buffoon -
A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown
With his mismatched clothing and general absentmindedness, Roy was viewed as a harmless buffoon that no one took seriously.
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Disgusting
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macabre -
Gruesome and horrifying, often involving death or injury — typically used to describe disturbing or morbid subjects.
She had a fascination with macabre stories about unsolved murders.
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Mistake
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futility -
the quality being ineffective, useless, unsuccessful, and achieving nothing.
Elon Musk confronted the common attitude regarding the futility of going to Mars, and is proving them wrong.
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Nervous
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tenterhooks -
Waiting nervously for something to happen.
After the weeklong trial, we were on tenterhooks waiting for the jury to give its verdict.
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Happy
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bliss -
Supreme happiness, utter joy or contentment
When Jack and Bertha compared themselves to their friends battling the snowstorms up North, they felt that lying on the Florida beach was practically bliss
verb
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Weak
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wane -
To become weaker in strength or influence
After the automobile was invented, the era of the horse and buggy on the streets and roads began to wane
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Dishonest
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hoodwink -
To deceive or trick someone.
The con man surveyed the crowd in order to find someone to hoodwink.
verb
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Angry
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slam -
To shut a door, window, or lid forcefully and loudly
When his boss told him he was fired, Keith angrily slammed the door shut when he got home.
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Stupid
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nonsense -
Words or actions that are silly, stupid, make no sense, and have no meaning.
The jury felt that the defendant's alibi sounded like nonsense.
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Other
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covert -
Hidden or secret
English and US covert actions against Germany during WWII sometimes had as big an impact as bombs and bullets
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thud -
A dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground
Jake tripped on the stairs and hit the ground with a resounding thud.
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Aggressive
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squelch -
To inhibit or suppress
The press secretary firmly denied and squelched the false rumors about the president's policy.
