Words to avoid

| luxury

magic/magically

major flaw/major trouble

make work/make waves

manicured details

manhandled

massage

massive

master it in a short afternoon

master's level savvy

mastery/complete mastery

materialize

maximize/maximum

mega valuable

mercy

miffed

mindset

miserable

miss out/miss out on/miss the cut

missing link

mock

mojo

money zone

monsoon season

monster/monster-sized

mooch/moocher

move up fast

muddle along

mumble

mumbo-jumbo

muscle memory

must read

mutate

mysterious

nail it

nasty

natural

neglect

negotiate

nerve shattering

nervy

neurons

neutralize

new/completely new

nightmare/nightmarish

no hassle

no risk

no sweat

nonplussed

nonsense

nose pressed to the window

not pay a nickel

not right

notch/top notch

nothing comes close

nuance

numb

obliged

obliterate

oblivious

obsolete

oceans of it

odd

off the wall

one-two punch

ooze

open mind

opportunity

opt in or out

original

out of luck

outrageous

outsider

over the top

overlooked

package

pain-rich

painless

pander

pandora's box

parade

passion

pathetic

patiently

pay the price

penalty

perfect

personal command centre

pinch/punch

pinpoint/pinpoint accuracy

pirated

pit

pocket

popcorn thoughts

possession

pounce

poured our hearts into it

power/powerful/draw-dropping power

praised

precious

pricey sum

primal

private

prize money

procedural traps

profound

profuse

proper

protips

prove it

pugnacious

pull my leg/pull your punch

pure baloney/pure gut-wrenching agony

purity

purr

put away on a shelf

put it on the table

quaff

quasi

quibble

quiddle

quip

quirky

quivering

rage

ramble

rank beginner

ransom

rare

rattle

raw/raw and ready

razzmatazz

ready, fire aim

recent

reckless

recoil

reduce

reel from the shock

refuse to believe/refuse to take any guff

relax

relish

rely on it

replenish

render

require

reputation

reserve

respect/respect and awe

resplendent

reveal/revelation

reversed

rhythm

ricochet

ridicule

rigamarole

right down the pipe

rip/rippin' good yarn/ripped off

ripe

risky

roam

robbed

rocked

roll it on out

roundabout

routinely

rub it in

rubber neckers

ruckus

ruin/ruined

ruminate

rumour

rustle

sabotage

savvy

say hunger

scalawag

scamper

scared to death/scary

scatterbrain

scenario

schlep

scoff

scoop

scour

scratch the surface

scuff

scurry off

scrumdiddlyumptious

scrutiny

secretive/secret weapon/secret source/secret sauce/secret hit list

seduce

seeds of doubt

sensitive

serious

severe

shadow/shadowy

shake/shaking

shambles

share/share the wealth

shattered

sheer nonsense

shell out

shelter/shelter income

shenanigans

shmooze

shock waves

shocked and amused

shoo-in

short work | a new fact of life

abandon/abandoned/abandonment

absolute/absolutely free

accurate

add a tiny edge

advanced

advantage

afraid

ailment

airborne

all over the globe

allow

amateur

amazing

ammunition

arouse suspicion

arrogant

asinine

assume

astonish/astonishing

at your own pace

attack

authorize

avoid

awesome

back in your pocket

bad day/bad hair day

bafflegab

ballistic

bamboozle

bandit

barricades

batch

beast

beat the rap

bedlam

begged

behind door number two

befuddled/befuddlement

believe

belittle

bend over backwards

best on the planet

big boss

big mistake

bird dog

blab

blah

blanch

blast/blast out

blazingly obvious

bleak

bled dry

blew it big time/blew my mind

blind spot

blinding

blissed out

blister/blistering

blithering

blitz

bloke

blood and guts

bloody

blow away/blow it

blunders

bonanza

bone-crunching

boogie down

boom town

boost

bored

bottom line

bragging rights

brain cells

brand spanking new

break it in

break out in a cold sweat

break some heart

breakthrough

breathtaking

bribe

brilliant

broken/broken down

bruise

brutal private

bug out

bull charge

bulldog

