verb

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Other / Wet

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scald - To injure with very hot liquid or steam

A common danger in households is the possibility that children can be scalded with unattended hot water.

verb

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Other / Move

Url audio

divert - To change the direction or course of something.

The police diverted traffic due to the accident, and it took an extra hour to get home.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

jiffy - A moment

Rick the deliveryman said he would be back in a jiffy just as soon as he delivered the remaining packages.

noun

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Bad / Strange

audio

quirk - A peculiar behavioral habit

Sam was normal by most standards, except for his quirk of eating pizza slices backwards.

adjective

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Good / Big

Url audio

expansive - Open, ready to communicate, experience, and relate more

They liked mountain climbing, because they loved the expansive views from the top of the mountains.

noun

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Other / Inward

Url audio

sanctuary - A location where one can find protection, safety, or peace, often from danger or persecution.

The hotel on the mountain was considered a sanctuary, where people could find peace in a busy world.

noun

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Bad / Attack

audio

mugger - A person who attacks and robs another in a public place

Darlene thought she was safe walking on a public street in broad daylight until a mugger ran off with her purse.

adjective

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Good / New

audio

spontaneous - Happening extremely quickly, starting in a single moment

When Doris saw the gunman start shooting in the schoolyard, her spontaneous impulse was to run and hide behind a car.

noun

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Bad / Dislike

Url audio

acrimony - Showing feelings of anger and bitterness.

The former husband and wife were grateful that after their divorce they still were friends, and that there was no acrimony between them.

noun

See verb

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Bad / Weak

Url audio

decay - The result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for.

The dentist tried to remove the decay in the teeth that had been caused by so much eating of cake and cookies.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

audio

garish - Clothing that is unusually different, bright and showy

Many garish outfits today look like they were colored with every crayon in the box.

adjective

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Bad / Old

audio

musty - Having a stale, moldy, or damp smell

The old books were priceless but gave off a musty smell due to their age.