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Good / Big

adjective

Picture

Exhaustive - Thorough and complete; covering all possibilities or details, leaving nothing out; including everything relevant.

After an exhaustive search, they finally found the missing files.

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Other / Other

nounverb verb

nip - Pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply

Puppies tend to nip their owners' hands when they are young.

nounverb noun

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Bad / Bad

adjective

tacky - In bad taste

Sam's hitting on women at the funeral was an extremely tacky thing to do.

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Good / Happy

noun

glee - Great delight

Christmas morning is a time of glee for young children as they open their presents.

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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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Good / New

adjective

newfangled - Different from what one is used to; objectionably new

Ruth just wanted to see the newest pictures of her grandson, but she couldn't figure out this newfangled thing called e-mail.

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Good / Good

adjective

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benign - Kind, gentle, and harmless in nature or effect, or not harmful to health

Despite his large size, the dog was completely benign and friendly.

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Bad / Dishonest

noun

charade - An act or event that is clearly false

Bill told Samantha that he wanted to get married, but she suspected that he didn't mean it, and that the dating was just a charade.

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Good / Good

adjective

splendid - Magnificent; very impressive

The five-star villa came with a splendid view of the ocean.

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Bad / Disorganized

noun

gobbledygook - Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense

For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.

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Good / Smart

verb

delve - Research or make painstaking inquiries into something

In his research for his book about George Washington, the author delved into the details of his life and presidency.

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Bad / Pain

nounverb noun

torment - Severe physical or mental suffering

Sufferers of depression must deal with the torment of their own thoughts on a regular basis.

nounverb verb