adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

yucky - Messy or disgusting

To the average child, vegetables are considered extremely yucky.

verb

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Other / Sound

yap - To give off a sharp, shrill bark; or to talk and chatter in a repetitive way.

Jack Russell terriers make up for their small size by yapping loudly when danger approaches.

adjective

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Good / Pleasure

Url

worthwhile - Worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance.

She found that the 30 minutes of exercize in the morning was very worthwhile, and was helping her feel more relaxed and was helping her lose weight.

noun

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Good / Important

Url

zenith - The highest point that something can reach.

When the soccer player was at his zenith, he helped his team win one game after another.

noun

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Bad / Strange

zombie - A mythical dead person who is able to move because of certain spiritual powers

In the graveyard, hundreds of zombies escaped from their graves and walked towards the town.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

wrangle - To have a long and complicated dispute

Even after a year, the senators wrangled over the health-care legislation.

noun

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Bad / Angry

wrath - Great anger that results in a desire to punish

Tommy took a cookie out of the jar, not yet worrying about his mother's wrath.

verb

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Bad / Attack

Url

wreck - To destroy of severely damage something.

The tornando wrecked everything in its path.

verb

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Bad / Pain

writhe - To make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

The soccer player writhed in pain on the ground after spraining his ankle.

noun

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Bad / Attack

zinger - A striking or amusing remark

The late Don Rickles was known as a master of the zinger, even telling jokes about people to their faces.