Order: Off

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Bad / Disorganized

muddle - Bring into a disordered or confusing state

Reggie felt so tired after only 2 hours of sleep, that he tried his best to muddle through his tasks until he could leave work at 5pm.

verb

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Other / Body

slurp - To eat or drink something with a loud sloppy sucking noise.

Emery slurped each piece of spaghetti, ruining what was otherwise a quiet dinner.

adjective

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Bad / Unfriendly
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aloof - Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Dwight, aloof as always, would barely communicate with his wife as they contemplated the state of their marriage, even when they were in the most beautiful surroundings.

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Other / Fast

scoot - To leave somewhere quickly

After robbing the bank, George had to scoot before the cops caught up to him.

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Good / Friendly

chitchat - Talk about trivial matters

Every morning, the secretaries would chitchat with each other over the latest gossip.

adjective

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Good / Big

hifalutin - Expressed in or marked by the use of language that is elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means

The banker came down to the farm with his fancy and hifalutin words, but Xavier knew the bank just wanted to take his land away.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

wrangle - To have a long and complicated dispute

Even after a year, the senators wrangled over the health-care legislation.

noun

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Other / Entice

ploy - A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage

Baby Steve would never eat his food, so his mother came up with a ploy to treat his spoon as an airplane.

verb

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Good / Friendly

vouch - To assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true or accurately so described

At Don's trial, Peggy had to vouch for his whereabouts to prove he didn't commit the crime.

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Good / Happy

romp - (especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically

The polar bears romped with each other so roughly that they almost fell through the ice.

verb

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Bad / Weak

languish - (of a person or other living thing) To lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

The crops languished in the field after the severe drought.

verb

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Bad / Afraid

quaver - To shake or tremble one's voice while speaking, typically because of nervousness or emotion

Todd's voice quavered as he suddenly realized he was speaking to a thousand people in the audience.