Bad

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Bad / Strange

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quirk - A peculiar behavioral habit

Sam was normal by most standards, except for his quirk of eating pizza slices backwards.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

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feeble - Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

Warren wanted to lift weights to be healthy, but he was too feeble at his age.

noun

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Bad / Small

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trivia - Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value

The contest at the bar involved trivia about pop culture and entertainment.

adjective

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Bad / Attack

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abusive - Being harsh or violent to another person, verbally or physically.

Samantha knew that she had to leave Jeff, because he was often abusive, both in words or actions - but she was afraid of what he would do to her if she did leave.

adjective

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Bad / Dishonest

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phony - Not genuine; fraudulent

To someone with an untrained eye, it can be hard to tell a phony handbag from a real one.

noun

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Bad / Small

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ditty - A short simple song

No matter how much he tried, Bill just couldn't stop humming the short ditty that he had heard on the radio which advertised a popular website.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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ingratitude - Lack of proper appreciation or thanks for something.

The politician was surprised by what he felt was ingratitude when his opponent was elected, after all the generous projects he had accomplished while in office.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

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macabre - Gruesome and horrifying, often involving death or injury — typically used to describe disturbing or morbid subjects.

She had a fascination with macabre stories about unsolved murders.

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Bad / Mistake

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glitch - A sudden, unexpected, and usually temporary malfunction of equipment such as a computer

The space shuttle take-off was canceled with 2 seconds left in the countdown, due to a glitch discovered in the fuel supply.

adjective

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Bad / Small

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terse - A way of expressing something using a minimum number of words

Bill was very terse in the way he expressed himself, but people understood what he meant by his facial expressions.

noun

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Bad / Unfriendly

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faction - A small, organized group within a larger group, especially one with differing opinions or interests.

A faction within the political party pushed for more radical reforms.

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Bad / Stupid

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spendthrift - Someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it

Arnold was a spendthrift, couldn't keep to a budget, and never seemed to have enough money.