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romantic - Describing actions, gestures, or situations that are intended to convey deep feelings of love, often in a thoughtful or sentimental manner.

He gave her a romantic gift for their anniversary, along with a hand-written letter expressing his love and appreciation.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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leer - To look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way

Francesca felt very uncomfortable as the strange man leered at her for what seemed like an eternity.

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Bad / Bad

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nefarious - An act or behaviour that is criminal, evil or wicked.

Joe could only blame himself for the jail sentence that followed his nefarious career as a gangster.

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Bad / Bad

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scourge - A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

For at least half the country, Donald Trump is a scourge that can't be avoided.

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Other / Wet

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muggy - (of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid

The muggy weather caused Terrence to sweat through his shirt.

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Bad / Mistake

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dud - A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless

The firework turned out to be a dud when it landed back on the ground.

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Good / Exciting

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shebang - A matter, operation, or set of circumstances

Self-published writers are responsible for the whole shebang by not only writing the book, but also editing and marketing it as well.

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Other / Wet

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sopping - Extremely wet

When Bruce and Sally got caught in the thunderstorm, they both got sopping wet, but they were so much in love they didn't care.

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Bad / Nervous

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defensive - To put oneself in a position that is intended to protect oneself.

One of the challenges of a therapist is to achieve the trust of the patient, and overcome the patient's defensive behavior.

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Bad / Stupid

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schnook - A person easily duped; a fool

Charlie Brown was a schnook because he never expected before it happened that Lucy would pull the football away from him every single time.

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Other / Inward

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picky - Being very particular or selective about something, often to the point of being hard to please.

My dog is picky about where he sleeps; he’ll only rest on his favorite blanket.

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chintzy - Stingy and not willing to spend money, or cheap material

Brad was so chintzy when it came to spending money for clothes, that he hadn't bought a new shirt or pants for 10 years.