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Good / Successful

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impressive - Eliciting admiration or respect due to excellence, skill, or ability.

The athlete's round-the-clock training resulted in an impressive performance that broke several records.

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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.

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.

verb

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Bad / Powerless

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beg - To plead or request strongly due to need or emotion.

When he lost his job, he was so hungry that he had to beg strangers for something to eat.

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Bad / Dishonest

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sneaky - Doing things in a secretive or sly way, often to avoid being noticed or caught.

Before breakfast, Billy was sneaky and ate some cookies when his mother wasn't looking.

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Bad / Powerless

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desperate - Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad it’s impossible to deal with.

He made a desperate plea for help, calling every possible number he could find, after the flood severly damaged his home.

noun

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Good / Big

scads - A large number or quantity

In the oceans, scads of fish grouped together can seem as large as a whale.

verb

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Bad / Steal

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bamboozle - To cheat or fool.

When Fred and Joan investigated and added up the numbers, they realized that the great deal they had purchased on the internet was all a lie, and that they had been bamboozled.

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Bad / Hurt

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puncture - A sharp or sudden blow or impact, often causing damage to something like a tire, balloon, or container.

She noticed a puncture in her tire after driving over a sharp object on the road.

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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.

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Bad / Aggressive

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pushy - Acting in a way that is overly eager to advance one’s own interests or opinions, often disregarding others' comfort or boundaries.

The saleswoman was so pushy that I had to walk out of the store because she wouldn’t stop trying to sell me things I didn’t need.

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Good / Successful

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prosperous - Flourishing or thriving, particularly in business, health, or social conditions.

After years of hard work, they were finally living in a prosperous neighborhood with a beautiful home.