adjective

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Bad / Bad

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tacky - In bad taste

Sam's hitting on women at the funeral was an extremely tacky thing to do.

noun

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Bad / Bad

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woe - Great sorrow or distress

Young Billy always felt woe at school whenever the bullies would pick on him.

adjective

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Other / Body

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plump - Having a full rounded shape

The fruit was very plump, and when Jim bit into it, the juice ran down the sides of his mouth - and it was as delicious as he had expected.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

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purge - To get rid of undesirable things

Stalin would purge his government of any people he thought were potentially dangerous to his government.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

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raunchy - Earthy, vulgar, and often sexually explicit

The male strippers were a raunchy act that offended the sensibilities of some of the town's citizens.

verb

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Other / Other

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dabble - To take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way

Steve dabbled a bit in photography, but he was still trying to fully understand how his camera worked.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

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ponderous - Slow and heavy in movement or thought; lacking lightness or grace; dull or overly serious.

The ponderous lecture on quantum physics had everyone in the room struggling to stay awake.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

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grubby - Dirty; grimy

Tate's mother told him to wash his grubby hands before eating dinner.

adjective

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Good / Exciting

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intriguing - Very interesting, especially because of being strange or mysterious

Jim found the study of physics very intriguing, because the more that was explained, the more seemed to be beyond comprehension - such as the origin of the universe.

adjective

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Bad / Dangerous

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reckless - Acting without thinking about the consequences, often in a dangerous or irresponsible manner.

The reckless behavior of the lead hikers, going much too close to the edge of the cliffs, put everyone in danger during the climb.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

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relentless - To act intensely and continuously, usually negatively

The monsoon's relentless rain caused flooding that left the village partly under water

noun

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Other / Other

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martyr - A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

Socrates could have run away, but as a matter of integrity, he drank the hemlock and chose to be a martyr.