verb

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Bad / Dishonest

fib - Tell an unimportant lie

Pinocchio's nose would always indicate when he was fibbing.

verb

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Other / Body

gobble - To eat something hurriedly and noisily

After going without food for the whole day, June gobbled the plate of spaghetti she made for dinner.

verb

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Bad / Powerless

grovel - To lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward

When he was told he was being fired, Todd groveled on the ground and pleaded with his boss.

noun

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Good / Calm

slumber - A sleep

The slumber of babies is one of the few times they are quiet.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

dank - Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold

Samuel wiped the moisture off of his shoes and shivered as he walked across the dank basement.

verb

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Good / Busy

throng - (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area)

The massive crowd thronged into the stadium to cheer on their country's Olympic athletes.

noun

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Bad / Unfriendly

guff - Trivial, worthless, or insolent talk or ideas

Wanda couldn't take her date's guff as he kept on complaining about women's rights, so she tried to figure out an excuse to leave.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

defunct - No longer existing or functioning

Once the most popular destination for people who wanted to rent movies, Blockbuster Video is now defunct, having been replaced by Netflix.

noun

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Other / Body

garb - Clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind

The Amish are known for wearing their distinctive garb, which is a reflection of their old-fashioned values.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

scowl - To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

Sam scowled at his boss when he was told he was being fired, but he had enough self control not to be physical.

verb

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Bad / Disorganized

tangle - To twist together into a confused mass

The cords to Miguel's devices were so tangled that they couldn't be separated.

noun

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Bad / Steal

scam - A dishonest scheme; a fraud

When Joel received an e-mail that promised him a million dollars, he hoped it wasn't a scam.

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