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vacillate - To waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive.

He would vacillate between a career in business - that would be more secure - or in acting, something that he loved to do.

adjective

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Bad / Pain

excruciating - Intensely painful

Becky had to see the dentist because her toothache was causing her excruciating pain.

adjective

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Good / Love

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infatuated - Having an intense but often short-lived passion or admiration for someone.

Max was infatuated with the woman he met at the party, and sent her a new poem every day.

adjective

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Bad / Small

scanty - Small or insufficient in quantity or amount

The detective persisted in his investigation even though he only had scanty information about what had happened at the crime.

adjective

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Bad / Attack

insidious - Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

The effects of climate change are so insidious that they're not noticeable until polar bears have less ice to live on.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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assault - To attack someone violently

The judge gave Nick a sentence of 5 years in jail for assaulting a policeman with a metal stick.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

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verbose - Containing excessive or unnecessary language

The essay was too verbose and needed to be edited and shortened for clarity.

noun

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Bad / Weak

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shortcoming - A fault or weakness that makes someone or something less successful or effective than they should be.

Andrew Carnegie didn't look at his poverty growing up as a shortcoming, and it didn't stop him from becoming the richest man in the world.

verb

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Other / Other

mimic - Imitate (someone or their actions or words), typically in order to entertain or ridicule

The baby was surprised to see that his reflection in the mirror would mimic everything he was doing.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

cruddy - Covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy; It can also describe someone feeling unwell or unhappy.

It was difficult to see through the cruddy windows because of the dirt and grease covering them.

noun

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Good / Exciting

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adventure - An unusual, exciting, and sometimes hazardous experience or activity.

He liked traveling, meeting new people, and seeing new places, and he was always ready to go on his next adventure.

adjective

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Other / Other

drastic - Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme

Emery's drastic weight loss was proven when he could fit his entire body inside his old pants.