Bad

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Bad / Dishonest

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corrupt - Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

Voters are upset with their corrupt politicians who only care about enriching themselves.

noun

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Bad / Strange

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geek - An unfashionable or socially inept person, who often also has technical skills

Being such a geek, Richard made up for his lack of social skills with his expertise in computers.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

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misery - A state of great suffering or unhappiness, especially caused by emotional or physical pain.

After losing his job and home, he lived in deep misery for a long time, but with great effort, he slowly recovered.

verb

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Bad / Delay

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deflect - To direct attention away from a topic

At the press conference the Mayor didn't want to talk about the issue being asked, so he deflected the question and talked about a different subject.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

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flunky - A person who performs relatively menial tasks for someone else, especially obsequiously

The billionaire's flunky got on his knees and begged him to give him another day of vacation..

verb

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Bad / Steal

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leech - To habitually exploit or rely on

The loan shark would leech off of Frank's desperation with absurdly high interest rates.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

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usurp - To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force; to seize or assume something without the right to do so.

Throughout history, many rulers have usurped thrones through deceit and betrayal

adjective

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Bad / Weak

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innocuous - Not harmful or dangerous; safe.

The spider looked scary, but it was completely innocuous and couldn’t bite humans.

noun

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Bad / Disgusting

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smut - Obscene language or matter

Patty couldn't enjoy the comedy set because of the obscene smut in the comedian's material.

adjective

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Bad / Small

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insignificant - Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

The difference in price between the two products was so insignificant that it didn’t matter which one he chose.

verb

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Bad / Attack

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trample - To tread on and crush

Black Friday shoppers almost trampled each other when trying to grab the big-screen TVs for sale.

noun

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Bad / Weak

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malaise - A societal or group-wide sense of dissatisfaction or stagnation, often in politics or economics.

There was a growing malaise among the population due to rising prices and unemployment.