bulletproof

bump you into a higher bracket

burn out

burst

butt ugly

calamity

calm as a sleeping puppy

can't be this easy

career suicide

catch/catch the act

cement

certify/certificate

cheat/cheating

check it out

cheesy

chilling detail

choose

claim

clear away the fog

cleverly disguised

closed door

coax

cocky

cold

collect/collect immediately

combat

come clean

commando

compact

confidence

confidential

confront

confused/confusing

connection

consistent

constant dread

contrary

control/controlled

convince

cool/cool as ice

counter-intuitive

coy

crack the code

crammed

crank out

crap out

crazed bulldog

crippled

crucial

cruel fate

crunch time

crush

cured

cutting edge

dandy

dangerous

dank

dares

dark corner

dazed

dead broke/dead solid/deadly

decide later/even if you decide later

deepest wish

defies common sense

deliver/deliver the goods

deluxe

demand

demolish

desire

despite

details

devastating

devours/devour them alive

dire

directly affect you

disable

disarm

disaster

discontent

discover

disgruntled

dispose

disregard

dishevelled

distinguished

ditch 'em

dodge

dominate

don't believe me

donate

doohickey

down and dirty/down and out

dragging kicking and screaming

drain

drama/dramatically

dream on

liar

life-threatening

lighten up

like a bad horror flick

liquid

limpid

listen up

little known

limited

local

locked up

lollapalooza

lollygag

lonely/lonely tunes

loose as a goose

lop/lopsided win

love/loveless

lucky

lucrative

luke warm

lumber

lure

lurid | dreary

drench

drill

drive 'em insane

duck and cover

duke it out

dumbfounded

dunce

duped

dying to know

eager/eagerly

earmarked

earth shattering

easy/easy to implement

eat up

ecstasy

edge of reality

elixir

eliminate

elite

embarrass

emergency

empty/empty your wallet

enable

end result

endlessly

endured

ensure

errant

escape

esoteric

even if

every penny

everybody and his brother

evidence

examine

exciting

exclusive

excruciating

excuses

expert/the expert category

exploit/exploited

explode/explosive power

extra expense

fabulous

face up to it

fake it

false confidence

fanatic

faster than you ever dreamed possible

fatality

fear

feast

feet the tiger

feel like a tiger

fevered brow

filthy

financially

firestorm

fix/simple fix

flash

flimflam

flip out

flirt with

flotsam and jetsam

flowing in/flown in

foam

for your eyes only

forced/forced to settle

forever

forfeit

forgotten hero/forgotten tactics

fortune

fracas

fraction

freak out

free money/instantly pocket more money/line your pocket

fringe

from scratch

front-line trenches

frustration

fuddy-duddy

fun

fungus

gadzooks

gain access through the back door

gamble

game but lame

gangly

gargantuan

gauge/gauging

generates

generous

genie in a bottle

genius

get a grip

gets in your face

gizmo

glamorous

glaring

glitch

gnarled/gnarly

good enough to eat

goof off

gorgeous

grab/grab and run

grainy

gratify/gratifying

grind it out

grow like a weed

guffaw

guts

ham it up

handle it

hands off

haphazard

hardcore

head-shaking results

headlong

heart's content

heat/heat up

heaven

heck

helpless

heydey

hidden assets/hidden fortune/hidden power/hidden secrets

hinge/hinged

hint

hodgepodge

Hollywood production

hokum

home team

homemade

honest loophole

horrible/horribly

hot/hot shot/hot to trot

hug

hullabaloo

humbled

hunted down

hurt

huzzah

hysterical

ignore/ignored

immobilizing

impatient

implode

impossible

impressive

improve

improvised

in a blink

in the dark

in the money

incredible

induce

infested

infinitesimal

inflame

inflict

ingenious

injury

insider contacts who know the ropes

insist

intense

intimidation

irrefutable evidence

in the mud

inner circle

insider information/privy to insider information/steady flow of inside information

