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Bad / Strange

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putz - A stupid or worthless person

Homer was a putz who couldn't get through the basic tasks of daily life.

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Good / Big

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zenith - The highest point that something can reach.

When the soccer player was at his zenith, he helped his team win one game after another.

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Other / Slow

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deadlock - A situation where opposing sides can't make progress to resolve their differences

Congress couldn't pass any new bills because the political and emotional deadock between the Republicans and Democrats on almost every issue.

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Bad / Disorganized

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gobbledygook - Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense

For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.

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Good / Smart

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credibility - The quality and ability to inspire belief and trust.

A verified source increases the credibility of a news report.

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Other / Inward

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vibes - A person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others

Nia got some bad vibes before stepping inside the haunted house.

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Bad / Dishonest

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freeloader - A person who takes advantage of others' generosity or resources without giving anything in return.

The party was full of freeloaders, people who just showed up for the free food and drinks.

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Good / Pleasure

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hobby - A personal interest or pastime that brings enjoyment and relaxation.

Painting has always been her favorite hobby.

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Bad / Aggressive

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vigilante - An individual acting as a self-appointed enforcer of the law

Paladin was a vigilante in Have Gun Will Travel, finding outlaws on his own for the reward.

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charade - An act or event that is clearly false

Bill told Samantha that he wanted to get married, but she suspected that he didn't mean it, and that the dating was just a charade.

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Bad / Stupid

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bum - A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.

Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.

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pariah - An outcast, someone who is disliked and rejected.

Even though North Korea is regarded by most countries as a pariah government, people don't mess with them because they have an atom bomb.