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Good / Pleasure

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slake - To quench or satisfy one's thirst

Trevor slaked his thirst at the soccer game by drinking half of his water bottle.

noun

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Good / Exciting

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suspense - A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what might happen.

The suspense in the movie was getting so intense that the audience could barely sit in their seats.

adjective

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Other / Inward

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primal - Relating to very basic emotions or conditions

The book The Primal Scream deals with deep, essential emotions that are at the core of every human being.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

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dire - (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent

Finding survivors under the earthquake's rubble was a dire situation.

noun

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Good / Busy

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flurry - A small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

As if the foot of snow wasn't bad enough, the wind suddenly pelted Daria with a flurry of snowflakes.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

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ninny - A foolish person

It didn't matter that Roland was wearing a nice suit; his ridiculous red wig and fake glasses seemed to indicate to others that he was just a fooling ninny.who didn't have to be taken seriously.

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Other / Body

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dimple - A small depression in the flesh, either one that exists permanently or one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles

Maddie was a cute girl, especially because of the dimple on her cheek.

verb

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Other / Sound

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howl - To cry out loudly in pain, anger, amusement, etc.

The dog howled loudly at the moon.

noun

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Good / Successful

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destiny - The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.

They felt as though it was their destiny to bring peace to the troubled region, and they never gave up and never stopped trying.

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Other / Other

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mortified - Very embarrassed

Hannah was mortified to learn that the whole school knew about her crush on Jared.

adjective

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Good / Strong

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noble - Having high moral qualities such as honor, courage, and generosity.

He announced to the group that he had made the noble decision to donate a large part of his inheritance to charity.

verb

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Good / Flexible

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optimize - To make the best and most effective use of a situation, opportunity, or resource.

Since it hadn't rained for 6 months, and the reservoir levels were low, the mayor made a plan to optimize the people's use of water.