Bad

audio

1105 of 1168
Bad / Unfriendly

adjective

gruff - An impatient, rude, and unfriendly way of speaking

When Professor Barkley's students visited him at his house on his birthday, they could see that behind his usual gruff exterior was a kind and gentle man.

audio

1106 of 1168
Bad / Unfriendly

verb

irk - To irritate and annoy someone

"What irks me", Lenny said to himself after trying to call Betty for the 50th time, "is that after our fight Betty never answers my phone calls."

audio

1107 of 1168
Bad / Strange

noun

hussy - An impudent or immoral girl or woman

As one of the first female comedians, Joan Rivers was once viewed as a hussy for her off-color jokes.

audio

1108 of 1168
Bad / Old

adjective

dowdy - (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)

When Helen reached the age of 100, she didn't care that people thought that she dressed in a dowdy manner, she contented herself thinking about the wonderful family she had raised.

audio

1109 of 1168
Bad / Attack

nounverb verb

rampage - (especially of a large group of people) rush around in a violent and uncontrollable manner

The wild elephant rampaged through the town, knocking over motorcycles and cars.

audio

1110 of 1168
Bad / Weak

verb

deplete - To reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left, such as resources or money

By the end of the marathon run, Bill felt that his energy was totally depleted, and he had to push himself to complete the race.

audio

1111 of 1168
Bad / Strange

noun

Picture

Eyesore - Something that is very ugly or unpleasant to look at.

That abandoned building has become a real eyesore in the neighborhood.

audio

1112 of 1168
Bad / Unhappy

nounverb verb

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.

audio

1113 of 1168
Bad / Delay

noun

Picture

Impasse - A situation where no progress is possible due to disagreement or a deadlock.

The peace talks reached an impasse when neither side was willing to compromise.

audio

1114 of 1168
Bad / Dishonest

nounverb verb

fink - Inform on to the authorities

Mary finked on her brother when their parents asked which one of them took a cookie out of the jar.

audio

1115 of 1168
Bad / Aggressive

nounverb verb

purge - To get rid of undesirable things

Stalin would purge his government of any people he thought were potentially dangerous to his government.

audio

1116 of 1168
Bad / Bad

noun

crap - Something of extremely poor quality

Bill was very cautious when buying things at the flea market, because even though the prices were often low, he had to watch out that he didn't buy things that were just crap.