verb

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Other / Other

audio

smolder - Burn slowly with smoke but no flame

The burned ruins of the building smoldered as smoke still filled the sky.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

audio

garish - Clothing that is unusually different, bright and showy

Many garish outfits today look like they were colored with every crayon in the box.

adjective

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Other / Light

audio

shrouded - Something that is covered or hidden

Many feel that the real story behind the Kennedy assasination is shrouded in mystery.

verb

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Bad / Small

Url audio

downsize - To reduce the size, amount, or extent of something.

Bill saved money by moving into a smaller apartment, and tried to downsize his lifestyle and live more simply.

noun

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Bad / Dangerous

Url audio

beast - Something or somebody very difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

He acted like a beast when he lost his temper, and shouted at the top of his lungs and threw dishes.

adjective

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Good / Brave

Url audio

audacious - To be very confident and daring : very bold and surprising or shocking

The men knew that if they could do something as audacious as climbing Mount Everest, then nothing else in life would seem impossible.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

audio

vulgar - Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined

Marie's parents punished her for her vulgar behavior she displayed towards relatives she didn't like at a large family gathering.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

audio

gaudy - Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

The solid-gold interior of Larry's Ferrari was a gaudy touch that he loved, but many others felt it reflected an extreme sense of bad taste

verb

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Bad / Weak

audio

wane - To become weaker in strength or influence

After the automobile was invented, the era of the horse and buggy on the streets and roads began to wane

noun

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Bad / Strange

audio

punk - A person who is unlikely to amount to anything, and tends to annoy others

Avery was regarded as a punk who would many predicted would spend his life in and out of jail.

verb

See noun

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Other / Move

audio

slap - To hit quickly with the flat part of the hand

Maria reacted to the insult by slapping Jim in the face.

noun

See verb

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Bad / Weak

audio

limp - A tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness

Mike had a bad limp for the past 5 years, and it had been caused when he fell down a flight of stairs.