insight

install

instantly traumatizing/instantly valuable

insufferable

intensive care

intent

intrinsic

investigate

ironclad

it's all wrong

jacked up

jackpot

jabberwocky

jail break

jalopy

jaw dropping

judge

juggernaut

jumpstart

kaput

keen

kerfuffle

kicked-in

killer

kit and kaboodle

knickknack

knock/knocked

kookie

lack of focus

lackadaisical

lambaste

languid

laser-like focus

last chance

launch

lavish/lavishly

lazy

lean and mean

learn the heard way

leap

legend/legends/legendary

lethal

| shrewd

shrink/shrinks

shuck/shuck and jive

shuttle your feet

silenced/silenced forever

silky

silly

siren song

skeptical

skirmish

skip

slapdash

slash/slay/slaughter

sleuth

slipshod

slumber

sly look

smack

smithereens

smokin'

smoothly

smorgasbord

smile so hard your cheeks hurt

snag

snail mail

snatch

sneak peek

sneer

sneeze

snooty

snuggle

so called

sock away

sodden

sold out

solution

soothe

sopping mess

sour

sought-after

special/special opportunity

specific

spellbind/spellbound

splendiferous

spoiled

spraying shots

square

squelch

spoil the fun

sputter

stock piled

stop it cold

stress free

strictly

striking

stroke

stronger

struggle/struggling

stumble/stumble on

stun/stunning/stunningly vicious

stung

stupefy

sync/synced

stymied

submission

subtract

suddenly

sudsy

sulk

super hot

superfluous

superiority

supercharge

surprise

surreal

survive

sweetheart deal

switcheroo

tactics

tailored

take down

talent

tallied

tangle

tap into explosive

taradiddle

target/targets

taste

taunt

tease

territory

test drive/test run

tickle

time limit

tingle

the real thing

thingamabob

thingamajig

thorny

threat/threatened

throw-away techniques

thumbs up

tidbit

tomfoolery

too good to be true

too hip

toot sweet

topple

topsy-turvy

tornado

total fluke

total submission

tote

transfer

transform

trap

tremendous

trial run

tricks

triggers

trouble

trust

twist/twisted

typhoon

unbelievably devastating

unbridled

under seige

underestimate

understand

unexpected

unfair advantage

unfazed

unreasonable

ultimate

umpteen

unhappy

unrelenting

unveiled

urgent

valuable

vamoose

vast/vast majority

verve

vicious

victim

victory

virtuoso

virus

vulnerable

walk away/walk away from it

wallflower

wanderlust

warm up

wealth

weathered

web of intrigue

wedge/wedge issue

whack

whatchamacallit

white hot/white knight

whodunit

wickedly effective

wide as a city block

willing

willy-nilly

wimps and weasels

windbag

wisecrack

within the hour

without fanfare or drama

wobbly

woebegone

wonky

woozy

word of mouth

world stage

worry wart

wow/wowser

wraith

wrangle

wretched

wrong juice/wrong track

yearn

years away

yipes

you snooze you lose

zen master

zero risk

zinger

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| Examples of visual words: Gigantic Teeny-tiny Bulky Glitter Sparkling Shimmering Shiny Glowing Crooked Hazy Shadowy Gloomy Drab Murky Dull Knotty Vibrant | Examples of tactile words: Fluffy Gritty Rough Smooth Slimy Sticky Creepy Crisp Hairy Chilled To stifle Woolly Crisp | Examples of auditory words: Buzz Hubbub Humming Faint Deafening Squeaky Earsplitting Serene To sizzle To hiss To shriek Snappy Boom! Roaring Thundering Crunchy | Examples of words related to taste and smell: Bland Rotten Fragrant Stale Juicy Stinky Gooey Bitter Yummy Lip-smackingly Pungent Zesty Sweet Spice | Examples of motion words: Soaring To resonate To breeze through Staggering Blown away Paralyzed Eye-popping Gobsmacked Shocking To grab Jaw-droppingly good Turbulent Choppy Swirling To wriggle | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

Here are some well-known ones and the senses they’re associated with: