verb

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boast - To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities

After his record-breaking race, the runner boasted to the crowd and entertained it.

adjective

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Good / Big

audio

lofty - Very high

Bill had lofty ambitions and he was confident he would be rich and successful.

verb

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Good / Flexible

Url audio

migrate - To travel to a new location or country, to live there temporarily or permanently.

Many birds migrate to southern climates in the winter, because during that season they find eating and living there easier.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

audio

finicky - Fussy about one's needs or requirements, liking things only when they are correct in every detail

Laura was so skinny because she was a very finicky eater, only liking foods prepared in a very specific way.

noun

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Good / Successful

Url audio

luxury - Something enjoyable and possibly expensive but not necessary.

When they were saving to buy a house, going out to dinner was a luxury that could not afford.

noun

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Good / Smart

Url audio

wizard - A person who is exceptionally skilled or clever at something; or a man who practices magic; a magician.

He’s a real wizard when it comes to fixing cars—there's nothing he can’t handle.

adjective

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Good / Pleasure

Url audio

mouthwatering - So tasty or appealing in appearance that it stimulates the appetite.

The chef presented a mouthwatering dessert that had everyone grabbing plates and forks and running to the desert table.

noun

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Bad / Dislike

Url audio

acrimony - Showing feelings of anger and bitterness.

The former husband and wife were grateful that after their divorce they still were friends, and that there was no acrimony between them.

adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

grouchy - Irritable, bad-tempered, and complaining

Eli was a grouchy man who hated when the neighborhood kids would walk on his lawn.

noun

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Bad / Unfriendly

Url audio

bigot - A person who is intolerant toward those with different opinions, beliefs, or lifestyles.

He was labeled a bigot for making offensive comments about immigrants.

noun

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Other / Inward

Url audio

diversion - Something that distracts attention from something else, sometimes done for fun or relaxation.

Reading or listening to music is a great diversion when you're feeling stressed.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

Url audio

bum - A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.

Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.