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Other / Desire

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ravenous - Extremely hungry; eager or craving something in an intense or insatiable way.

The ravenous wolves circled their prey, growling with hunger

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Good / Pleasure

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heavenly - Extremely pleasant or delightful.

After a long hike, the cool breeze on top of the mountain felt heavenly and refreshing.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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achy - Experiencing a dull, persistent pain in the body, often due to illness or tiredness.

The construction worker's achy muscles were a sign that he needed a vacation.

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Bad / Stupid

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asinine - Lacking good judgment or sense.

That was an asinine decision—why would you jump into the pool with your phone?

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Bad / Attack

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abusive - Being harsh or violent to another person, verbally or physically.

Samantha knew that she had to leave Jeff, because he was often abusive, both in words or actions - but she was afraid of what he would do to her if she did leave.

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Bad / Confused

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incomprehensible - Impossible or extremely difficult to understand

Albert Camus' novel The Stranger is about a man's incomprehensible murder of a stranger seemingly for no reason.

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Bad / Bad

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horrible - Very bad or unpleasant

Brad ran for the bus, and just missed it, and mud splattered all over his clothes - the beginning of a horrible day.

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Bad / Attack

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vindictive - Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

In the pilgrim's nightmare, the vindictive Thanksgiving turkeys sought revenge for being eaten.

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Bad / Unhappy

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inconsolable - So sad that a person cannot be comforted

Bob was inconsolable when he lost all his money at the gambling casino.

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Bad / Aggressive

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brash - Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

Lydia was a very brash supervisor, always yelling at her employees to do their jobs.

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gaunt - (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age

Greta gently caressed her grandmother's gaunt frame which barely covered the small bed.

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Bad / Boring

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drab - Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull

Tonya needed to hire a decorator to liven up her drab dining room.