verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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shun - To persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

When David tried to join in the conversation at the club, they ignored him, and he suspected that he was being shunned because he had a different religion than they did.

noun

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Bad / Angry

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outcry - A strong expression of anger and disapproval about something

When the governor raised real estate taxes by a large amount after promissing not to, there was an outcry of protest by the public and the press.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

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relentless - To act intensely and continuously, usually negatively

The monsoon's relentless rain caused flooding that left the village partly under water

noun

See verb

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Bad / Dishonest

audio

fib - A lie, typically an unimportant one

Jon told a little fib to his teacher about why he couldn't finish his homework and hoped she would believe him.

verb

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Bad / Powerless

Url audio

capitulate - To give in or stop resisting something, often unwillingly.

Tired of arguing, he capitulated and agreed to go with the group’s plan.

noun

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Good / Beautiful

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doodad - A trivial ornament or gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall

Liam's father didn't understand technology and would always ask how these doodads worked.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

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cram - To completely fill (a place or container) to the point that it appears to be overflowing.

Public garbage cans are always crammed with trash until it spills onto the street.

noun

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Good / New

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sprout - A shoot of a plant

The sprouts swayed in the wind for now, but they would soon grow into strong plants.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

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usurp - To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force; to seize or assume something without the right to do so.

Throughout history, many rulers have usurped thrones through deceit and betrayal

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

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enslaved - Held in physical or psychological bondage or control.

Max felt enslaved by his addiction to cigarettes, and often struggled to try to give it up.

noun

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Other / Desire

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dibs - The right to have or choose something

During the Black Friday shopping spree, Eleanor called dibs on a flatscreen TV, but someone in the aggressive crowd got to it first.

adjective

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Other / Inward

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capricious - Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

It was difficult to identify her true personality, given her capricious behavior.