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Good / Big

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hefty - Large, heavy, and powerful

Compared to Kevin, who was literally half his size, Shaquille looked very hefty.

verb

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Good / Exciting

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wonder - To feel curiosity or doubt about something; to question or inquire about something, often with a sense of awe or amazement.

When she saw the magician perform his final trick with the glass ball, she couldn't stop wondering how he did the trick.

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Bad / Dislike

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cringe - To contract one's face or body due to a feeling of disgust or embarrassment

While discussing her engagement on the phone with her friend, Laura realized that the thought of marrying Bob made her cringe with disgust.

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Bad / Stupid

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imbecile - A person who behaves foolishly or lacks good judgment.

When he fell asleep on the bus, and he ended up in a dangerous part of town at night, he felt like an imbecile.

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Bad / Crazy

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megalomaniac - Someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control.

The dictator showed signs of being a megalomaniac even as a child, the way he bossed everyone around in the schoolyard.

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Other / Other

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rife - (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread

The country wanted to attract English-speaking tourists, but their English signs were rife with errors.

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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 / Crazy

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deranged - Behaving in an uncontrolled or dangerous way because of mental illness

Charles Manson led a group of followers who became mentally deranged as a result of taking too many psychedelic drugs

verb

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Good / Busy

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surge - (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward

The surging ocean waves meant the surfers had to run away from the beach to avoid danger.

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Other / Sound

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raucous - Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

At the World Cup, the Americans in the audience let out a raucous roar every time their team scored a goal.

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Bad / Attack

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treachery - A violation of allegiance, faith, or confidence; an act of deliberate betrayal.

Shakespeare often describes how royalty is overthrown by acts of treachery.

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Bad / Dishonest

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flagrant - The way an action or situation is negative in an open and obvious way

The politician came right out and asked for a bribe in a flagrant violation of the law.