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Bad / Aggressive

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brash - Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

Lydia was a very brash supervisor, always yelling at her employees to do their jobs.

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Bad / Stupid

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silly - Showing a lack of logic, reason, or common sense; often in a playful or harmless way.

It's silly to worry about things that are out of your control—focus on what you can change instead.

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Bad / Bad

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futile - Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Sisyphus was engaged in the futile task of rolling a boulder up a steep hill.

adjective

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Good / Strong

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mandatory - Compulsory or obligatory, not voluntary – enforced by an authority.

Attendance at the safety meeting is mandatory for all employees.

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Bad / Disorganized

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shoddy - Badly made or done

Sergei had to hire another contractor to fix the shoddy work the previous one had done.

noun

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Other / Desire

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dibs - The right to have or choose something

During the Black Friday shopping spree, Eleanor called dibs on a flatscreen TV, but someone in the aggressive crowd got to it first.

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Other / Sound

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sizzle - (of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking

The hot plate of food was still sizzling when it was brought to the customer's table.

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Other / Wet

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trickle - (of a liquid) flow in a small stream

Water trickled from the faucet even after it was turned off.

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Bad / Strange

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absurd - (of an idea or suggestion) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate

When Edwin Hubble in 1929 suggested that some of the little dots of light in the sky were other galaxies, many people though the idea was absurd, but he was proven to be correct.

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Good / Strong

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clout - Influence or power, especially in politics or business

The speaker realized he had clout when dozens of people showed up on short notice to hear him speak.

verb

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Other / Move

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shred - To tear or cut into shreds

With the FBI catching up to him, the crooked CEO shred as many incriminating documents as he could find.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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bumpy - Unstable or rough, especially describing a ride or journey.

The bike ride was bumpy because of all the potholes.