adjective

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Good / Big

stupendous - Extremely impressive

Evel Knievel became famous as a daredevil for his death-defying and stupendous stunts.

verb

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Other / Body

swaddle - To wrap someone, especially a baby, in garments or cloth

Pam swaddled her baby in cloth to keep him warm.

adjective

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Good / Important

Url

substantial - Of considerable importance, size, or worth; or strongly built or solid in structure.

They named the building after him because he made a substantial donation to the charity.

adjective

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Good / Smart-Adj

Url

subtle - Clever and indirect in approach or meaning.

The movie used subtle humor rather than loud, obvious jokes.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

Url

stymie - To prevent or hinder the progress of something.

When he got very sick, it stymied his plans and ability to study for final exams.

noun

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Other / Other

sundry - Various items not important enough to be mentioned individually

Wes needed to freshen up before getting on the plane, so the newsstand employee pointed him to the deodorant and other various sundries on the shelves.

noun

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Good / Successful

Url

superstar - A person who is extremely talented or admired in a particular field.

She became a superstar after her debut album topped the charts.

verb

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Other / Stop

Url

subside - To become less intense, violent, or severe; to gradually decrease and go down to a lower level.

After the winds and rain of the hurricane finally subsided, people could see the damage that was left behind.

verb

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Bad / Confused

Url

stupefy - To shock or surprise you so much that you cannot think properly for a while..

When I read about how Larry Ellison built up Oracle into a powerhouse, It tends to stupefy me, and find it hard to understand how he did it.

adjective

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Other / Other

superfluous - More than is needed or wanted

Matt was supremely confident, and he regarded praise from others as superfluous.

noun

See verb

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Good / Busy

surge - A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide

A surge of people broke through the barriers as the police tried to hold them back.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

sully - To damage the purity or integrity of something; to defile.

Martha spread rumors about Anne, and even though it came out later that the rumors were false, the damage had been done and Anne's reputation was sullied.