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Other / Sound

adjective

shrill - (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing

June had to plug her ears to avoid hearing the shrill voices of her screaming children.

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Good / Big

adjective

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Ample - Plentiful, more than enough

Now that Jim and Jill were retired, they had ample time to take walks in the park together.

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Other / Shape

adjective

blunt - (of a knife, pencil, etc.) having a worn-down edge or point; not sharp

Some knives are blunt and therefore pose less risk of accidentally cutting yourself.

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Other / Squeeze

verb

wring - To squeeze and twist something.

Betty was good at wringing every cent out of every dollar she earned.

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Good / Big

adjective

Picture

Boundless - Extremely large in amount or degree, unlimited.

The desert stretched out with boundless beauty in every direction.

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Bad / Aggressive

noun

brouhaha - A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something

The brouhaha in Congress erupted after they failed to vote on next year's budget.

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Bad / Disgusting

adjective

dingy - Gloomy and drab

The paint-chipped and depressing room was too dingy to live in.

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Other / Body

noun

glutton - An excessively greedy eater

Danny was a glutton who spent all of his free time eating.

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Bad / Stupid

verb

blabber - Talk foolishly, mindlessly, or excessively

Much to Fred's dismay, Belinda would blabber endlessly about trivial matters that seemed to him to be just a waste of time and breath.

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Bad / Bad

adjective

nefarious - An act or behaviour that is criminal, evil or wicked.

Joe could only blame himself for the jail sentence that followed his nefarious career as a gangster.

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Other / Slow

verb

meander - (of a river or road) follow a winding course.

The river meandered across the plains like a winding snake.

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Other / Move

verb

stampede - A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals

The elephants stampeded towards the poachers, who were now scared for their lives.