noun

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Good / Strong

tenacity - Holding tightly onto a opinion or goal in a determined way

The tennis player was hard to beat because he had tremendous tenacity to win and fought vigorously for every point.

noun

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Bad / Dangerous

inferno - A large fire that is dangerously out of control

The raging inferno that was consuming the forest would be a big challenge for the firefighters.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

creepy - So strange that it makes you frightened

The horror movie was so creepy that Bill couldn't sleep for 3 days after watching it.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

burst - To suddenly break apart, spilling its contents, usually as a result of internal pressure.

The old rusted water main under the street burst, causing the road above to flood.

adjective

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Bad / Afraid

intimidated - Afraid because a person feels less powerful.

Marge didn't like the way her boss treated her, but because she knew her boss could fire her, she was intimidated and didn't speak up.

verb

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Other / Stop

curtail - To stop, reduce or limit something.

Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.

adjective

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Bad / Confused

dizzy - Having a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.

After going on the giant roller coaster, Ed felt very dizzy.

adjective

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Bad / Attack

debilitating - Something that makes someone weak

Fred had a very bad case of pneumonia, and he never fully recovered from his debilitating illness.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

naughty - (especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved

Susie was punished by her father for her naughty behavior.

verb

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Bad / War

massacre - Killing a lot of people

When the Mongols put down a rebellion, they massacred all the people who rebelled.

adjective

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Good / Energy

vivacious - (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated

Marilyn Monroe was a vivacious actress whose charisma seemed to burst through the screen.

noun

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Good / Good

paradise - An ideal or idyllic place or state

Peter wanted to leave his job and vacation at an island paradise.