Bad

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inscrutable - Difficult to understand

Martha always had an inscrutable smile, and Joe could never figure out if she loved or even liked him or not.

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Bad / Pain

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cramps - A painful, involuntary contraction of muscles

When Sharon got cramps in her stomach after eating the fish, she suspected that it may have been spoiled.

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Bad / Dangerous

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collide - What happens when a moving object hits something violently

The captain was totally surprised when the Titanic collided with the iceberg.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

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deranged - Behaving in an uncontrolled or dangerous way because of mental illness

Charles Manson led a group of followers who became mentally deranged as a result of taking too many psychedelic drugs

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Bad / Bad

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vile - Extremely unpleasant

Mr. Burns was a vile man who would harm anybody if it meant he could profit from it.

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Bad / Aggressive

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autocratic - Demanding total obedience and control, often in a domineering way.

The king ran his government in an autocratic manner, refusing to take advice or hear feedback from anybody else.

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perverse - Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences

Sam often acted in perverse ways around the office, such as threatening his coworkers.

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Bad / Dishonest

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hypocrisy - Behavior that is the opposite of how one actually is, being fake by pretending to be one thing, and acting in the opposite way.

The politician was guilty of hypocrisy because he promised reforms, but his real goal was to enrich himself and his friends.

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ridiculous - Deserving or inviting mockery or laughter due to being absurd or unreasonable; outrageously unreasonable or exaggerated in a way that provokes disbelief.

They laughed when he made the ridiculous claim that he could lift a car by himself, but then lo and behold they watched him actually do it.

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Bad / Dangerous

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shock - To cause someone to feel surprised and upset.

He was shocked when he saw that his bank account was negative..

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Bad / Attack

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ransack - To go quickly through a place stealing things and causing damage.

Within only a few minutes, the burglars ransacked the house in order to find the owners' jewelry and cash.

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bruise - A dark mark on the skin caused by injury or damage.

He fell off his bike and got a bruise on his arm.