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Bad / Weak

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sputter - Top make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when hot and malfunctioning.

The SUV's engine sputtered as it struggled to haul the trailer behind it.

verb

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Bad / Weak

audio

succumb - To not be able to resist and finally to give into pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Michael had tried to quit smoking, but he kept succumbing to the temptation of nicotine.

verb

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Bad / Stupid

audio

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.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

Url audio

renounce - To formally declare one is giving up and abandoning a claim, a right, or possession

To start her diet she made a resolution to herself that she would renounce cake for a month.

noun

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Bad / Mistake

audio

boondoggle - Work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value

When the funds dried up before the bridge could be finished, it turned into an expensive boondoggle that couldn't transport anybody.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

audio

thrash - To beat a person or animal repeatedly and violently

After Steve insulted his wife, Owen thrashed him until he apologized.

verb

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Other / Move

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converge - To come together from different directions and meet at a point.

The streams converge into a single river near the valley.

adjective

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Bad / Nervous

audio

frantic - Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion

Between his two jobs and high debts, Randy was always frantic about how to deal with his life.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj

Url audio

counterintuitive - Contrarhy to what one would expect, but nevertheless true.

When perparing for the marathon, it may be counterintuitive, but sometimes it's good to take a day off and rest rather than running that day.

noun

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Good / Smart

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insight - A clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation.

He decided to live in a slum for a year in order to get an insight into how the poor lived.

noun

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Other / Shape

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shard - A sharp piece of broken glass, metal, or other hard substance

In his anger, Mike threw the bottle against the wall, and it broke into a thousand dangerous shards.

noun

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Good / Energy

Url audio

dynamism - Great energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind or personality.

The head of sales was so successful because of his dynamism and unstoppable energy.