Bad

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Bad / Disgusting

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scum - A layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid

Getting rid of soap scum is a common problem for people with bathtubs.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

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slug - To hit someone hard

Arnie was a little drunk and when Jeff did something that made him angry, Arnie slugged Jeff in the face

noun

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Bad / Strange

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mongrel - A dog of no definable type or breed

Even though purebreed dogs are in high demand, mongrels are still popular because they combine the attributes of two different dogs in a hopefully positive way.

adjective

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Bad / Unfriendly

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snippy - Curt or sharp, especially in a condescending way

Burt was snippy around his employees, only wanting to know about the issue at hand.

verb

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Bad / Angry

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slam - To shut a door, window, or lid forcefully and loudly

When his boss told him he was fired, Keith angrily slammed the door shut when he got home.

adjective

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Bad / Small

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terse - A way of expressing something using a minimum number of words

Bill was very terse in the way he expressed himself, but people understood what he meant by his facial expressions.

verb

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Bad / Small

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remark - To make a comment, saying something casually.

The teacher remarked to the class that it was interesting that half the students were absent on this beautiful spring day.

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Bad / Disorganized

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slipshod - (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization

The workers who were hired to build the house were cheaper, but their work was slipshod, incomplete, and dangerous.

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Bad / Dishonest

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charlatan - A person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people

The man selling snake oil claimed it would cure all diseases, but Harvey knew the man was just a charlatan.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

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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.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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humiliate - To make someone feel ashamed or foolish by injuring their dignity or self-respect.

His boss humiliated him by criticizing his work in front of the entire office.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

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gritty - A surface covered with dirt

Sam borrowed Al's tools to fix his car, and found them dirty and gritty, but also very useful.