adjective

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Other / Other

Url

genre - A category or type of art, music, literature, or entertainment characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

My favorite genre of books is fantasy, especially those with magical worlds and epic quests.

verb

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Other / Up+Down

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descend - To move from a higher to a lower place or position; to go down.

We watched the sun slowly descend behind the hills.

adjective

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Bad / Pain

Url

agonizing - Something that causes great physical or mental pain.

After she took the final exam, it was agonizing to her that for a whole week she wouldn't find out the results.

adjective

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Other / Fast

Url

ephemeral - Lasting for a very short time brief.

Fame on social media can be ephemeral, disappearing as quickly as it starts.

noun

See verb

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Other / Light

Url

eclipse - A temporary reduction or obscuring of the light or importance of something, often used metaphorically.

The rise of smartphones brought about the eclipse of older mobile devices.

noun

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Other / Body

dimple - A small depression in the flesh, either one that exists permanently or one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles

Maddie was a cute girl, especially because of the dimple on her cheek.

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

Url

goofy - Foolish; harmlessly eccentric

Steve was regarded as goofy because he would make weird facial expressios to make people laugh.

verb

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Bad / Attack

mangle - To severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing

The speeding car was mangled beyond belief when it hit the tree at 80 miles an hour.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

Url

unsteady - Not firm, stable, or balanced; likely to wobble or fall.

The table is unsteady because one of the legs wasn't fixed correctly.

verb

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Good / Smart

Url

encrypt - To protect private information by putting it into a form that can only be read by people who have the permission to do so.

Even though the Germans encrypted their messages with a complex code, Alan Turing and his team were able to decipher it figure it out.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

jerk - A contemptibly obnoxious person

Tia was just trying to drive home, but the jerk in the next lane yelled at her for driving too slowly.

verb

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Bad / Disorganized

muddle - Bring into a disordered or confusing state

Reggie felt so tired after only 2 hours of sleep, that he tried his best to muddle through his tasks until he could leave work at 5pm.