Bad

adjective

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Bad / Small

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momentary - Lasting for a very short time.

In a momentary feeling of generosity, they agreed to pay for their son's entire 10 week vacation in Europe.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

smidgen - A small amount of something

Even a smidgen of ketchup would make the bland french fries more flavorful.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

audio

farfetched - Very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

Steve Jobs proved all the doubters wrong when he made what they thought were farfetched predictions of success.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

audio

dope - A stupid person

After the salesman had gotten Jerry to sign a contract to buy land in Arizona, Jerry visited the land and saw that it was worthless, and then he felt like such a dope.

noun

1469 of 1582

Bad / Small

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tinge - A trace of some color

The yellow tinge of the setting sun contrasted with the purple sky.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

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sucker - A person who is easy to fool and cheat.

When he realized that the phone he bought on the street was broken, he felt like such a sucker for being so stupid.

verb

1471 of 1582

Bad / Disgusting

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repel - To cause someone or something to back away to a point of greater distance, usually as a result of a strong feeling of aversion or disgust.

His rude behavior seemed to repel new friends, making it difficult for him to form close relationships.

noun

See verb

1472 of 1582

Bad / Hurt

audio

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.

noun

1473 of 1582

Bad / Small

audio

sliver - A thin piece of something cut from a larger piece.

Joe was on a diet, but he couldn't resist eating a sliver of cheese.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

pall - A feeling of gloom

A pall of dread and silence fell over the crowd as the names of those who had not survived the fire were announced.

noun

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Bad / Small

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void - An empty space; a vacuum or nothingness; lacking something essential or important; feeling of emptiness.

She felt a deep void of loneliness after her best friend moved away.

noun

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Bad / Strange

audio

phantom - An appearance or illusion without material substance

Emily found it hard to succeed in whatever she tried because of a phantom voice in her ears telling her that she would always be a failure.