noun

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Bad / Strange

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pervert - To corrupt or debase something, to alter or distort something from its original or intended meaning or course.

Parents have to monitor their kids' use of the internet, to make sure nothing is perverting their mind.

adjective

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Good / Successful

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victorious - Successful in overcoming a challenge or opponent, winning a victory, triumphant.

The victorious team celebrated their hard-earned championship win.

noun

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Bad / Strange

yokel - A naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town

Jed Clampett knew he and his family were considered yokels from the countryside, so he was unsure of how they would be treated in Beverly Hills.

adjective

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Good / Beautiful

exquisite - Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

Patty carefully knelt down to get a closer look at the exquisite rose, afraid that touching it would tear it.

verb

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Bad / Mistake

flunk - To fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study

Ron hid his school test from his mother because he didn't want her to know he had flunked it.

adjective

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Other / Surprise

dumbstruck - So shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak.

When Bill heard on the phone that the storm had destroyed his summer house, he was dumbstruck, and didn't know how to respond.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

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oppressive - Unjustly harsh or tyrannical, especially in the use of power or control.

The regime was known for its oppressive laws that silenced dissent, so crowds that gathered risked the army breaking it up.

noun

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Other / Wet

ripple - A small wave resulting in water from displacement or movement.

The stone Paul threw into the lake caused a big ripple.

verb

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Bad / Stupid

blather - To talk long-windedly without making very much sense

Sally would blather on about pointless topics until people just walked away from her.

noun

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Bad / Angry

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vengeance - Seeking retaliation, harm, punishment, and revenge.

The dictator acted with a swift vengeance against all those who had taken part in the rebellion.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

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detonate - To cause something to explode suddenly and violently.

One small spark is enough to detonate a barrel of fireworks.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

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alibi - A claim of innocens due to evidence that someone was somewhere else when a crime took place.

Without a solid alibi, the man became the prime suspect in the case.