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Bad / Unfriendly

nounverb noun

snub - An act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something

At school, Emily was often the object of a snub because her classmates always avoided her.

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Bad / Disorganized

noun

hodgepodge - A confused mixture

When Betty emptied her bag after trick-or-treating on Halloween, she dumped onto the table a hodgepodge of all kinds of candies.

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Bad / Unfriendly

verb

glower - Have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl

Ron glowered at Ben when Ben criticized the mayor of Ron's home town.

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Other / Light

verb

dazzle - (of a bright light) blind (a person) temporarily

In the dark forest, the travelers were dazzled by the extremely bright stars in the sky.

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Other / Wet

nounverb verb

trickle - (of a liquid) flow in a small stream

Water trickled from the faucet even after it was turned off.

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Bad / Bad

adjective

futile - Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Sisyphus was engaged in the futile task of rolling a boulder up a steep hill.

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Bad / Strange

adjective

desolate - A place that is empty and without people

Albert sometimes liked going off by himself to a desolate beach, just to be alone and gather his thoughts

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Other / Sound

verb

muffle - To make (a sound) quieter : to decrease the noise made by (something)

Anna muffled her ears with her hands so she wouldn't have to hear the loud noises from the construction workers.

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Bad / Aggressive

verb

haggle - Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

After 20 minutes of haggling over the price, Mary finally agreed to buy the car at a slight discount.

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Other / Move

verb

lurch - Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger

The town drunk lurched home, never managing to walk a straight line.

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Bad / Disorganized

nounverb noun

muddle - An untidy and disorganized state or collection

The complicated math equation looked like one giant muddle.

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Good / Smart

noun

gist - The substance or essence of a speech or text

Very intelligent people can understand the gist of a topic even if they can't remember every word of it.