noun

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Good / Beautiful

audio

pomp - Ceremony and splendid display, especially at a public event

Queen Elizabeth is always surrounded by ceremonial pomp whenever she attends a public event.

adjective

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Other / Body

audio

numb - Being unable to feel something, physically or emotionally.

When Bill's wife told him she wanted a divorce, for quite a while he just felt numb,and couldn't respond.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

dearth - A scarcity or lack of something

After the clothing store's 80% off sale, there was a dearth of shirts and jeans still available.

verb

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Bad / Attack

audio

devastate - To destroy something completely

The plague of locusts totally devastated the field of grain.

adjective

1781 of 3011

Bad / Disorganized

audio

slipshod - (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization

The workers who were hired to build the house were cheaper, but their work was slipshod, incomplete, and dangerous.

adjective

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Other / Wet

audio

gooey - Soft and sticky

The weird looking snack had a gooey caramel topping.

verb

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Bad / Disorganized

audio

tangle - Twist together into a confused mass

The cords to Miguel's devices were so tangled that they couldn't be separated.

noun

See verb

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Other / Body

audio

gaze - A steady intent look

Sheila's heart melted as she locked eyes with her baby's innocent gaze.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

audio

gaunt - (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age

Greta gently caressed her grandmother's gaunt frame which barely covered the small bed.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

audio

squabble - Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter

Calvin and Susie would always squabble over what board game to play.

noun

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Bad / Boring

audio

tedium - The state of being tedious

Betty viewed the pointless meeting as yet another exercise in tedium.

verb

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Other / Sound

audio

blare - To make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound

The car horn blared along with all of the other car horns as the traffic jam caused drivers to be upset.