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Bad / Unfriendly

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mock - Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner

While the professor wrote the math formula on the board, one of the students mocked him behind his back as the other students laughed.

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Bad / Aggressive

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Firestorm - A violent outburst or uproar of emotion, controversy, or public reaction.

Her controversial comments sparked a firestorm of criticism on social media.

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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bristle - (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, especially in anger or fear

In the darkness lit by only the moon, Warren's hair bristled at the creepy sounds around him.

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Bad / Attack

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apocalypse - A dramatic event resulting in great destruction and change

Some believe that the ultimate redemption will occur only after an apocalypse that will destroy much of the world as we know it.

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Bad / Attack

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infest - The way that insects and bugs multiply and cause disease and destruction

The foundation of the house was shaky because it was infested with termites

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Bad / Disorganized

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blizzard - a severe snow storm with strong winds

Joe was driving on a highway in Idaho when the blizzard hit, and he was stuck without food for 2 days.

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Bad / Disorganized

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Verbose - Containing excessive or unnecessary language

The essay was too verbose and needed to be edited and shortened for clarity.

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Bad / Aggressive

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purge - The act of getting rid of undesirable things

During the great Purge of 1937-1938, Stalin killed about a million people he felt might threaten his leadership.

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Bad / Dishonest

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Nosey - Too interested in other people's business or private matters.

Our nosey neighbors always ask who visited our house every weekend, but we pretend that it doesn't bother us.

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Bad / Old

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dowdy - (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

When Helen reached the age of 100, she didn't care that people thought that she dressed in a dowdy manner, she contented herself thinking about the wonderful family she had raised.

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Bad / Small

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minuscule - Very small, tiny or microscopic.

The dwarf tomato was so minuscule that one would struggle to cut it with a knife, let alone find it in a salad.

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Bad / Aggressive

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belligerent - Hostile and aggressive, with an implied threat of violence

Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and early 1939 was a belligerent action that the world chose to ignore.