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adjective

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Bad / Weak

lax - Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful

Due to lax safety standards, the train derailed and injured dozens of passengers.

noun

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Bad / Powerless

underling - A person with a lower rank or status

The boss barked at his underlilngs without any concern for their feelings.

verb

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Good / Friendly

coax - To gently pursuade someone to do something

Angie was anorexic, and her mother gently tried to coax her to eat some food.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

sly - Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature

Walt was sly in the way that he would promise everything to everyone, without intending to fulfill his promises.

verb

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Other / Wet

quench - To drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty

Sally found that the best way to quench her thirst was by drinking water and not soda

adjective

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Other / Body

slender - Attractively thin

If a person can't lose weight, at least they can wear clothes that make them look more slender.

verb

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Other / Entice
Url

arouse - To stir up a feeling or emotion such as interest, anger, or excitement.

The teacher's passionate words aroused the curiosity in the students, and they paid attention to everything he said, and they learned a great deal.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

gloom - An emotional or physical state of darkness and depression

The depressed family lived in a dark house, and the gloom of the house matched the gloom of their moods.

noun

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Other / Sound

squeak - A short, high-pitched sound or cry

When he was a kid, Franco loved playing with his rubber ducks that let out a squeak when he squeezed them.

adjective

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Bad / Attack

debilitating - Something that makes someone weak

Fred had a very bad case of pneumonia, and he never fully recovered from his debilitating illness.

noun

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Good / Friendly

clan - A group of close-knit and interrelated families

The Taylor clan consisted of 3 brothers who married 3 sisters and all their children and grandchildren.

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

foolhardy - Ignoring obvious dangers

Ed's stockbroker told him that it was foolhardy to invest all his money in a startup that had not shown any ability to make a profit.