adjective

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Bad / Stupid

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gullible - Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

Charlie Brown was so gullible that he kept trying to kick the football, even though Lucy would always pull it away.

noun

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Good / New

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rookie - A beginner who has little or no experience.

The rookie mountain climbers descended at a safer location than the experts and had additional supervision to ensure their safety while they gained experience.

adjective

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Good / Busy

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hectic - Characterized by intense agitation, excitement, or rapid movement.

The market was hectic with people rushing to buy last-minute gifts.

verb

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Bad / Weak

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hobble - To walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury

After she broke her leg, she would hobble around to get anywhere.

verb

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Other / Move

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skim - To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid

The farmer skimmed the cream from the milk in order to reduce the fat content.

adjective

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Bad / Boring

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tiresome - Making you feel annoyed or bored

Martha found it tiresome to go on date after date with guys who were obviously on a completely different wavelength.

noun

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Other / Move

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squiggle - A short line that curls and loops in an irregular way

The doctor's signature was just a random bunch of squiggles that didn't look like anything.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

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decoy - An object made to resemble something else, to lure someone into a trap.

The spies set up a decoy vehicle, that looked the same as their own car, to mislead their pursuers.

verb

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Bad / Nervous

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vacillate - To waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive.

He would vacillate between a career in business - that would be more secure - or in acting, something that he loved to do.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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harass - To subject someone to aggressive pressure or intimidation

Erin didn't know who to turn to when her boss harassed her with uncomfortable physical contact.

verb

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Other / Light

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kindle - To light or set on fire

Stuck in the cold wilderness, Mitch had to kindle a pile of sticks so he wouldn't freeze to death.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

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ponderous - Slow and heavy in movement or thought; lacking lightness or grace; dull or overly serious.

The ponderous lecture on quantum physics had everyone in the room struggling to stay awake.