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Other / Slow

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plod - Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps

Richard plodded through the desert as the heat and lack of water left him with no energy.

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Other / Inward

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boast - To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities

After his record-breaking race, the runner boasted to the crowd and entertained it.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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eyesore - Something that is very ugly or unpleasant to look at.

That abandoned building has become a real eyesore in the neighborhood.

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Bad / Angry

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furious - Being full of intense anger

Bill was furious that the electric company shut off his electricity by mistake even though he had paid the bill.

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Bad / Mistake

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mixup - An error resulting from things being wrongly arranged or identified.

There was a mix-up at the airport, and my luggage went to the wrong city.

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Other / Sound

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whine - Give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound

James was sick and tired that Harry would constantly whine about the company they worked for.

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Bad / Strange

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inscrutable - Difficult to understand

Martha always had an inscrutable smile, and Joe could never figure out if she loved or even liked him or not.

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rustle - Make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper

The autumn leaves rustled when the dog jumped on the pile.

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Bad / Angry

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hothead - Someone who reacts with anger quickly and impulsively without thinking carefully first

Jack's nature was to be a hothead, and his therapist told him he must learn to act strategically and deliberately, or he might do things he would always regret.

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Bad / Weak

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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.

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Bad / Disorganized

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machinations - Crafty schemes or plots, especially intended to achieve something deceitful or underhanded; secret or complicated plans, often with a negative or manipulative goal.

The villain's machinations were finally exposed, revealing his plan to transfer other people's money into his own account.

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finagle - To use tricks and dishonest methods to get what you want.

Somehow he was able to finagle a way to get tickets to the rock concert for our whole group.