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Good / Pleasure

Url

pungent - Something that has a sharply strong taste or smell.

My mouth was watering when I smelled all the delicious and pungent smells coming from the kitchen.

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Other / Fast

Url

brisk - Active, fast, and energetic.

The brisk wind made it a great day for kite flying.

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Other / Sound

glib - (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

Barry was a glib person who pretended to be interested in other people even though he didn't really care about them.

verb

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Bad / Weak

languish - (of a person or other living thing) To lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

The crops languished in the field after the severe drought.

verb

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Good / Busy

throng - (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area)

The massive crowd thronged into the stadium to cheer on their country's Olympic athletes.

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Bad / Strange

gewgaw - A showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless

Francine valued the weird ring that Tom gave her, even though it was an inexpensive gewgaw - because she felt it showed that he cared about her.

noun

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Bad / Attack

rampage - A period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people

The businessman had to clean up his store after the damage caused by the rioters' rampage.

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Bad / Afraid

shudder - To tremble and shake, typically as a result of fear

Zeke shuddered when he saw the creepy tarantula approaching him.

adjective

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Other / Entice

spellbound - To hold one's complete attention, as if in a spell

The Jones family were spellbound by the wonder of Disneyworld.

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Bad / Delay

evade - To avoid or escape from someone or something.

For years after stealing the jewels from the Jewelry store, Marcel managed to evade being caught.

adjective

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Other / Inward

bashful - Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy

Mark could never be a salesman because of his bashful personality.

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Bad / Stupid

scatterbrained - Disorganized and lacking in concentration.

Kathy liked having deep conversations with people, and felt that spending time with scatterbrained people who talked about nothing important was a waste of time.