adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj

Url

esoteric - Difficult to understand unless one has specific knowledge or interest.

The professor’s lecture on quantum theory was full of esoteric concepts.

noun

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Good / Love

Url

sweetie - A very lovable person, a darling, used as a term of endearment.

When the father came home, his young daughter ran into his arms, and he loved hugging his little sweetie.

noun

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Other / Sound

Url

whisper - The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

It was so quiet at the abandoned mall that you could hear a whisper from a great distance away.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

Url

lowly - Low in status or importance;.

Though he had the position of a lowly janitor, he had dreams of rising up to higher positions in the company.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

patsy - A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something

To many conspiracy theorists, Lee Harvey Oswald was simply a patsy who did not work alone when JFK was assassinated.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

nincompoop - A stupid or foolish person

Bill's doctors told him that since he was a diabetic, he was a nincompoop for eating cake.

adjective

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Bad / Dangerous

treacherous - Hazardous or extremely dangerous conditions.

The already dangerous road on the narrow mountain pass was made even more treacherous by the high incidences of rock falls.

verb

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Other / Fast

jolt - To cause (something or someone) to move in a quick and sudden way

Emma jolted awake when she heard footsteps downstairs.

verb

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Other / Sound

muffle - To make (a sound) quieter : to decrease the noise made by (something)

Anna muffled her ears with her hands so she wouldn't have to hear the loud noises from the construction workers.

adjective

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Good / Calm

unfazed - Not surprised or worried

The soldier had nerves of steel and was unfazed by the bullets whizzing all around him

adjective

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Good / Big

Url

enormous - Extremely large in size or amount

No other animals were able to slow down the march of the enormous elephants.

noun

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Good / Exciting

hoopla - Excitement surrounding an event or situation, especially when considered to be unnecessary fuss

Even though iPhone models rarely change much every year, the hoopla surrounding them always leads to long lines of customers.