meant he would spend hours talking to lots of people, and he ended up leaving without his license.