fake -
Something that is made to seem real or true, sometimes in order to trick someone.
She chose to buy a coat with fake fur because it cost so much less.
verb
1850 of 3207
Bad /
Dishonest
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foist -
To Impose an unwelcome situation on someone.
Barry didn't really want Steve to stay over, but Steve claimed he had no other place to stay, so Steve managed to foist himself on Barry because of Barry's natural good nature.
noun
1851 of 3207
Bad /
Uncomfortable
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wheeze -
To breathe loudly and with difficulty
Louise would wheeze so much that she had to use her inhaler right away.
noun
1852 of 3207
Bad /
Attack
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vandalism -
An act of damaging or defacing something that does not belong to you; the deliberate destruction or damage of public or private property.
Spraying paint on historical monuments is considered a serious act of vandalism
verb
1853 of 3207
Bad /
Dirty
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scuff -
To scrape or brush the surface of something such as a shoe or other object, against something else.
Quincy had to take his car in for repairs after his bumper scuffed a brick wall.
adjective
1854 of 3207
Bad /
Unhappy
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troubling -
Causing worry, distress, or concern.
It’s troubling how quickly misinformation spreads online.
adjective
1855 of 3207
Good /
Smart-Adj
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profound -
Regarding an idea as being full of deep meaning
Mary loved her philosophy teacher, and the way he expressed profound thoughts in a simple and accessible way
noun
1856 of 3207
Bad /
Old
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hovel -
A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling
Almost hidden behind the foliage was a worn-down hovel that provided little more than a roof over somebody's head.
verb
1857 of 3207
Other /
Inward
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hallucinate -
To see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist
After he took the drug and started to hallucinate, his friends stayed with him and comforted him until he strted to feel more normal.
verb
1858 of 3207
Bad /
Nervous
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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.
adjective
1859 of 3207
Other /
Surprise
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dumbfounded -
So shocked that you cannot speak
The US public was dumbfounded when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929.
adjective
1860 of 3207
Bad /
Disgusting
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slimy -
Covered by or having the feel or consistency of slime
Jenny was grossed out by the slimy slug that made her hands sticky.
