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debacle - A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco

Amongst human-led disasters, the sinking of the Titanic is considered a major debacle.

verb

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Other / Move

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zigzag - To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.

Skiers zigzag constantly in order to generate speed down the mountain.

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Good / Exciting

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wonder - To feel curiosity or doubt about something; to question or inquire about something, often with a sense of awe or amazement.

When she saw the magician perform his final trick with the glass ball, she couldn't stop wondering how he did the trick.

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Other / Surprise

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anticlimax - A situation where the outcome is much less dramatic than expected.

The final scene was such an anticlimax after all the suspense, that the audience was very disappointed.

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Good / Strong

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ironclad - So strong that it cannot be challenged or changed

When World War II started, Fred's ironclad loyalty to his country caused him to enlist in the army immediately.

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Bad / Stupid

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gibberish - Unintelligible, confused, or meaningless speech or writing

After the politician spoke for 10 minutes, Barry realized that nothing that he said made sense, and all the fast talking fancy phrases were nothing but gibberish.

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Other / Other

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context - The circumstances or background information surrounding an event, statement, or idea that help explain its meaning.

In a different context, his joke might have been actually funny and not offensive.

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Other / Shape

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prong - Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork

Forks come in many versions, some with varying numbers of prongs used for different tasks.

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prey - Hunt and kill for food

The owl swooped down and preyed on an unlucky fish for dinner.

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Good / Successful

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lucrative - Highly rewarding or beneficial, especially in terms of money or success.

He left his job to start a lucrative online business that made him thousands each month.

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incredible - So extraordinary or amazing that it is hard to believe.

She did an incredible job organizing the charity event in just a week.

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dumbfounded - So shocked that you cannot speak

The US public was dumbfounded when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929.