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Good / Big

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epic - Large and impressive

Tolstoy's epic 1200 page novel "War and Peace" takes place during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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feud - Take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict

The Hatfield and McCoy families famously feuded for generations, with each new generation continuing the fight.

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Other / Surprise

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divulge - To reveal something secret or private, to make known information that was previously hidden.

The company wouldn't divulge any details about the new product, and it would be top secret until it came out.

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Other / Other

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sketch - A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture

Even though the suspect was wearing a hoodie, the police sketch of him managed to portray his facial features very accurately.

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Bad / Powerless

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grovel - To lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward

When he was told he was being fired, Todd groveled on the ground and pleaded with his boss.

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Good / Happy

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grin - Smile broadly, especially in an unrestrained manner and with the mouth open

Jose grinned with excitement when his parents told him he was getting a puppy for his birthday.

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Bad / Attack

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hostage - A person who is captured and held prisoner and is threatened with injury if a demand is not met

The revolutionaries said that the hostages would be released only after $20 million was deposited in their anonymous Bitcoin account.

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Bad / Confused

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fixation - An obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.

He had a fixation on perfection, which made it hard for him to finish projects.

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Other / Shape

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glob - A lump of a semiliquid substance

The pizza dripped with globs of cheese that were still hot.

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Other / Sound

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squeak - Make a high-pitched sound or cry

The mouse squeaked in a high pitch to its fellow mice when it found a food source nearby.

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Bad / Disorganized

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ponderous - Slow and heavy in movement or thought; lacking lightness or grace; dull or overly serious.

The ponderous lecture on quantum physics had everyone in the room struggling to stay awake.

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Bad / Stupid

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ditzy - Silly or scatterbrained

People called Tina ditzy because she was so focused on her cell phone that she couldn't concentrate on any other tasks at hand.