77 words & definitions
| hobble | verb |
To walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury
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| languish | verb |
(of a person or other living thing) To lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble
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| sputter | verb |
Top make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when hot and malfunctioning.
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| teeter | verb |
To balance unsteadily, rocking back and forth, almost ready to fall
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| totter | verb |
To move in a feeble or unsteady way, or to shake and sway as if about to collapse.
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| wither | verb |
(of a plant) To become dry and shriveled
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| foible | noun |
A minor fault or weakness in someone's character.
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| shanty | noun |
A small, crudely built shack
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| tatters | noun |
Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material
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| wobble |
nounverb
verb |
Move unsteadily from side to side
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| defunct | adjective |
No longer existing or functioning
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| flimsy | adjective |
Comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged
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| pooped | adjective |
Extremely tired
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| rickety | adjective |
(of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse
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| scrawny | adjective |
(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony
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| sluggish | adjective |
Lacking energy or alertness
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| zonked | adjective |
Exhausted; tired out
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| tepid | adjective |
Lacking in heat, strength, or enthusiasm.
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| decrepit | adjective |
(of a person) elderly and infirm
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| slack |
nounverb
verb |
Loosen (something, especially a rope)
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| limp |
nounverb
verb |
Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot
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| frail | adjective |
(of a person) weak and delicate
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| brittle | adjective |
Hard but liable to break or shatter easily
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| crumble | verb |
Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration
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| lackluster | adjective |
Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring
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| fleeting | adjective |
Lasting for a very short time
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| succumb | verb |
To not be able to resist and finally to give into pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
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| wilt | verb |
To become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease, regarding something such as a plant, leaf, or flower.
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| lax | adjective |
Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful
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| wispy | adjective |
Something frail, slight, feathery, or fleeting
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| fragile | adjective |
Easily broken or damaged.
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| wane | verb |
To become weaker in strength or influence
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| shaky | adjective |
Weak and unstable
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| snap | verb |
To break suddenly.
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| mediocre | adjective |
Having poor to average quality.
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| drawback | noun |
A disadvantage or problem that makes something less attractive.
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| depleted | adjective |
When resources and energy are used up and emptied.
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| deteriorate | verb |
To gradually get worse
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| lethargic | adjective |
Lacking energy and not wanting to do anything
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| dissipate | verb |
To cause something to become weaker until it gradually disappears
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| deplete | verb |
To reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left, such as resources or money
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| untenable | adjective |
An idea or position that cannot be defended against criticism
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| wobble |
nounverb
noun |
An unsteady movement from side to side
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| slack |
nounverb
noun |
The part of a rope or line that is not held taut; the loose or unused part
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| limp |
nounverb
noun |
A tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness
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| breakdown | noun |
A mechanical failure, especially of a vehicle or machine. Can also be used in medical contexts.
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| bum | noun |
A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.
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| defective | adjective |
Having a fault or flaw, not working properly, not meeting the required standard or quality.
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| devoid | adjective |
Not possessing a quality or element typically expected.
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| expendable | adjective |
Not essential, able to be used up or sacrificed without significant loss, easily replaced or not necessary for long-term use.
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| fade | verb |
To gradually lose brightness, color, or strength.
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| flaccid | adjective |
Lacking strength, firmness, or resilience.
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| innocuous | adjective |
Not harmful or dangerous; safe.
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| irredeemable | adjective |
Beyond saving or improving due to severe flaws or faults.
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| malaise | noun |
A societal or group-wide sense of dissatisfaction or stagnation, often in politics or economics.
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| moribund | adjective |
In a dying or near-death state — no longer active or effective — stagnant or declining.
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| mediocrity | noun |
Lack of exceptional talent or ability — being unremarkable in performance or achievement.
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| malfunction | noun |
A failure to function properly – when a machine or system doesn’t work as intended.
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| regress | verb |
To move backward in development or progress, often in a way that suggests deterioration or decline.
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| ruin |
nounverb
noun |
The condition of something that has been destroyed, damaged, or reduced to a state of collapse, often beyond repair.
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| rupture |
nounverb
noun |
A crack or break in something, such as a pipe or an part of the body.
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| rupture |
nounverb
verb |
The act of something breaking, splitting, or bursting open, often in a violent, sudden, or forceful manner.
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| tenuous | adjective |
Very weak or slight; lacking strength or substance; an opinion that is not well supported, having little basis or justification.
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| undoing | noun |
The process through which something falls apart or is ruined
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| unsteady | adjective |
Not firm, stable, or balanced; likely to wobble or fall.
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| collapse |
nounverb
noun |
When something breaks and falls down.
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| collapse |
nounverb
verb |
To lose strength or energy, and fall down or cave in suddenly, often due to structural failure or overwhelming force.
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| stalemate | noun |
A deadlock or standoff where neither side can win or gain an advantage.
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| impressionable | adjective |
Easily influenced by somebody or something, usually due to being inexperienced or naïve.
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| decay |
nounverb
noun |
The result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for.
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| rundown | adjective |
Being in very bad condition, after not being taken care of.
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| bland | adjective |
Without any distinctive characteristics; uninteresting and dull; without flavor, excitement, or strong emotion.
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| fledgling | adjective |
Referring to a process or person that is new, untested, and lacks experience.
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| waver | verb |
To go back and forth between choices or opinions.
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| disintegrate | verb |
To weaken, decompose, and break apart as the result of time, impact or decay.
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| shortcoming | noun |
A fault or weakness that makes someone or something less successful or effective than they should be.
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| wreck |
nounverb
noun |
Something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
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