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pious - Devoutly religious

For their pious commitment to God, the group of nuns were honored by a visit from the Pope.

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craven - Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

At the town hall meeting, constituents yelled at their craven representatives who refused to work together.

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Bad / Unhappy

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disgruntled - Angry or dissatisfied, and feeling that complaining won't help.

The customers were getting more and more disgruntled having to wait in line for 30 minutes to get to the cash register.

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devout - Dedicated or loyal to a cause, activity, or person.

His devout love for his country inspired him to join the military.

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Bad / Dirty

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tawdry - Showy but cheap and of poor quality

The highly visible set of jewelry was too tawdry to be taken seriously.

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Bad / Powerless

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wimpy - Fearful and lacking courage

Sam took boxing lessons, hoping that it would strengthen him physically and emotionally, so he could improve his generally wimpy attitude towards challenging situations.

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stubborn - Determined not to change your opinion or attitude

Fred was stubborn as a mule, and never admitted that he could ever make a mistake

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impressive - Eliciting admiration or respect due to excellence, skill, or ability.

The athlete's round-the-clock training resulted in an impressive performance that broke several records.

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victorious - Successful in overcoming a challenge or opponent, winning a victory, triumphant.

The victorious team celebrated their hard-earned championship win.

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Bad / Confused

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perplexing - Confusing and difficult to understand

Scientists find it perplexing how life's incredible complexity came out Earth's hot water all by itself.

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Good / Big

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stupendous - Extremely impressive

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

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Bad / Small

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skimpy - (of clothes) short and revealing

Ami's father said firmly that he wouldn't letter her go to the beach in the skimpy bathing suit she had just bought.