Bad

verb

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Bad / Attack

audio

devour - To eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly

Nick was so hungry that he devoured the french fries by the handful.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

audio

huckster - A person who sells things of questionable value

Martha opened the door to the huckster who tried to sell her land in Florida.

adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

disgruntled - Angry or dissatisfied, and feeling that complaining won't help.

The customers were getting more and more disgruntled having to wait in line for 30 minutes to get to the cash register.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

pipsqueak - A person considered to be insignificant, especially because they are small or young

Linda wanted to ride on Charlie's bicycle, but he told her it was too big for a little pipsqueak like her.

verb

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Bad / Pain

audio

writhe - To make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

The soccer player writhed in pain on the ground after spraining his ankle.

verb

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Bad / Dishonest

Url audio

exploit - To make full use of a resource or situation to one's advantage.

The company was accused of exploiting workers by paying them very low wages.

noun

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Bad / Uncomfortable

Url audio

hideout - A secret place where someone can hide from others, especially from the law.

The thieves retreated to their hideout after the robbery.

noun

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Bad / Strange

Url audio

pest - An annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; a nuisance

The flies in my room were such pests that I couldn't get rid of, that they prevented me from concentrating on studying for my final exams.

noun

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Bad / Uncomfortable

Url audio

hangover - A set of unpleasant physical effects following heavy alcohol consumption, such as headache, nausea, and fatigue.

He spent the whole morning in bed, recovering from a bad hangover after a night of drinking.

verb

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Bad / Nervous

Url audio

vacillate - To waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive.

He would vacillate between a career in business - that would be more secure - or in acting, something that he loved to do.

noun

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Bad / Pain

audio

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.

adjective

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Bad / Crazy

audio

nuts - Crazy, insane, or stupid, often in a humorous way

Bill's friends thought he was nuts for swimming in the middle of the winter.