adjective

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Bad / Boring

drab - Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull

Tonya needed to hire a decorator to liven up her drab dining room.

verb

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Other / Move

reverberate - For seomthing to continue to be heard or felt, becaused of a repeating effect or echo.

The effect of the 1929 stock market crash reverberated throughout the 1930's.

verb

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Bad / Dislike

cringe - To contract one's face or body due to a feeling of disgust or embarrassment

While discussing her engagement on the phone with her friend, Laura realized that the thought of marrying Bob made her cringe with disgust.

noun

See verb

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Bad / Dishonest

fib - A lie, typically an unimportant one

Jon told a little fib to his teacher about why he couldn't finish his homework and hoped she would believe him.

adjective

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Good / Successful

Url

victorious - Successful in overcoming a challenge or opponent, winning a victory, triumphant.

The victorious team celebrated their hard-earned championship win.

noun

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Good / Successful

Url

dynasty - A powerful family or group of rulers who maintain their position or power for a long time.

The Ming dynasty ruled China for nearly 300 years.

noun

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Bad / Strange

Url

pervert - To corrupt or debase something, to alter or distort something from its original or intended meaning or course.

Parents have to monitor their kids' use of the internet, to make sure nothing is perverting their mind.

verb

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Other / Body

doff - Remove (an item of clothing)

Rex would always doff his hat as a greeting to his friends whenever he saw them.

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

mope - To be dejected and apathetic

Considering he had lost his job and his girlfriend on the same day, Barry felt he had every right to mope.

adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

Url

troubling - Causing worry, distress, or concern.

It’s troubling how quickly misinformation spreads online.

verb

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Other / Inward

Url

swagger - Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way

The millionaire swaggered into the fancy nightclub, knowing all eyes would be on him.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

Url

detonate - To cause something to explode suddenly and violently.

One small spark is enough to detonate a barrel of fireworks.