verb

1969 of 3207

Other / Shape

Url audio

skew - To cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort.

The fact that so many of guys on the track team were sick negatively skewed their performance results.

verb

1970 of 3207

Other / Other

audio

faze - To disturb or disconcert someone's emotions.

Quincy was naturally calm, so he was never fazed when people yelled at him.

noun

1971 of 3207

Other / Shape

audio

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

See verb

1972 of 3207

Bad / Strange

audio

slug - A tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk that typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pes

A slug is one of the slowest-moving animals on earth, so someone who is afraid of them can easily run away.

verb

1973 of 3207

Other / Move

audio

tug - To pull with a lot of force

Betty cried after seeing the movie, because the story tugged at her heart's inner emotions.

adjective

1974 of 3207

Bad / Disgusting

audio

grungy - Grimy; dirty

The grungy room required a lot of cleaning before it could be used by anybody.

noun

1975 of 3207

Bad / Powerless

Url audio

migrant - A person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work.

He grew up as a migrant worker with his family, always changing locations to find another farm to work on.

adjective

1976 of 3207

Bad / Strange

audio

eerie - Strange and frightening

The woods were dark and eerie, with untold dangers lurking for Sam.

noun

1977 of 3207

Bad / Mistake

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futility - the quality being ineffective, useless, unsuccessful, and achieving nothing.

Elon Musk confronted the common attitude regarding the futility of going to Mars, and is proving them wrong.

adjective

1978 of 3207

Bad / Confused

audio

oblivious - Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one

Alan was oblivious of the person talking to him because he was staring at his phone.

noun

1979 of 3207

Good / Love

audio

rendezvous - An arrangement to meet somebody at a particular time and place, especially between people who have great affection towards each other.

After Romeo and Juliet met at the masked ball, they arranged a rendezvous in the garden to continue their relationship.

verb

1980 of 3207

Bad / Pain

audio

writhe - To make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

The soccer player writhed in pain on the ground after spraining his ankle.