pompous -
Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
The pompous man refused to speak to anyone who had less money or education than him.
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Taciturn -
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.
The taciturn boy rarely spoke, even to his friends.
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skimpy -
(of clothes) short and revealing
Ami's father said firmly that he wouldn't letter her go to the beach in the skimpy bathing suit she had just bought.
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Successful
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phenomenal -
Very remarkable; extraordinary
Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room, and turned it into one of the largest companies in the world, and everyone would agree that that Facebook has been a phenomenal success.
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Exhaustive -
Thorough and complete; covering all possibilities or details, leaving nothing out; including everything relevant.
After an exhaustive search, they finally found the missing files.
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Mistake
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negligent -
To mistakenly fail to do something that should have been done
Bill admitted that he was negligent in not locking the door, and as a result the house was robbed.
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Disgusting
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icky -
Offensive to the senses or sensibilities; distasteful
The food left out in the hot sun for days gave off a very icky odor.
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Uncomfortable
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sweltering -
Uncomfortably hot
In India during the summer, the sweltering heat literally melted the roads.
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Stupid
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Dysfunctional -
Not operating normally or properly; broken or impaired in function.
He grew up in a dysfunctional family where arguments happened daily.
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Unfriendly
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snooty -
Showing disapproval or contempt toward others, especially those considered to belong to a lower social class
Wearing a finely tailored suit, Philip looked down on the homeless beggar with a snooty glance.
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Aggressive
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brash -
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
Lydia was a very brash supervisor, always yelling at her employees to do their jobs.
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negligible -
A very small amount of something
If you had invested $1600 in stocks in 1978, and added only $100 per month, in 2016 you'd have $500,000, all from that seemingly negligible monthly amount.
