60 words & definitions
| dawdle | verb |
To delay by taking more time than necessary
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| plunge | verb |
To quickly fall a long way down
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| ravage | verb |
To cause severe and extensive damage to something.
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| squander | verb |
To waste something, such as money or time, in a reckless and foolish manner
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| crony | noun |
A close friend of someone; especially : a friend of someone powerful (such as a politician) who is unfairly given special treatment or favors
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| dork | noun |
A dull, slow-witted, or socially inept person
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| jumble | noun |
An untidy collection or group of things.
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| kilter | noun |
The proper or usual state or condition.
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| sissy | noun |
A person regarded as effeminate or cowardly
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| slur | noun |
An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation
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| slut | noun |
A woman who has many casual sexual partners
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| slug |
nounverb
verb |
To hit someone hard
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| aghast | adjective |
Struck with shock, amazement, or horror
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| grizzled | adjective |
Having or streaked with gray hair
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| muggy | adjective |
(of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid
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| raucous | adjective |
Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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| scruffy | adjective |
Shabby and untidy or dirty
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| stingy | adjective |
Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous
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| tepid | adjective |
Lacking in heat, strength, or enthusiasm.
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| dribble |
nounverb
verb |
(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream
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| lull |
nounverb
verb |
Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements
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| banish | verb |
To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.
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| frantic | adjective |
Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
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| quintessential | adjective |
Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
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| quaint | adjective |
Attractive or charming in an old fashioned way.
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| trivia | noun |
Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value
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| unhinged | adjective |
Mentally unbalanced and unstable
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| festoon | verb |
To decorate a place for a special occasion by hanging lights, colored paper, balloons, flowers, etc.
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| exasperating | adjective |
Intensely irritating; infuriating
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| exotic | adjective |
Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country
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| superfluous | adjective |
More than is needed or wanted
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| disgrace |
nounverb
verb |
To make people stop respecting you by doing something very bad
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| nightmare | noun |
A very bad dream, or an event that is like a bad dream
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| evade | verb |
To avoid or escape from someone or something.
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| depleted | adjective |
When resources and energy are used up and emptied.
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| classy | adjective |
Something that is attractive and of excellent quality
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| abhor | verb |
To hate something
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| giggle |
nounverb
noun |
A light, silly laugh
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| leech |
nounverb
noun |
A person who extorts profit from or sponges on others
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| glimpse |
nounverb
noun |
A momentary or partial view
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| moan |
nounverb
noun |
A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or pleasure
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| arrogant | adjective |
Having an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities, often to an extent that seems offensive.
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| buoyant | adjective |
Tending to float in a liquid. capable of keeping a body afloat - also cheerful and not easily depressed.
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| conspiracy | noun |
An agreement between people to work together against someone or something, usually in secret, sometimes against the law.
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| despise | verb |
To feel intense dislike or contempt for someone or something.
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| distress | noun |
A state of extreme sorrow, pain, or suffering.
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| humble | adjective |
Having or showing a modest or low view of one's own importance; not arrogant or boastful.
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| incredible | adjective |
So extraordinary or amazing that it is hard to believe.
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| premium | adjective |
A higher or superior quality or value compared to the standard or basic version.
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| perilous | adjective |
Full of danger or risk; hazardous.
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| reticent | adjective |
Describing someone who is inclined to keep their thoughts, feelings, or personal matters to themselves, not expressing them freely.
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| slip |
nounverb
noun |
A small mistake or accident, often due to carelessness.
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| sober | adjective |
Serious and thoughtful in mood or behavior, not playful or exaggerated; or not under the influence of alcohol or drugs; clear-minded.
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| culpable | adjective |
Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible and guilty for something bad that happened.
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| decisive | adjective |
Being able to make decisions quickly and confidently.
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| ingrate | noun |
A person who shows no gratitude, who does not show proper appreciation or thanks for something.
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| intensity | noun |
Great energy, strength, and concentration involving an activity, thought, or feeling.
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| detour | noun |
A longer route that is taken to avoid something or to see something along the way.
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| vanity | noun |
Excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements
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| encrypt | verb |
To protect private information by putting it into a form that can only be read by people who have the permission to do so.
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