verb

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Bad / Stupid

audio

blather - To talk long-windedly without making very much sense

Sally would blather on about pointless topics until people just walked away from her.

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

audio

bumbling - Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent

Homer was a bumbling fool who would also put his family members in danger.

adjective

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Bad / Small

audio

trivial - Of little value or importance

Jan was a master of trivial knowledge about her favorite football team, but she didn't know the name of the Vice President.

verb

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Good / Calm

audio

tinker - To attempt to repair or improve something in a casual way, often to no useful effect

Mitch tried to tinker with his computer before realizing that it was more broken that he had thought, and that he had to bring it to the computer store to have a professional repair it.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

Url audio

grab - To take or seize something quickly or suddenly, often with a strong or swift motion.

He tried to grab the last large piece of pizza before anyone else noticed.

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

bawl - To cry loudly and uncontrollably.

When my baby starts to bawl, I go through my trusty checklist: is he hungry, tired, teething, or have a bad diaper?

verb

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Other / Move

Url audio

subside - To become less intense, violent, or severe; to gradually decrease and go down to a lower level.

After the winds and rain of the hurricane finally subsided, people could see the damage that was left behind.

noun

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Good / Strong

Url audio

leverage - The ability to influence people, situations, or decisions to gain an advantage

She leveraged her connections to get the job, ahead of the many others who had applied for it.

noun

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Bad / Crazy

Url audio

lunacy - Stupid or crazy ideas or behavior that is likely to have bad results

When Edwin Hubble suggested in 1922 that most of the little dots in the sky are entire galaxies, most scientists thought that the idea was sheer lunacy.

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

Url audio

asinine - Lacking good judgment or sense.

That was an asinine decision—why would you jump into the pool with your phone?

adjective

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Bad / Bad

audio

toxic - Containing or being something poisonous especially when capable of causing serious injury.

After years that the chemical factory dumped waste in Pine river, the river became too toxic for anyone to safely visit.

noun

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Other / Shape

Url audio

chasm - A wide difference in opinions, interests, or feelings between people or groups, or an actual deep split or gap in the earth.

A chasm of misunderstanding separated the husband and wife after the argument.