verb

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Other / Move

zigzag - To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.

Skiers zigzag constantly in order to generate speed down the mountain.

noun

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Good / Energy

Url

workout - A session of vigorous physical exercise or training

After a day's work, Bill would stop at the gym for a 60 minute workout.

verb

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Bad / Attack

wreak - To cause a large amount of damage or harm.

Joan yelled at her dog after it wreaked havoc throughout the house.

adjective

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Good / Pleasure

yummy - (of food) delicious

At the fair, Olivia wanted to eat as much yummy cotton candy as she could.

noun

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Bad / Angry

wrath - Great anger that results in a desire to punish

Tommy took a cookie out of the jar, not yet worrying about his mother's wrath.

noun

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Bad / Strange

yokel - A naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town

Jed Clampett knew he and his family were considered yokels from the countryside, so he was unsure of how they would be treated in Beverly Hills.

noun

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Good / Important

Url

zenith - The highest point that something can reach.

When the soccer player was at his zenith, he helped his team win one game after another.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

wrangle - To have a long and complicated dispute

Even after a year, the senators wrangled over the health-care legislation.

noun

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Bad / Weak

Url

wreck - Something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.

Small submarines often go underwater to see the wreck of the Titanic.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

wring - To squeeze and twist something.

Betty was good at wringing every cent out of every dollar she earned.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

zany - Amusingly unconventional and different

Einstein was unique among geniuses in that he also had a silly and zany side of his personality.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

Url

yowl - A loud wailing cry, especially one of pain or distress

Walking in the park, Sara heard the pained yowl of a grizzly bear caught in a trap.