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Other / Body

audio

throb - To steadily alternative between a large and small size

Bill saw on the monitor that his heart was throbbing with a regular rhythm.

noun

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Good / Brave

audio

bravado - A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

The warring country brought forth a large army in a show of bravado against their enemies.

verb

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Bad / Confused

Url audio

grope - To feel about or search blindly and uncertainly with the hands.

When he woke from the bad dream, he groped to find the lamp switch to turn it on so he could try to calm down.

adjective

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Good / Big

Url audio

cosmic - Vast or immense in scale or importance, often relating to space or the universe.

His innovative ideas were about the possibility of cosmic energy and how it flows through the universe.

noun

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Bad / Strange

Url audio

fairytale - A children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands; or something that is too good to be true or seems unreal.

He told a fairytale about how he got the job, but no one believed him, and people suspected that he had a relative in management.

noun

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Other / Shape

Url audio

tangent - A subject or activity that is a change in direction, and different than the one you had been doing.

The police tried to focus the only witness to the crime, but he kept going off on tangents about irrelevant topics.

adjective

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Other / Desire

Url audio

insatiable - Impossible to satisfy, especially a strong desire or appetite.

Her insatiable curiosity led her to read every book she could find on the subject.

verb

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Bad / Small

audio

eke - To manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty

Throughout the third world, many people can barely eke out a living from their small plot of land.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

audio

rickety - (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse

Arnie was terrified when he had to cross the rickety rope bridge that could collapse at any moment.

adjective

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Good / Pleasure

Url audio

fragrant - Having a good and pleasant smell.

When she entered the flower store, she loved the fragrant smells in the air from the great variety of flowers.

noun

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Good / Energy

Url audio

breakthrough - A sudden, important discovery or development.

He had a creative breakthrough that helped finish the novel.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

audio

tussle - Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle

The two deer tussled by angrily locking horns with each other.