verb

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Bad / Steal

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blackmail - The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.

When he realized that they were blackmailing him, threatening to reveal secrets of his past, he was scared and didn't know what to do.

adjective

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Good / Love

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infatuated - Having an intense but often short-lived passion or admiration for someone.

Max was infatuated with the woman he met at the party, and sent her a new poem every day.

adjective

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Good / Big

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enormous - Extremely large in size or amount

No other animals were able to slow down the march of the enormous elephants.

noun

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Good / Pleasure

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goodies - Products or items that are particularly appealing, delicious, and desirable.

The kids were excited to receive all the goodies in the gift bags at the party.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

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irritate - To make someone angry, or annoyed; or to make apart of your body sore or painful.

After the mother spent hours peparing the Friday night meal, she was irritated when the whole family ate quickly and left without thanking her or even saying anything in appreciation.

verb

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Bad / Confused

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stupefy - To shock or surprise you so much that you cannot think properly for a while..

When I read about how Larry Ellison built up Oracle into a powerhouse, It tends to stupefy me, and find it hard to understand how he did it.

adjective

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Bad / Confused

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arbitrary - Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

She felt that when the judges chose her competitor as winner of the debate, that the decision was totally arbitrary, and didn't recognize how well she had really done.

noun

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Good / Flexible

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conformist - A person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs, rather than doing things that are different or original.

The hippies attracted people who didn't want to be conformists to the regular society, but actually they were becoming conformists to the hippie way of life.

adjective

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Good / Strong

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formidable - Inspiring fear or respect as a result being impressively powerful, intense, or capable.

Though he had big investors for his AI startup, he knew he had to overcome formidable competition against dozens of competing companies.

adjective

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Bad / Dangerous

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caustic - Sarcastic or severely critical, often in a hurtful or biting manner; or able to burn or corrode organic tissue, typically referring to chemicals or substances.

The caustic chemical spilled onto the floor and quickly started to eat away at the floor surface.

noun

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Other / Shape

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tangent - A subject or activity that is a change in direction, and different than the one you had been doing.

The police tried to focus the only witness to the crime, but he kept going off on tangents about irrelevant topics.

adjective

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Good / Friendly

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gregarious - Tending to seek and enjoy the company of others, often in social settings.

Mark is known for being gregarious, always at the center of every party and social gathering.

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