noun

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Bad / Uncomfortable
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wheeze - To breathe loudly and with difficulty

Gene would wheeze so much that he had to use his inhaler right away.

noun

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Bad / Aggressive
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shrew - A woman who is argumentative, nagging, and ill tempered.

Barry liked Martha a lot, but he decided not to marry her when he realized what an aggressive shrew she was.

verb

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Good / Calm
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dwell - To live in or at a specified place

Emily's dream was when she and Bill would retire, they would dwell in a house overlooking the water.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy
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berserk - To behave in a wild and uncontrolled way as a result of something unexpected happening.

When a car quickly cut in front of him almost causing an accident, Alan almost when beserk with fury, shouting at the top of his lungs.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless
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feeble - Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

Though people he knew implied that he was too feeble to run every day, Warren was determined and made it his daily routine.

verb

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Good / Flexible
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flex - Bend (a limb or joint)

Dylan flexed his muscles after his workout to see the progress he had made.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj
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lucid - Expressed clearly; easy to understand

The prosecutor's case was presented in such a lucid way that the jury easily understood why the defendant was guilty.

adjective

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Bad / Unfriendly
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flippant - Not showing a serious or respectful attitude

Bill's flippant attitude in class drove the teacher crazy, and she was determined to have him expelled if she could..

adjective

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Other / Other
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rife - (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread

Though the publisher loves the manuscript that Barry handed it, he said it was rife with errors that had to be corrected, and that might take a while to correct.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy
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bonkers - Mentally unbalanced, mad and crazy, usually meant humorously

There were many long stretches of time that Joan was cooped up in the house with her kids, and sometimes it made her go bonkers.

noun

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Bad / War
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havoc - Widespread destruction

The physical and emotional havoc caused by the Oklahoma bombing in 1995 was tremendous.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj
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canny - Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters

Billionaire Richard Branson became successful by possessing a canny business sense and strong work ethic.