adjective

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Bad / Old

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obsolete - No longer in use, especially because something newer or better has replaced it.

Floppy disks are now completely obsolete in the age of SSD drives and cloud storage.

adjective

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Good / Calm

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transfixed - Unable to move or stop looking at something because you are so interested, surprised, or frightened

When he visited the Louvre, Bill was transfixed by the strange smile of the Mona Lisa.

verb

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Other / Move

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glide - To move easily and smoothly

When Michael Jordan went up to shoot a basket, it seemed that he glided through the air.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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pariah - An outcast, someone who is disliked and rejected.

Even though North Korea is regarded by most countries as a pariah government, people don't mess with them because they have an atom bomb.

adjective

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Good / Strong

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adamant - Firm and unshakable in attitude or belief, even when questioned by others.

Despite everyone's advice, she stayed adamant in her choice to travel alone.

noun

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Bad / Mistake

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bystander - a person who is near something that is happening but is involved by accident

When the police where chasing some robbers, they shot and injured some innocent bystanders.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

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unscrupulous - Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Jack climbed to the top of the management tree, but his unscrupulous methods meant that he had more enemies than friends when he got there.

verb

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Other / Inward

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swagger - Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way

The millionaire swaggered into the fancy nightclub, knowing all eyes would be on him.

noun

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Good / Calm

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solitude - The state or situation of being isolated and alone.

They spent their weekends in the country cabin, and they enjoyed the peace and solitude by the lake in the woods.

adjective

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Good / Big

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lofty - Very high

Bill had lofty ambitions and he was confident he would be rich and successful.

noun

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Other / Light

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flicker - An unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness

Wade's TV signal was reduced to undecipherable flicker once his cable had been cut off.

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Bad / War

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apocalypse - A dramatic event resulting in great destruction and change

Some believe that the ultimate redemption will occur only after an apocalypse that will destroy much of the world as we know it.