noun

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Good / Flexible

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medley - A mixture of different things — a diverse combination of items, often from various sources.

The salad was a colorful medley of fresh vegetables.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

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wacky - Something that is strange and different to the point of amusement.

George’s grandmother was well known and loved for her wacky taste in shoes.

adjective

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Bad / Boring

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hackneyed - (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

Ricky was ready to tell his boss he was completely prepared for the job, but he wanted to avoid being told a hackneyed expression like "make sure you have his ducks in a row."

verb

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Bad / Delay

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linger - To stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave

The waiter and waitress staff needed to head home, but they first had to wait for the lingering customers to leave.

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

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groan - To make a deep slow sound in response to pain or annoyance

Liz groaned and rolled her eyes when Jack made an unfunny joke.

noun

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Bad / Delay

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backlog - A quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done

When Bill got back from his vacation, there was such a backlog of work to catch up with, that he had to work until 10pm every night for a week.

noun

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Bad / Crazy

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blabbermouth - An overly talkative person who speaks without thinking.

Don't tell Jerry things you don't want others to know about, because you can’t trust a blabbermouth with secrets.

noun

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Other / Other

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stash - A secret store of something

Carrie's kitchen pot would always act as a secret stash for her money.

noun

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Bad / War

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renegade - A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles

Benedict Arnold became an infamous renegade when he betrayed the Americans during the Revolutionary War.

adjective

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Good / Happy

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hilarious - Extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter

They found the comedian hilarious, and laughed non-stop for almost an hour.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

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conk - To hit someone on the head, usually with a heavy object.

The victim showed the police where the robber conked him on the side of the head before he took his wallet.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj

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uncanny - Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Some people have noted Nicolas Cage's uncanny resemblance to a person from the 1800s.