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rampage - A period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people

The businessman had to clean up his store after the damage caused by the rioters' rampage.

verb

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Other / Entice

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beguile - To charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.

Jim really didn’t like sitting at a desk and programming, and sometimes he suspected that he chose to be a programmer because he had been beguiled by the hope of becoming a rich entrepreneur.

adjective

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Good / Calm

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easygoing - Relaxed and carefree in attitude or behavior.

His easygoing nature, that he enhances with meditation, helps him stay calm under pressure.

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Good / Big

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ample - Plentiful, more than enough

Now that Jim and Jill were retired, they had ample time to take walks in the park together.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj

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subtle - Clever and indirect in approach or meaning.

The movie used subtle humor rather than loud, obvious jokes.

adjective

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Bad / Small

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negligible - A very small amount of something

If you had invested $1600 in stocks in 1978, and added only $100 per month, in 2016 you'd have $500,000, all from that seemingly negligible monthly amount.

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Good / Happy

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joyous - Full of happiness and delight; very joyful; bringing or causing great happiness.

Their wedding was a joyous occasion filled with love and laughter.

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Good / Strong

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acute - Very sharp and intense.

He asked that his wife keep the house clean because he had such an acute sense of smell.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

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harsh - Cruel or severe

In Catholic schools, nuns carry rulers to deliver harsh punishment to disobedient children.

noun

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Other / Other

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saga - A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

With its heroic characters and story spanning hundreds of years, Star Wars is the most popular cinematic saga in the world.

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surplus - The quantity of goods or assets exceeding the demand or requirement.

After the harvest, the farmers had a surplus of corn to sell.

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Other / Shape

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fluff - Soft fibers from fabrics such as wool or cotton that accumulate in small light clumps

A lint roller can remove fluff that accumulates on clothing.