adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable

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disconcerting - Making someone feel uncertain, uncomfortable or worried

Linda had a disconcerting habit of speaking before thinking about what she should say.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

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lackey - A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant

The king would assign small tasks to his lackey because others considered such work to be beneath him, and he knew it wouldn't look right if he did such things himself.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

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decay - To gradually deteriorate or break down, becoming weaker and more damaged.

You couldn't see it from the outside, but the termites caused the house to decay from the inside until it just collappsed.

noun

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Bad / Crazy

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megalomaniac - Someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control.

The dictator showed signs of being a megalomaniac even as a child, the way he bossed everyone around in the schoolyard.

verb

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Bad / Steal

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finagle - To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.

Brad didn't have a ticket to the sold-out rock concert, but he figured he could finagle his way in somehow.

verb

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Other / Move

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slither - To move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion

Erin froze in fear as the snake slithered across the ground towards her.

noun

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Bad / Dirty

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blemish - A mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

After the accident, the plastic surgeon was able to clean up Shelly's son's face from any trace of what happened, except for a blemish on his cheek.

verb

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Bad / Small

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dwindle - To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

The dodo bird population dwindled over time before finally going extinct.

adjective

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Bad / Boring

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hackneyed - (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

Ricky was ready to tell his boss he was completely prepared for the job, but he wanted to avoid being told a hackneyed expression like "make sure you have his ducks in a row."

verb

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Good / Friendly

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coax - To gently pursuade someone to do something

Angie was anorexic, and her mother gently tried to coax her to eat some food.

noun

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Bad / Weak

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wobble - An unsteady movement from side to side

When a baby first learns to walk, its steps look more like an unsteady wobble.

verb

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Bad / Dangerous

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shock - To cause someone to feel surprised and upset.

He was shocked when he saw that his bank account was negative..