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Good / Pleasure

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heavenly - Extremely pleasant or delightful.

After a long hike, the cool breeze on top of the mountain felt heavenly and refreshing.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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shun - Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

When David tried to join in the conversation at the club, they ignored him, and he suspected that he was being shunned because he had a different religion than they did.

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Other / Other

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flourish - A bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract the attention of others

As a final flourish, the basketball player broke the glass backboard with his slam dunk.

adjective

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Good / Strong

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persistent - Continuing firmly or stubbornly despite challenges or opposition.

The child was persistent in asking for a puppy until his parents gave in.

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Bad / Small

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tinge - A trace of some color

The yellow tinge of the setting sun contrasted with the purple sky.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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retaliate - To attack in response to an attack.

Jill didn't like the way that John insulted her, so Jill retaliated by insulting John with an even greater insult.

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Bad / Small

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void - An empty space; a vacuum or nothingness; lacking something essential or important; feeling of emptiness.

She felt a deep void of loneliness after her best friend moved away.

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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.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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betray - Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy

Benedict Arnold famously betrayed the heroes of the Revolutionary War by helping the British.

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Good / Friendly

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chat - Talk in a friendly and informal way

The CEO would chat with his employees regularly to learn more about them.

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Other / Move

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contour - The edge that defines the shape of something.

Bill could tell by the easy rolling contour of the land that it would be a good place to establish his horse ranch.

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Bad / Weak

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bum - A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.

Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.