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Bad / Delay

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hurdle - a problem that you must solve or deal with before you can make progress.

To take an idea and turn it into a successful and profitable product invovles countless hurdles that must be overcome.

verb

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Good / Happy

frolic - To play and move about in a cheerful, lively, and light-spirited manner.

On the first warm spring day after the long harsh winter, the lambs were let out in the field and they frolicked playfully in the fresh grass.

verb

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Other / Body

sniff - To draw in air audibly through the nose to detect a smell, to stop it from running, or to express contempt

Because of their superior sense of smell, dogs sniff new people and objects to determine more information about them.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

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wreckage - The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.

After the battle, the troops examined the wreckage of the enemy plane that had crashed, looking for any important information.

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.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

unhinged - Mentally unbalanced and unstable

Trevor crossed the street when he saw the unhinged person yelling at him.

adjective

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Bad / Small

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sporadic - Occurring occasionally or in scattered instances.

We had sporadic rain showers throughout the weekend.

adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

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despondent - Unhappy and feeling no hope or enthusiasm

Bill was despondent after failing the test that he had studied so hard for.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

ogle - To stare at something or someone in a desirous way

Fran felt uncomfortable the way some of the passengers on the subway ogled her diamond necklace.

verb

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Bad / Angry

lambaste - To criticize someone or something harshly

Before he was fired for his poor performance, Frank was lambasted by his boss in front of his coworkers.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

goad - To provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate some action or reaction

Max was the biggest 8th grader in the school yard, and he would often be aggressive with the other kids, trying to goad them into a fight that he knew he would win.

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Other / Entice

entice - To attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage

Evan wasn't supposed to eat the donut, but Dennis enticed him by waving one in front of his face.