mishap -
An unexpected mistake or error, often not serious but troublesome.
Despite a few mishaps during rehearsal, the play was a big success.
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paradise -
An ideal or idyllic place or state
Peter wanted to leave his job and vacation at an island paradise.
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deceptive -
Causing someone to believe something untrue.
Be careful — that offer sounds good but it's may be deceptive, not revealing the negative aspects of the product.
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Powerless
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fugitive -
A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
After escaping from prison, he had to live life as a fugitive, always being afraid that he would be caught and arrested.
verb
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berate -
To criticize someone in an angry manner
When the private acted in an inappropriate way, his officer berated him to give him the message clearly not to act that way again.
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sporadic -
Occurring occasionally or in scattered instances.
We had sporadic rain showers throughout the weekend.
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lenient -
Not as severe or strong in punishment as wuld be expected.
Because the judges were not lenient with people who were caught stealing, the rate of crime in the city decreased.
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throb -
To steadily alternative between a large and small size
Bill saw on the monitor that his heart was throbbing with a regular rhythm.
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Disgusting
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profanity -
A form of speech that violates social or moral standards, particularly in relation to sacred or revered subjects.
The teacher had to address the use of profanity in the classroom after several students started swearing loudly.
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duplicitous -
Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.
The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.
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intriguing -
Very interesting, especially because of being strange or mysterious
Jim found the study of physics very intriguing, because the more that was explained, the more seemed to be beyond comprehension - such as the origin of the universe.
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fraud -
Intentional deception for personal or financial gain.
Monty was sentenced to 10 years in jail for tax fraud when the tax man discovered that he had undeclared assets.
