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Other / Surprise

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Mystery - Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain, a person or thing that arouses curiosity or wonder because it is unknown or puzzling.

The cause of the strange noise in the attic remains a mystery.

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Bad / Aggressive

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oust - Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place

Standing outside the university and waving their signs, the angry protestors demanded that the board oust the controversial dean.

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Bad / Aggressive

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Firestorm - A violent outburst or uproar of emotion, controversy, or public reaction.

Her controversial comments sparked a firestorm of criticism on social media.

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Bad / Strange

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riff-raff - Disreputable or undesirable people

Molly dreaded walking past the homeless riff-raff after shopping at the luxury store.

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Bad / Disgusting

verb

retch - Make the sound and movement of vomiting

Brenda felt like she was going to retch after eating sushi from the gas station.

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Other / Entice

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spellbound - To hold one's complete attention, as if in a spell

The Jones family were spellbound by the wonder of Disneyworld.

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Bad / Attack

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scathing - Witheringly scornful; severely critical

After receiving poor service and undercooked food, the critic wrote a scathing review of the restaurant.

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Bad / Old

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geezer - An old man

To most people, William was just an old geezer, but he didn't care as long as he got to feed the ducks.

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Bad / Pain

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Inflammation - A physical condition characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain, often as a response to injury or infection.

The redness of the big toe was caused by an infection, and the inflammation was visible and painful.

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Good / Good

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magnificent - Extremely beautiful or good

Arthur went to Switzerland to see the magnificent peaks of the Alps

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Bad / Attack

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trounce - Defeat heavily in a contest

In the recent French election, eventual winner Macron trounced his opponent by a 2-1 margin.

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Bad / Crazy

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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.