detonate -
To cause something to explode suddenly and violently.
One small spark is enough to detonate a barrel of fireworks.
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Weak
adjective
pooped -
Extremely tired
After working all night, Sara was too pooped to even go home to her own bed.
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Weak
noun
malady -
A disease or ailment
Vaccinations have eliminated many maladies that used to sicken millions of people.
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Weak
verb
droop -
Bend or hang downward limply
Droopy Dog's eyes and cheeks would droop down so much that he looked like he was always tired.
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Attack
nounverb verb
See noun
blitz -
Attack or damage (a place or building) in a blitz
The soldiers blitzed the enemy before they were able to stop the attack.
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Bad /
Strange
adjective
desolate -
A place that is empty and without people
Albert sometimes liked going off by himself to a desolate beach, just to be alone and gather his thoughts
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Boring
adjective
tiresome -
Making you feel annoyed or bored
Martha found it tiresome to go on date after date with guys who were obviously on a completely different wavelength.
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Confused
adjective
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tricky -
Difficult to deal with or do, often requiring skill or caution, sometimes being deceptive or misleading, making it appear different from what it really is.
The magician used a tricky move to distract the audience
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Dirty
noun
slime -
A sticky liquid substance that is unpleasant to touch
When Arnold brought his box of snails to class, few people wanted to touch them because of the slime in the box and on their shells
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Disgusting
adjective
sordid -
Dirty and unpleasant.
Fred cleaned up his life, and started a nice family, and he didn't want to be reminded of his sordid past that involved drugs and dishonest activity.
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Old
adjective
doddering -
Tremble or totter, typically because of old age
Hiram may have been a doddering old man, but his mind was much steadier than his body.
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Aggressive
verb
instigate -
To cause an event or situation to happen by starting some actions
Fred was a bully in the school yard, and he always seemed to be instigating a fight or some other kind of trouble.
