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Bad / Unfriendly

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fractious - (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly

Kaitlin's children were a fractious group that were always fighting in the back seat.

adjective

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Other / Light

Picture audio

blurry - Not clear or sharp in appearance; unfocused.

The picture came out blurry because the camera moved.

noun

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Bad / Weak

Picture audio

bum - A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.

Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.

verb

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Other / Move

audio

bypass - To avoid something by going around it.

Jim heard there was a lot of traffic on the main highway, and was able to bypass it by going on a smaller road.

verb

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Good / Strong

Picture audio

enforce - To make sure laws, rules, or regulations are obeyed.

The police are responsible for enforcing traffic laws.

noun

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Other / Inward

Picture audio

restraint - The action of preventing or controlling someone or something or oneself from moving, acting, or progressing

There were many things that bothered her, but she decided to exercize restraint, and not spill out all her emotions at once.

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Bad / Mistake

audio

snafu - A confused or chaotic state; a mess

A lack of funding led to the snafu of an incomplete bridge being built across the river.

nounverb verb

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Other / Move

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sprinkle - Scatter or pour small drops or particles of a substance over (an object or surface)

The chef sprinkled salt over the meat before cooking it.

adjective

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Other / Inward

Picture audio

taciturn - Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.

The taciturn boy rarely spoke, even to his friends.

noun

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Other / Other

audio

kilter - Out of harmony or balance

For many people, the justice system is off-kilter and favors the wealthy over the poor.

nounverb verb

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Good / Exciting

audio

intrigue - To arouse curiosity and interest by unusual, new, and fascinating qualities

Though Steve didn't understand much about the field of Artificial Intelligence, he was intrigued about all the talk he heard about it, and he wanted to learn more about it.

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Bad / Disgusting

audio

muck - Dirt, grime or messy substance.

Harold was not impressed when he returned from the office, to find that his idea of parking under a shady tree had back-fired because the birds had covered his car in all kinds of disgusting muck.