sporadic -
Occurring occasionally or in scattered instances.
We had sporadic rain showers throughout the weekend.
noun
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Unhappy
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crybaby -
Someone who overreacts emotionally to minor issues.
Tim was being a crybaby when he lost the game and wouldn't stop complaining.
verb
27 of 1579
Bad /
Steal
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bilk -
To take money from someone by cheating or tricking them.
The con men in the big city are always looking for naive out-of-towners in order to bilk them of the money they took with them for their big trip to the big town.
adjective
28 of 1579
Bad /
Unfriendly
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pesky -
Causing trouble; annoying
Amanda couldn't concentrate on anything while that pesky fly was flying around and bothering her.
adjective
29 of 1579
Bad /
Hurt
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brutal -
Savagely violent
Lions are known for their brutal behavior against helpless gazelles.
noun
30 of 1579
Bad /
Strange
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honkey -
Usually an uncomplimentary term referring to 'white people'
Blues musicians actually liked the attention and fandom of the honkies who were their followers.
verb
31 of 1579
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War
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annihilate -
To totally destroy
The atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima annihilated the city.
verb
32 of 1579
Bad /
Confused
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stupefy -
To shock or surprise you so much that you cannot think properly for a while..
When I read about how Larry Ellison built up Oracle into a powerhouse, It tends to stupefy me, and find it hard to understand how he did it.
noun
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Strange
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outcast -
A person who has been rejected by society or a social group
Brent felt like an outcast when his friends refused to speak to him anymore, as a result of his being outspoken about his political opinions that were so different from theirs.
adjective
34 of 1579
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Strange
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unreliable -
Undependable, untrustworthy; an unreliable
When Alan showed up an hour late for their date, Maxine lost interest in him, because she concluded that he was just an unreliable person.
noun
35 of 1579
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Delay
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impediment -
Something that makes progress or movement difficult or impossible
Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing when she was only19 months old, but she overcame these impediments and went to college at Radcliffe and became a great author and speaker.
noun
36 of 1579
Bad /
Unfriendly
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flak -
Strong criticism
The way Donald Trump lashes out at 'fake news' is an example of the way that he doesn't take flak from anyone.
