Bad

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Bad / Small

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tinge - A trace of some color

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

adjective

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Bad / Boring

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menial - An activity that requires little training or talent, often repetitive.

The management didn't treat anyone doing menial work as less important than the rest of the workers.

verb

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Bad / Pain

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wince - To give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress

Tiger winced as he realized he had hit the ball too far beyond the hole.

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Bad / Attack

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sacrilegious - To treat something holy or important without respect.

When followers of the opposition candidate shouted profanities during our political rally, we felt that what they were doing was sacrilegious.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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geek - An unfashionable or socially inept person, who often also has technical skills

Being such a geek, Richard made up for his lack of social skills with his expertise in computers.

verb

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Bad / Pain

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flinch - To make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain

Debbie was very brave and didn’t flinch when the nurse put the needle in her arm to give her the flu shot.

noun

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Bad / Attack

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gangster - A member of a group of violent criminals

Dressed in a sharp suit and carrying a gun, he looked like a gangster on his way to commit a crime.

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

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gripe - To complain about something that is bothering you

Tom griped about his power bill to the utility company because it was three dollars higher than usual.

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Bad / Angry

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rant - Speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way

Bob would always rant to anyone who would listen about how it drove him crazy that the Illuminati controlled the world.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

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dingy - Gloomy and drab

The paint-chipped and depressing room was too dingy to live in.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

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patsy - A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something

To many conspiracy theorists, Lee Harvey Oswald was simply a patsy who did not work alone when JFK was assassinated.

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Bad / Dangerous

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splinter - To fragment or shatter, losing unity or cohesion.

The mirror fell and splintered into hundreds of tiny shards.