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349 of 1944
Other / Move

verb

flick - To hit or move something/ someone with a quick movement of the thumb and fore-finger.

James realised the safest way to remove the spider from Jennifer’s shoulder, was to flick it off.

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350 of 1944
Bad / Disorganized

adjective

ramshackle - (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair

The ramshackle house was in such poor shape that nobody was allowed to live there anymore.

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351 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.

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352 of 1944
Bad / Uncomfortable

verb

fidget - Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience

Ron nervously fidgeted with his hands before giving the speech to 10,000 people.

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353 of 1944
Other / Other

verb

snoop - Investigate secretly in an attempt to find out something, especially about someone's private affairs

Betty paid the private investigator to snoop on her husband, and sure enough, he found out that her husband was up to no good.

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354 of 1944
Good / Calm

noun

hush - A silence

A hush came over the election-night crowd as the disappointing results came in.

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355 of 1944
Bad / Bad

adjective

crappy - Of extremely poor quality

The crappy house lacked a foundation and was unliveable.

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356 of 1944
Other / Body

verb

waddle - Walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion

The penguins waddled, taking a whole day to travel one mile.

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357 of 1944
Good / Beautiful

adjective

sleek - (of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy

Shampoo commercials typically show women with very sleek hair that shines under the lights.

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358 of 1944
Bad / Bad

noun

dreck - Rubbish; trash

Even though art patrons loved the artist's latest piece, Howie thought it was an overrated piece of dreck.

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359 of 1944
Bad / Old

adjective

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Antiquated - Belonging to an earlier period in history; obsolete.

Her antiquated phone couldn't even run modern apps

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360 of 1944
Bad / Mistake

verb

squander - Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

Many lottery winners end up squandering their fortune and returning to their life of poverty.