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Order: Off

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Bad / War
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ambush - A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.

The cavalry rode on their horses in the dry mountain area, totally unaware of the ambush that awaited them.

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Bad / Small

peek - A quick and typically furtive look

Before the play started, Jake took a peek at the audience sitting in their seats.

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Bad / Hostile

slander - A false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation

Bill's company took a while to recover after his competitor broadcast a TV ad that contained slander about Bill's company's products.

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Bad / Hurt

prey - An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food

Caught in the spider's web, the fly was about to become its prey.

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Bad / Hostile

ridicule - The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

Tommy was the object of ridicule after he revealed an embarrassing secret.

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Bad / Dishonest

scheme - A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect, often through deceptive means

It's better to be honest and work hard, and not spend too much time devising or falling for schemes that are tempting shortcuts to making money.

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Bad / Unhappy
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gripe - A complaint about something

The difficult client had a gripe about everything the company did, and he called them often to express it.

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Bad / War

massacre - An act of killing a lot of people

The army investigated what seemed like a massacre of innocent villagers

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Bad / Angry
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rebuke - An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism

After Emily embarrassed her family, they all participated in a rebuke of her so that she would know not to repeat the same mistake again.

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Bad / Unhappy
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wail - A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger

The baby's wail echoed throughout the room as her diaper was being changed.

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Bad / Dirty
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streak - A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings

Even though the car was very cheap, John looked at the streaks of rust on the doors, and decided it wasn't worth it.

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Bad / Unhappy

moan - A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or pleasure

As Earl lay in his hospital bed, his moans of pain were the only sounds in the room.