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skeptical - Not easily convinced, having doubts or reservations.

When the detective was told that the death was an accident, he was skeptical, and he eventually solved the murder case and brought the criminal to justice.

verb

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skyrocket - For something to increase very quickly.

Because his hi-tech company had an important patent, Bill saw the company's stock price skyrocket.

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spontaneous - Happening extremely quickly, starting in a single moment

When Doris heard the living room window smash, her spontaneous reaction was to run out of the back door with her cell phone and call the police.

noun

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champion - Somone who wins, for himself or for others.

Muhammed Ali was a champion boxer, who knocked out many opponents in the boxing ring.

verb

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gratify - To provide pleasure or satisfaction

Though Betty was on a diet, sometimes she gave in and ate a bar of chocolate to gratify her desire for sweets.

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rehabilitate - To help restore a person to a former successful or healthy condition

After 2 months in the hospital, Jim's main goal was to rehabilitate himself physically in order to resume his former busy schedule.

verb

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rebound - To recover from a bad situation.

The company's stock did badly at first, but it rebounded when it hired a new president.

adjective

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Good / Exciting

exhilerating - Making you feel very happy, excited, and full of energy

Martha found painting exhilerating, because she could express what she saw and felt in images and colors.

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Good / Calm

mystical - Relating to the belief that there is hidden and spiritual meaning in life.

From the time that Joan sensed that there is a mystical side of life, she spent more time praying and meditating.

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enthusiastic - Feeling or showing a great deal of excitement and interest about somebody or something.

Bill was enthusiastic about baseball, went to baseball games as often as he could, and spent hours each day learning about baseball players and teams.

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marathon - Referring to an activity that takes a long time and a great deal of effort

After the company's computers crashed, 30 programmers worked together in a 15 hour marathon debugging session to get the computers up and running again.

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foolproof - A plan that is so clever that it is certain to succeed.

The robbers felt they had a plan to rob Monte Carlo that was foollproof.