adjective

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Good / Pleasure

yummy - (of food) delicious

At the fair, Olivia wanted to eat as much yummy cotton candy as she could.

verb

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Other / Desire

Url

yearn - To have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

Ever since her husband passed away, Samantha yearned for his presence every day.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

zany - Amusingly unconventional and different

Einstein was unique among geniuses in that he also had a silly and zany side of his personality.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

wring - To squeeze and twist something.

Betty was good at wringing every cent out of every dollar she earned.

noun

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Bad / Attack

zinger - A striking or amusing remark

The late Don Rickles was known as a master of the zinger, even telling jokes about people to their faces.

noun

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Bad / Strange

zombie - A mythical dead person who is able to move because of certain spiritual powers

In the graveyard, hundreds of zombies escaped from their graves and walked towards the town.

verb

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Bad / Attack

wreak - To cause a large amount of damage or harm.

Joan yelled at her dog after it wreaked havoc throughout the house.

adjective

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Other / Other

wry - To see a bad situation in an amusing way

The comedian's wry humor helped the audience laugh at the difficult aspects of life.

noun

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Other / Desire

zealot - A fanatical person who is unyielding in their spiritual or political pursuits.

Juliet went into the hills alone to seek God, even though her friends called her a crazy zealot. She later testified that speaking to God in the storm was a profoundly healing experience.

verb

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Other / Move

wriggle - To twist and turn with quick squirming and writhing movements

The worm wriggled in Stan's hand and almost ended up falling to the ground.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

zonked - Exhausted; tired out

After studying for twelve hours straight, Fred was zonked out.

noun

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Bad / Angry

wrath - Great anger that results in a desire to punish

Tommy took a cookie out of the jar, not yet worrying about his mother's wrath.

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