noun

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Bad / Stupid

audio

nincompoop - A stupid or foolish person

Bill's doctors told him that since he was a diabetic, he was a nincompoop for eating cake.

noun

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Bad / Mistake

audio

fluke - Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck

Since he was the worst player on his baseball team, Taylor knew the home run he had just hit was a fluke.

verb

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Good / Love

Url audio

nurture - To care for and encourage the growth or development of someone or something.

Parents should nurture their children’s creativity and confidence.

adjective

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Good / Exciting

audio

ostentatious - Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

In an ostentatious display, the socialite walked down the street wearing a fur coat, several gold necklaces, and silk gloves and hoped somebody would notice her.

adjective

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Good / Strong

audio

unscathed - Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm

Arnold strolled away unscathed from the massive explosion behind him.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

Url audio

dumps - A low or depressed emotional state

After failing the test, he was in the dumps all weekend.

noun

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Other / Light

Url audio

haze - A physical or mental lack of clarity.

The morning haze made it hard to see the road clearly.

verb

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Bad / Nervous

Url audio

vacillate - To waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive.

He would vacillate between a career in business - that would be more secure - or in acting, something that he loved to do.

verb

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Good / Big

Url audio

amass - To accumulate a large amount of something gradually, especially wealth, knowledge, or resources.

She amassed enough evidence to support the conlusions of her research.

verb

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Other / Slowly

Url audio

scan - To move your eyes over something slowly in order to get an overview or to find specific information, or getting a machine to do this.

He scanned the crowd for any familiar faces, hoping to see one of his friends at the concert.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

audio

ferocious - Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent

As the king of the jungle, the lion is one of the most ferocious animals on Earth.

noun

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Bad / Angry

audio

rage - A very strong feeling of anger

After 20 years of dedicated work, the way Allen was let go from the company without any notice left him with a rage that he never really got over.