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Good / Busy

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peppy - Lively and high-spirited

Landon's dog was so peppy that he ran 50 yards in a matter of seconds.

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Good / Flexible

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nimble - Quick and light in movement or action; agile

Track and field athletes have to be exceptionally nimble when jumping over high hurdles.

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Good / Friendly

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Compatible - Capable of operating or functioning together; able to exist or work together without conflict.

Make sure the charger is compatible with your phone model.

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Good / Successful

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phenomenal - Very remarkable; extraordinary

Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room, and turned it into one of the largest companies in the world, and everyone would agree that that Facebook has been a phenomenal success.

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Good / Big

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colossal - Extremely large

Frank looked up at the colossal cathedral which seemed to touch the sky.

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Bad / Weak

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fleeting - Lasting for a very short time

Life is fleeting, so we have to make sure our time on Earth is well-spent and meaningful.

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Good / Successful

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miraculous - So amazingly successful, that it almost seems to be a result of a miracle.

After the polio epidemic of 1952 that infected 60,000 children, the Salk vaccine introduced in 1955 seems like a miraculous protection.

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Bad / Afraid

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petrified - Extremely frightened.

When Arnold realized that someone had electronically stolen his sheet with his 50 passwords to all his accounts, he was petrified, realizing all the harm they could do if he didn't stop them quickly.

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Bad / Weak

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lethargic - Lacking energy and not wanting to do anything

Alan's depression made him lethargic, and his lethargy made him depressed.

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Bad / Dishonest

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bogus - Not real or genuine - fake or false (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted)

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had suspected all along that the letter offering Oklahoma land for $100 an acre had been totally bogus.

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Bad / Strange

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grotesque - Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal

When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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Bumpy - Unstable or rough, especially describing a ride or journey.

The bike ride was bumpy because of all the potholes.