adjective

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Other / Wet

audio

soggy - Wet and soft

Sasha was left with soggy cereal after she poured too much milk in the bowl.

noun

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Good / Exciting

Url audio

suspense - A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what might happen.

The suspense in the movie was getting so intense that the audience could barely sit in their seats.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

audio

batty - Mad and slightly crazy, usually in a humorous way

The computer system wouldn't let Greg log on or change his password, and it was driving him batty.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

Url audio

duplicitous - Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.

The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.

adjective

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Bad / Delay

audio

stagnate - Cease developing; become inactive or dull

The stagnating economy had left workers nervous about keeping their jobs.

adjective

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Other / Light

Url audio

gleaming - Being bright and shiny after being cleaned and polished.

The miner knew he had gotten lucky when he saw the vein in the cave's the wall with the gleaming gold shining in of it.

noun

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Bad / War

Url audio

mutiny - An act of refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.

A group of soldiers started a mutiny over the non-payment of wages.

verb

See noun

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Bad / Attack

Url audio

wreck - To destroy of severely damage something.

The tornando wrecked everything in its path.

noun

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Bad / Dangerous

Url audio

conflagration - a large fire that causes a lot of damage; or a large and violent event.

As the forest fire raged, people were afraid that the conflagration would reach and destroy the houses nearby.

verb

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Good / Flexible

Url audio

orchestrate - To organize a complicated plan or event very carefully

The general did an excellent job of orchestrating his various battalions during the intense battle.

adjective

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Bad / Dangerous

Url audio

malignant - Dangerous and harmful, tending to produce death or deterioration – often describing something destructive or uncontrollably harmful.

The doctors were concerned the tumor might be malignant and might spread quickly, so they removed it.

verb

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Good / Pleasure

Url audio

partake - To become involved with or take part in something with other people

Though he was on a diet, he agreed to go to the dessert room at the end of the party, and partake of some of the delicious offerings.