grime -
Dirt ingrained on the surface of something, especially clothing, a building, or the skin
Miners come home every day with grime on their faces from working with coal all day.
audio
1190 of 1395
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.
audio
1191 of 1395
Bad /
Unfriendly
verb
squabble -
Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter
Calvin and Susie would always squabble over what board game to play.
audio
1192 of 1395
Bad /
Weak
noun
Picture
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.
audio
1193 of 1395
Bad /
Unfriendly
verb
Picture
abandon -
To leave someone or something behind permanently or without intending to return.
Beverly took the cat into her house when she realized that the cat had been abandoned.
audio
1194 of 1395
Bad /
Aggressive
verb
Picture
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.
audio
1195 of 1395
Bad /
Weak
adjective
craven -
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
At the town hall meeting, constituents yelled at their craven representatives who refused to work together.
audio
1196 of 1395
Bad /
Bad
adjective
harsh -
Cruel or severe
In Catholic schools, nuns carry rulers to deliver harsh punishment to disobedient children.
audio
1197 of 1395
Bad /
Attack
verb
vanquish -
Defeat thoroughly
Alexander the Great vanquished entire countries in his quest to build one of the world's biggest empires.
audio
1198 of 1395
Bad /
Dishonest
noun
collusion -
Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others
The secretive group gathered in an act of collusion to influence the presidential election.
audio
1199 of 1395
Bad /
Bad
adjective
dreadful -
Very bad or unpleasant
Jimmy's mother shouted, 'Shut off that dreadful music or I think it will drive me crazy.'
audio
1200 of 1395
Bad /
Dangerous
adjective
pernicious -
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
People used to think that smoking was good for you because it seemed calming, but now we realize that its pernicious effects are deadly over time.
