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* Awful - Literally "full of awe", originally meant "inspiring wonder (or fear)", hence "impressive". In contemporary usage, the word means "extremely bad".
* Awesome - Literally "awe-inducing", originally meant "inspiring wonder (or fear)", hence "impressive". In contemporary usage, the word means "extremely good".
* Terrible - Originally meant "inspiring terror", shifted to indicate anything spectacular, then to something spectacularly bad.
* Terrific - Originally meant "inspiring terror", shifted

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