noun

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Bad / Dangerous

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conflagration - a large fire that causes a lot of damage; or a large and violent event.

As the forest fire raged, people were afraid that the conflagration would reach and destroy the houses nearby.

noun

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Bad / War

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warrior - A brave or experienced soldier or fighter.

The Mongol army conquered so much of the world because they had a warrior mentality and a warrior spirit.

noun

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Good / Calm

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interlude - A short period of time that interrupts a longer event or activity.

When it rained, they took shelter in an old barn, and that created a long interlude during their hike.

noun

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Bad / War

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skirmish - A brief and usually unplanned fight during a war

When a skirmish developed with the British army, the Revolutionaries had to make do with what weapons they had with them at the time.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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fetish - A form of desire in which gratification is linked to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc

The book "Fifty Shades of Grey" popularized the fetish of women submitting themselves to men.

adjective

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Bad / Old

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frumpy - (of a woman or her clothes) dowdy and old-fashioned

With her frumpy clothes, Penny was never invited to parties.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

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antagonize - To cause someone to become hostile or angry.

When he met someone new, he was honest about his political point of view though he knew there was a risk it would antagonize the other person.

verb

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Bad / Disgusting

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reek - To give off a very strong and unpleasant odor; to stink.

The pile of trash reeked so badly that Sheila could smell it from a block away.

verb

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Bad / Mistake

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bungle - To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome

The painter bungled his job when he misspelled the word on the road sign.

adjective

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Good / Happy

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chipper - Marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health

Ryan's chipper attitude made him very popular amongst his coworkers.

noun

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Other / Wet

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sprinkle - A small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface

A sprinkle of rain hit the ground, forming small puddles.

verb

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Good / Calm

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dwell - To live in or at a specified place

If he ever won the lottery, Duane wanted to dwell in one of Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary houses.