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1777 of 1944
Bad / Attack

verb

betray - Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy

Benedict Arnold famously betrayed the heroes of the Revolutionary War by helping the British.

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1778 of 1944
Bad / Strange

noun

savage - (chiefly in historical or literary contexts) a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized

When the Pilgrims first arrived in America, they unfairly viewed the Native Americans as primitive savages despite their rich culture.

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1779 of 1944
Other / Other

noun

puffery - Exaggerated or false praise

The small coffee shop's sign was pure puffery that advertised the "world's best coffee."

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1780 of 1944
Bad / Dirty

adjective

bawdy - Lewd, coarse, and obscene, but in a humorous way.

Even Shakespeare’s bawdy scenes, that are often breaks from drama, use a artistry of language that is writing at its best.

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1781 of 1944
Bad / Unfriendly

nounverb verb

snub - Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

Renee would always snub people because she didn't feel they were interesting enough to talk to.

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1782 of 1944
Other / Wet

nounverb noun

trickle - A small flow of liquid

Brock tilted his glass to get the last trickle of beer out.

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1783 of 1944
Other / Inward

adjective

uppity - Self-important; arrogant

Mac acted very uppity after winning the sales contest, refusing to even talk to those he considered inferior.

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1784 of 1944
Other / Body

verb

waddle - Walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion

The penguins waddled, taking a whole day to travel one mile.

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1785 of 1944
Bad / Attack

verb

inflame - To make a situation less controllable by making people even more angry.

The government was hesitant to bring in the troops to control the riots, because that might just inflame the situation.

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1786 of 1944
Other / Wet

nounverb noun

dribble - A thin stream of liquid; a trickle

The dribble from the weakening rain shower created ripples on the ground.

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1787 of 1944
Bad / Disgusting

adjective

grubby - Dirty; grimy

Tate's mother told him to wash his grubby hands before eating dinner.

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1788 of 1944
Bad / Dishonest

verb

delude - To mislead someone into believing something that is not true

The cult's leader deluded his followers into believing he knew the path to Heaven, but it was really the path to Hell.