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Good / Love

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heartfelt - Strongly felt and sincere

The family gave the nurse who looked after their grandmother a gift and a heartfelt letter of thanks.

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Bad / Dishonest

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sneaky - Doing things in a secretive or sly way, often to avoid being noticed or caught.

Before breakfast, Billy was sneaky and ate some cookies when his mother wasn't looking.

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Good / Smart-Adj

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meticulous - Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

David was so meticulous about his lawn that he made sure every blade of grass was cut at the same height.

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Bad / Disgusting

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repulsive - Extremely unpleasant and disgusting.

When Jim went fishing, he asked his friends to put the worms on the hooks, because he found it too repulsive to do it himself.

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Good / Big

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lofty - Very high

Bill had lofty ambitions and he was confident he would be rich and successful.

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Bad / Bad

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dire - (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent

Finding survivors under the earthquake's rubble was a dire situation.

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Good / Brave

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gallant - Brave, heroic.

In 1826, the defenders of the Alamo made a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to fight off the Mexican troops.

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Bad / Powerless

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dependent - Needing the support of something or someone in order to survive or succeed.

He lived in a cheap basement apartment rather than stay in his parents' house, because he didn't want to be so dependent on them.

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Good / Strong

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impervious - Not allowing something to pass through; impenetrable; not affected or influenced by something.

In spite of the pressure of round-the-clock studying, he seemed impervious to the constant stress, and did remarkably well.

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Good / Important

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supreme - (of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others

In Iran, the Ayatollah is the supreme ruler who controls the country's population.

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Other / Inward

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unassuming - Not wanting to draw attention to yourself or to your abilities or status.ng time.

Even though Bill had a successful online business, his quiet, modest, and unassuming attitude made people think that he was not really successful.

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Bad / Hostile

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unforgiving - Not making an allowance for error or weakness in others; not willing to forgive others for things they might have done wrong.

Because they knew that Alaska in the winter is an unforgiving environment, they had to plan their expedition very carefully.