noun

See verb

25 of 60

Good / Calm

lull - A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity

During a rare lull in the middle of the war, soldiers would spend their time reading the newspaper while in the trenches.

adjective

26 of 60

Good / Energy

marathon - Referring to an activity that takes a long time and a great deal of effort

After the company's computers crashed, 30 programmers worked together in a 15 hour marathon debugging session to get the computers up and running again.

adjective

27 of 60

Good / Beautiful

luxurious - Very comfortable and expensive

The luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai costs $20,000 a night, and is described as the world's only seven-star hotel.

noun

See verb

28 of 60

Bad / War

massacre - An act of killing a lot of people

The army investigated what seemed like a massacre of innocent villagers

noun

See verb

29 of 60

Other / Shape

lump - A piece of something, often with an irregular shape and weight.

The lump of sugar Jennifer kept in her pocket as a treat for her horse, Chloe, melted on the way to the stables.

noun

30 of 60

Bad / War

marauder - A person who roams around seeking to attack or steal from others

During the revolution, the people were more afraid of marauders than the rebellious or government forces.

adjective

31 of 60

Bad / Bad

malevolent - Having a desire to do harm or evil to others.

Samantha brought her 4 year old son Eddie to the therapist, because of the way he expressed malevolent intentions to torture animals.

noun

See verb

32 of 60

Other / Entice

lure - Something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something

Drug pushers sometimes hang out near school yards, using descriptions of fantastic experiences as a lure to get innocent young students to buy drugs.

noun

33 of 60

Bad / Dishonest

masquerade - Behavior that is intended to deceive.

Bill was a total narcissist, and his girlfriends eventually found out that his charm and good humor was just a masquerade, and all he wanted was to take.

adjective

34 of 60

Good / Big

Url

massive - Very large.

The mountain road could not be used until the massive boulder was removed.

noun

See verb

35 of 60

Other / Other

martyr - A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

Socrates could have run away, but as a matter of integrity, he drank the hemlock and chose to be a martyr.

noun

36 of 60

Bad / Crazy

lunatic - A person who is crazy

Martha was a defensive driver, to be safer with regards to a possible lunatic behind the wheel of another car.

// Auto-focus search input when modal opens var searchModal = document.getElementById('searchModal'); if (searchModal) { searchModal.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', function () { var inp = searchModal.querySelector('input[name=search]'); if (inp) inp.focus(); }); }