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Good / Successful

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summit - The highest attainable level of achievement or success; also the highest point of a hill or mountain.

She achieved the summit of her career when she became CEO of the startup.

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Other / Other

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amass - To accumulate something gradually, especially wealth, knowledge, or resources.

She amassed enough evidence to support the conlusions of her research.

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Bad / Crazy

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mercurial - Changing emotions suddenly and often

Fred loved almost everything about his wife except her mercurial behavior, where her moods changed suddenly between sadness and happiness, or love and anger

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Bad / Strange

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weird - Very strange or unexpected

Some scientists warn that global warming could result in weird weather patterns such as more violent hurricanes and more coastal flooding.

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Other / Wet

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quench - To drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty

Sally found that the best way to quench her thirst was by drinking water and not soda

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Bad / Old

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senile - Used to describe behavior, mental states, or conditions associated with aging, especially when a person becomes forgetful or confused.

The elderly man showed symptoms of becoming senile, like forgetting where he put his keys, but with support, he managed to live independently for a while.

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Bad / Confused

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boggle - For a person to be astonished or overwhelmed when trying to imagine something

Looking up at the stars and imagining the size of the universe can boggle a person's mind.

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Bad / Stupid

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gullible - Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

Charlie Brown was so gullible that he kept trying to kick the football, even though Lucy would always pull it away.

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Bad / Stupid

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shmo - A stupid person

Even though he is a loving father and husband, Homer Simpson is still viewed as a simple-minded shmo who has trouble with ordinary tasks.

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Bad / Dishonest

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guise - A deceptive appearance that is intended to deceive

Using the guise of helping older women, the thief was initially friendly and then robbed them.

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Other / Light

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flicker - An unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness

Wade's TV signal was reduced to undecipherable flicker once his cable had been cut off.

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Bad / Mistake

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culpable - Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible and guilty for something bad that happened.

The mother felt that her oldest son was more culpable for the messy bedroom than his younger brother, because he should have known better.