verb

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Other / Slow

audio

lug - To carry or drag a heavy or bulky object slowly with great effort.

For Sam, the worst part of moving to a new house was lugging his belongings over there.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

audio

phony - Not genuine; fraudulent

To someone with an untrained eye, it can be hard to tell a phony handbag from a real one.

verb

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Bad / Small

audio

vanish - To disappear suddenly and completely

During his show, the magician placed a rabbit into his hat and then made it vanish.

adjective

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Good / Beautiful

audio

sleek - (of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy

Shampoo commercials typically show women with very sleek hair that shines under the lights.

adjective

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Good / Strong

Url audio

devout - Dedicated or loyal to a cause, activity, or person.

His devout love for his country inspired him to join the military.

noun

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Bad / Crazy

Url audio

blabbermouth - An overly talkative person who speaks without thinking.

Don't tell Jerry things you don't want others to know about, because you can’t trust a blabbermouth with secrets.

verb

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Other / Body

audio

chomp - To munch or chew vigorously and noisily

Nobody liked to eat with Frank because he would always chomp his food loudly.

noun

See verb

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Bad / Dangerous

Url audio

breach - An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.

I didn't trust him after he shared my secret, in what I regarded as a breach of trust.

noun

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Other / Light

Url audio

chimera - An impossible or foolish hope or dream; an illusion or fantasy.

His dream of becoming famous overnight was just a chimera.

verb

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Other / Other

audio

smolder - To burn slowly with smoke but no flame

The burned ruins of the building smoldered as smoke still filled the sky.

adjective

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Good / Smart

audio

lucid - Expressed clearly; easy to understand

The prosecutor's case was presented in such a lucid way that the jury easily understood why the defendant was guilty.

verb

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Good / Smart

Url audio

glean - To extract or derive meaning, knowledge, or insight from various sources, often in a careful or detailed way.

She managed to glean a sense of her good friend's feelings from the small clues in her words and actions.