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adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

cranky - Easily irritated or annoyed

New parents tend to lose sleep because they have to calm their cranky babies.

verb

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Bad / Attack

debunk - To expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)

No matter how many false myths exist, the truth will always debunk them.

verb

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Bad / Confused
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baffle - To totally bewilder, confuse, and mystify.

Martha was baffled about several things in her life, especially why she seemed to spend more money than she had, and why she couldn’t lose weight even though she carefully watched her diet.

noun

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Bad / Small

pipsqueak - A person considered to be insignificant, especially because they are small or young

Linda wanted to ride on Charlie's bicycle, but he told her it was too big for a little pipsqueak like her.

verb

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Other / Body

waddle - To walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion

The penguins waddled, taking a whole day to travel one mile.

verb

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Bad / Disgusting

retch - To make the sound and movement of vomiting

Brenda felt like she was going to retch after eating sushi from the gas station.

verb

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Bad / Dislike

cringe - To contract one's face or body due to a feeling of disgust or embarrassment

While discussing her engagement on the phone with her friend, Laura realized that the thought of marrying Bob made her cringe with disgust.

noun

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Other / Shape

clod - A lump of earth or clay

Archaeologists dig through the earth to find bones and pottery, though they tend to only come up with clods of dirt.

verb

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Other / Wet

gush - For a liquid to flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly

On a hot summer day, water gushed out of the fire hydrant to cool everyone down.

verb

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Other / Move

wiggle - Move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements

Ian's dog tried to wiggle through the doggy door, but its body was too fat to fit through.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

brash - Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

Lydia was a very brash supervisor, always yelling at her employees to do their jobs.

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

hokey - Mawkishly sentimental

"It's a Wonderful Life" is considered hokey and superficial by many people, but it never fails to bring a tear to the eye.