verb

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Other / Wet

squirt - Cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in something in a thin, fast stream or jet

An elephant's trunk is so long that it can squirt water like a fire hose.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

scrawny - (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony

Jon was too scrawny to be on the wrestling team, so he had to watch them from the sidelines.

noun

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Bad / Attack

sniper - A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place

From a long distance, the sniper shot at his target.

adjective

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Other / Wet

gooey - Soft and sticky

The weird looking snack had a gooey caramel topping.

adjective

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Good / Friendly

genial - Friendly and cheerful

Burt was such a genial person that everybody he met liked him instantly.

adjective

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Bad / Pain

impoverished - Very poor.

We can hardly imagine how impoverished the average person was during the Middle Ages.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

loom - To appear as a dangerous event that might happen in the near future

Joe looked at the economic data, and could sense a recession looming in the near future.

noun

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Bad / War

brutality - Actions that are extreme violent and deliberately cruel

The brutality of slavery is not only horrible for the slaves, but has a terrible effect on society and everyone involved.

adjective

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Other / Other

daunting - Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating

As the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is the most daunting challenge for mountain climbers.

adjective

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Other / Other

covert - Hidden or secret

English and US covert actions against Germany during WWII sometimes had as big an impact as bombs and bullets

adjective

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Bad / Bad

despicable - Deserving hatred and contempt

The fans of both football teams engaged in despicable behavior by assaulting each other.

verb

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Other / Move

pluck - To take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place

In Ralph Waldo Emerson's beautiful poem Forbearance, he suggests that it is good to appreciate a beautiful flower without plucking it from the ground.

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