testy -
Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered
Evan simply asked how Carmen was doing, so he was shocked when she exhibited a testy attitude and yelled at him.
adjective
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Dirty
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gritty -
A surface covered with dirt
Sam borrowed Al's tools to fix his car, and found them dirty and gritty, but also very useful.
noun
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Dangerous
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meltdown -
A sudden and complete failure, especially in a system or process
The safety system was designed to prevent a nuclear meltdown in case of an emergency.
verb
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Aggressive
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slash -
To cut something with a violent sweeping motion, often with a knife or blade; or to drastically reduce or lower something, especially prices or budgets.
He slashed the rope around the box with a knife to free the trapped animal.
noun
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Weak
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bum -
A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.
Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.
noun
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Unfriendly
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ingratitude -
A lack of proper appreciation or thanks for something that was given or done.
She was shocked at her son's ingratitude that after raising him for 20 years, when he moved out he hardly ever called.
adjective
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Mistake
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negligent -
To mistakenly fail to do something that should have been done
Bill admitted that he was negligent in not locking the door, and as a result the house was robbed.
adjective
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Uncomfortable
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bothersome -
Causing irritation or annoyance.
The teacher found it bothersome that the students were always looking at their cell phones in class.
verb
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Confused
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destablizing -
To cause a government or person to be unable to continue in the usual or desired way
The massive debt that King Louis XVI faced was destablizing for France, and led to the revolution of 1789.
adjective
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Boring
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humdrum -
Activity, work or routine that is boring, monotonous or unexciting.
For centuries, doing the laundry was a humdrum part of daily life, mainly for women.
adjective
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Hostile
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brazen -
Bold and without shame
The brazen pickpocket robbed people in broad daylight.
noun
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Bad /
Dangerous
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inferno -
A large fire that is dangerously out of control
The raging inferno that was consuming the forest would be a big challenge for the firefighters.
