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Good / Exciting

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Fascinating - Extremely interesting or captivating.

The documentary about space was absolutely fascinating—I couldn’t stop watching it.

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Bad / Boring

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tiresome - Making you feel annoyed or bored

Martha found it tiresome to go on date after date with guys who were obviously on a completely different wavelength.

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Good / Busy

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industrious - To work very hard

The sociologist Max Weber said that the success of a society depended on workers being industrious.

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Bad / Dishonest

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sleazy - (of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral

The sleazy car salesman kept trying to sell Ned on unnecessary upgrades.

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Bad / Disorganized

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rampant - marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint

After World War I, the German economy entered a period of rampant inflation that destabilized it's society and paved the way for the rise of Nazism.

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Good / Good

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Marvelous - Excellent or outstanding in quality — remarkably good.

The view from the mountaintop was absolutely marvelous.

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Good / Beautiful

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Ornate - Heavily decorated with complex patterns or intricate details; elaborate in style, especially in language, art, or design.

The palace was filled with ornate furniture and golden chandeliers.

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Other / Inward

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Insatiable - Impossible to satisfy, especially a strong desire or appetite.

Her insatiable curiosity led her to read every book she could find on the subject.

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Other / Inward

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quaint - Attractive or charming in an old fashioned way.

Granny and Granpa lived in an old cottage in the country, with a quaint porch where we could have our tea and play board games.

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Bad / Old

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dowdy - (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

When Helen reached the age of 100, she didn't care that people thought that she dressed in a dowdy manner, she contented herself thinking about the wonderful family she had raised.

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Bad / Weak

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sluggish - Lacking energy or alertness

After working for 12 hours straight, Elizabeth felt too sluggish to do anything except sleep.

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Bad / Dirty

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tawdry - Showy but cheap and of poor quality

The highly visible set of jewelry was too tawdry to be taken seriously.