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Bad / Strange

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mawkish - Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

James confessed his crush on Elisa in such a mawkish way that it turned her off and made her uncomfortable.

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Other / Inward

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staid - Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous

Jill liked Bob, but she really wanted someone more dynamic and exciting, and Jill just couldn't see herself spending the rest of her life with someone so staid and kind of boring.

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Bad / Confused

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dazed - Confused or unable to think clearly, often as a result of an injury or from shock

After her car accident, the dazed woman had to rest on the sidewalk.

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Bad / Bad

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barren - A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit

Steve couldn't imagine how he would be able to cross the desert as he looked at the barren desert from on top of his camel

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Other / Entice

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seductive - Very tempting

Because Bill liked travelling so much, he found the offer for the airline job very seductive.

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Good / Calm

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placid - (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited

With the sun setting in the distance, Jenny was as placid as the calm waters around her.

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Good / Flexible

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Feasible - Reasonable or likely to work effectively.

Launching the new app by next month is feasible if we stick to the schedule.

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Good / Pleasure

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scrumptious - (of food) extremely appetizing or delicious

After losing 20 pounds on her diet, Abby wanted to reward herself with a scrumptious piece of cheesecake.

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Bad / Weak

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Expendable - Not essential, able to be used up or sacrificed without significant loss, easily replaced or not necessary for long-term use.

The workers didn't feel any sense of job security, and they felt expendable, because they were fired whenever the demand for the factory work slowed down.

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Bad / Weak

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Beleaguered - Surrounded and under attack (especially in a military or physical sense)

After 2 weeks of fighting, the beleaguered soldiers waited for reinforcements to arrive.

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Other / Wet

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gooey - Soft and sticky

The weird looking snack had a gooey caramel topping.

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Good / Big

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epic - Large and impressive

Tolstoy's epic 1200 page novel "War and Peace" takes place during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.