Mary found the use of curse words so repugnant, that she would pick herself up and leave the presence of anyone who started using them.
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Weak
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fragile -
Easily broken or damaged.
Annette considered buying the beautiful lamp, but she thought it might be too fragile for a house with young children.
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Strong
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formidable -
Inspiring fear or respect as a result being impressively powerful, intense, or capable.
Though he had big investors for his AI startup, he knew he had to overcome formidable competition against dozens of competing companies.
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Confused
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incomprehensible -
Impossible or extremely difficult to understand
Albert Camus' novel The Stranger is about a man's incomprehensible murder of a stranger seemingly for no reason.
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Confused
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impetuous -
Acting quickly and without thought or care; impulsive.
His impetuous decision to quit his job left him struggling to find a new one.
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Exciting
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dramatic -
Exciting or full of action and emotion.
There was a dramatic change in the weather overnight, when thunderstorms moved into the area..
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Powerless
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vulnerable -
Open to physical or emotional harm or attack, not protected.
Without shelter, the animals were vulnerable to the cold, and they rolled into a ball as much as they could.
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Calm
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painstaking -
Showing diligence and thoroughness in completing a task.
After months of painstaking research, she finally completed her PhD thesis.
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Successful
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phenomenal -
Very remarkable; extraordinary
Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room, and turned it into one of the largest companies in the world, and everyone would agree that that Facebook has been a phenomenal success.
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Uncomfortable
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frustrating -
Causing feelings of irritation or annoyance due to difficulties, obstacles, and lack of progress.
It’s so frustrating when the internet keeps disconnecting in the middle of an important video call.
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spooky -
An eerie or ghostly atmosphere that causes feelings of fear.
Eric regretted his ghost-hunting expedition with friends because he felt cold shivers when they went into the spooky old building.
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wary -
Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
After having almost drowned, Kyle was very wary about going swimming when he went with his friends to the beach.
