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Macabre - Gruesome and horrifying, often involving death or injury — typically used to describe disturbing or morbid subjects.

She had a fascination with macabre stories about unsolved murders.

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Bad / Crazy

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zany - Amusingly unconventional and different

Einstein was unique among geniuses in that he also had a silly and zany side of his personality.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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pesky - Causing trouble; annoying

Amanda couldn't concentrate on anything while that pesky fly was flying around and bothering her.

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Bad / Nervous

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frazzled - To feel completely exhausted and worn out, and unable to think straight, after a great deal of mental or physical effort

After being up two nights in a row writing a 60 page history paper, and drinking 60 cups of coffee, Simon's mind felt frazzled.

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Bad / Small

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eke - Manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty

Throughout the third world, many people can barely eke out a living from their small plot of land.

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Bad / Stupid

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spendthrift - Someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it

Arnold was a spendthrift, couldn't keep to a budget, and never seemed to have enough money.

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Bad / Disorganized

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Disarray - A state of disorder or confusion.

After his weeklong illness, his thoughts were in disarray, making it hard to focus.

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Bad / Mistake

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backfire - When a plan fails, and it has the opposite result of what was intended.

The politician tried to hide his assets, in order to appear like a common man. But his plan backfired when they were revealed, and people saw that he was a liar.

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Bad / Weak

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Downfall - A sudden loss of power, success, or status.

His dishonesty led to his downfall in politics.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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Gossip - Informal conversation or stories, often of a trivial or sensational nature, about others.

Though it only involves words, gossip about other people can cause deep wounds, and injure them socially and psychologically for life.

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Bad / Weak

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Expendable - Not essential, able to be used up or sacrificed without significant loss, easily replaced or not necessary for long-term use.

The workers didn't feel any sense of job security, and they felt expendable, because they were fired whenever the demand for the factory work slowed down.

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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.