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noun

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Bad / Disgusting

smog - Fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants

The smog blanketed the city, and its mask-wearing citizens emerged from the haze like ghosts.

adjective

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Bad / Pain

excruciating - Intensely painful

Becky had to see the dentist because her toothache was causing her excruciating pain.

verb

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Other / Up+Down

cascade - (of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities

Tracy felt a sense of calm at the water cascading over the rocks.

adjective

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Good / Friendly

gracious - Courteous, kind, and pleasant

Mark was always gracious in every encounter and made everybody around him smile.

adjective

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Good / Energy

rambunctious - Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous

The Tasmanian Devil is a stereotypically rambunctious character, rarely staying still and calm.

verb

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Other / Inward

hoard - To amass money or valued objects and then hide or store it away

If he was going to be a millionaire one day, Pete knew he'd have to start hoarding as much money as possible.

verb

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Bad / Afraid

gasp - Inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain, fear or astonishment

Sherry gasped when she suddenly realized that she had lost her wallet with $500 and all her ID's and credit cards.

noun

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Good / Energy

vitality - The state of being strong and active; energy

Despite being far older than most of the other runners, Hank's vitality shone through as he completed the marathon.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

unscrupulous - Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Jack climbed to the top of the management tree, but his unscrupulous methods meant that he had more enemies than friends when he got there.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

icky - Offensive to the senses or sensibilities; distasteful

The food left out in the hot sun for days gave off a very icky odor.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

flagrant - The way an action or situation is negative in an open and obvious way

The politician came right out and asked for a bribe in a flagrant violation of the law.

noun

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Good / Beautiful

trinket - A small decorative object, or a piece of jewelry that is cheap or of low quality:

Sara remembered how when she and Bill were 14 years old, he gave her a trinket for her birthday, and how she treasured it though it had no monetary value.