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1021 of 2007
Bad / Attack

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blackmail - The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.

He tried to blackmail her by threatening to leak private messages.

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1022 of 2007
Bad / Attack

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abuse - To speak to someone in an insulting or offensive way.

The child was abused by his caregivers, causing long-lasting emotional trauma.

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1023 of 2007
Other / Inward

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austere - Strictly simple and plain without decoration

The Amish have an austere and simple lifestyle, but it doesn't negatively affect their inner warmth and communal joy.

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1024 of 2007
Bad / Old

noun

clunker - An old, run-down vehicle or machine

The old clunker of a car hadn't worked in years and was too worthless to even move off the street.

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1025 of 2007
Bad / Bad

adjective

harsh - Cruel or severe

In Catholic schools, nuns carry rulers to deliver harsh punishment to disobedient children.

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1026 of 2007
Bad / Small

nounverb verb

dab - Press against something lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it

Carol dabbed the wet dish with a cloth after she cleaned it.

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1027 of 2007
Other / Move

verb

bypass - To avoid something by going around it.

Jim heard there was a lot of traffic on the main highway, and was able to bypass it by going on a smaller road.

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1028 of 2007
Good / Friendly

adjective

genial - Friendly and cheerful

Burt was such a genial person that everybody he met liked him instantly.

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1029 of 2007
Other / Body

verb

slurp - Eat or drink (something) with a loud sloppy sucking noise

Emery slurped each piece of spaghetti, ruining what was otherwise a quiet dinner.

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1030 of 2007
Bad / Small

noun

munchkin - A child or short person

Nikki wanted to have more responsibilities, but her mother told her she was just a munchkin who wasn't ready yet.

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1031 of 2007
Bad / Disorganized

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muddle - An untidy and disorganized state or collection

The complicated math equation looked like one giant muddle.

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1032 of 2007
Bad / Disorganized

adjective

clumsy - Awkward in movement or in handling things

Andy was so clumsy that he dropped everything he picked up.