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Good / Beautiful

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snazzy - Stylish and attractive

At the Met Gala, celebrities walked the red carpet while wearing snazzy designer clothing.

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Bad / Small

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frivolous - Not having any serious purpose or value

Recent laws have tried to end the frivolous lawsuits that clog up our judicial system.

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Good / Smart

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skeptical - Not easily convinced, having doubts or reservations.

When the detective was told that the death was an accident, he was skeptical, and he eventually solved the murder case and brought the criminal to justice.

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reclusive - Preferring to live in isolation and avoiding contact with others, often due to personal preference or a desire for privacy.

Many people described the artist as reclusive, rarely attending gallery openings or social events despite his fame.

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Good / Happy

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jaunty - Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner

As his arms swung back and forth, Leo's jaunty walk down the street projected an air of self-confidence.

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astute - Ability to understand things quickly and clearly, and to use the knowledge well

From a very early age, Gail instinctively knew everything about business, and and after college she proved to be an astute business woman, and became a millionaire before the age of 30.

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Bad / Strange

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infamous - Well known for some bad quality or deed

Willie Sutton is infamous for saying that he robbed banks because 'That's where the money is'.

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Bad / Bad

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bleak - (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

The bleak desert looked like nature's graveyard where not even a bush could be found.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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dismissive - Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering

Fred didn't mind not getting the job as much as the dismissive way the employer told him.

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staid - Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous

Jill liked Bob, but she really wanted someone more dynamic and exciting, and Jill just couldn't see herself spending the rest of her life with someone so staid and kind of boring.

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reticent - Describing someone who is inclined to keep their thoughts, feelings, or personal matters to themselves, not expressing them freely.

He was reticent about discussing his past, thinking that there were details that she might not react well too.

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meager - (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality

Most Americans have meager retirement savings and will need to work well into their older years.