Bad

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horrendous - Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible

Walton traveled through the horrendous aftermath of the hurricane that destroyed his town.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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enigma - A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

Owen had to figure out how to make his new business work, but so far how to accomplish that objective proved to be an enigma.

verb

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Bad / Steal

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blackmail - The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.

When he realized that they were blackmailing him, threatening to reveal secrets of his past, he was scared and didn't know what to do.

adjective

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Bad / Aggressive

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defiant - refusing to obey authority, sometimes even to the point of refusing to accept criticism.

Lars was a defiant child who always refused to obey his parents.

adjective

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Bad / Unfriendly

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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.

noun

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Bad / Dangerous

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peril - Serious and immediate danger

Roger was aware of the peril of shark-infested waters, but he truly realized it when it was too late.

noun

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Bad / Pain

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ordeal - A painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one

Knowing it was a fight to the death, the gladiator realized that this was an ordeal he would have to overcome if he wanted to survive.

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

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flakey - Unreliable or inconsistent in behavior, especially in keeping commitments.

He’s kind of flakey—he said he’d meet us, but we waited and waited, and he never showed up.

noun

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Bad / Disgusting

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squalor - A state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

The popular TV show "Hoarders" focuses on people who live in so much squalor that they are trapped inside their homes.

verb

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overwhelm - To flood or overload someone or something, or to overpower emotionally.

The army overwhelmed the enemy forces with a surprise attack.

verb

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splinter - To fragment or shatter, losing unity or cohesion.

The mirror fell and splintered into hundreds of tiny shards.

verb

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quash - To reject or void, especially by legal procedure

Once DNA evidence proved Marco innocent, the judge quashed his original conviction.