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Bad / Confused

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anonymous - Lacking individuality or distinctive features, such as a name.

The online survey allowed people to give feedback anonymously.

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Good / Pleasure

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fragrant - Having a good and pleasant smell.

When she entered the flower store, she loved the fragrant smells in the air from the great variety of flowers.

verb

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Other / Slowly

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slog - To move with determination against difficult obstacles

After their boat got stuck in the swamp, Anne, Joyce, and Mary climbed out and slogged through the swamp for an hour before they got to solid land.

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Good / Smart

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encrypt - To protect private information by putting it into a form that can only be read by people who have the permission to do so.

Even though the Germans encrypted their messages with a complex code, Alan Turing and his team were able to decipher it figure it out.

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Bad / Dishonest

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hypocrite - Someone who acts in a way that contradicts what they say they believe in

Barry claimed that he believed in honesty, but the way he usually lied when it was convenient showed that he was just a hypocrite

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Bad / Small

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niche - A small part of a larger whole that is particularly appropriate for the situation

Sam couldn't master all of physics, but he knew enough about his particular niche that made him respected among his colleagues in that area.

verb

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Bad / Steal

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finagle - To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.

Brad didn't have a ticket to the sold-out rock concert, but he figured he could finagle his way in somehow.

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Other / Shape

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entangled - Caught or involved in something that is difficult to escape from.

He was entangled in mounting credit card debt, and he hoped there would be a way to break free from it.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

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trivialize - To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.

It's important not to trivialize learning and understanding, because little that is meaningful can be accomplished without them.

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Good / Flexible

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improvise - To make or adapt something using available resources due to a lack of proper materials.

The comedian had to improvise when the microphone stopped working during his performance.

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Bad / Weak

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malaise - A societal or group-wide sense of dissatisfaction or stagnation, often in politics or economics.

There was a growing malaise among the population due to rising prices and unemployment.

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Other / Fast

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ephemeral - Lasting for a very short time

The heart Sandy drew in the sand was ephemeral, only lasting until the waves washed it away.