thorny -
Causing distress, difficulty, or trouble.
The negotiating teams were up all night trying to resolve some final thorny issues that had to be resolved.
verb
1082 of 1530
Bad /
Unfriendly
audio
goad -
To provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate some action or reaction
Max was the biggest 8th grader in the school yard, and he would often be aggressive with the other kids, trying to goad them into a fight that he knew he would win.
adjective
1083 of 1530
Bad /
Dangerous
audio
precarious -
Not safe and likely to fall or fail
Jill's spending habits were without bound, and as a result her financial situation was precarious.
adjective
1084 of 1530
Bad /
Unhappy
audio
wistful -
Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
Sipping her coffee after a hard day's work, Becky was wistful about her life before all of the stress.
adjective
1085 of 1530
Bad /
Mistake
Url
audio
inadvertent -
Not deliberately planned or intended.
He made an inadvertent mistake by sending the email to the wrong person.
noun
1086 of 1530
Bad /
Dishonest
audio
cunning -
Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit
Through sheer cunning, Michael Corleone was able to become the most powerful mafia leader in the country.
verb
1087 of 1530
Bad /
Angry
audio
seethe -
To be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.
Jerry seethed with anger when he found out that he was the only person in his class that wasn't invited to the party.
noun
1088 of 1530
Bad /
Attack
audio
sniper -
A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place
From a long distance, the sniper shot at his target.
adjective
1089 of 1530
Bad /
Strange
Url
audio
inconceivable -
Not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable
When Roger Banister ran the first mile in under 4 minutes, he achieved what people had thought was an inconceivable accomplishment.
adjective
1090 of 1530
Bad /
Unhappy
Url
audio
sullen -
Gloomy or depressing in mood or appearance.
His sullen expression made it clear he wasn't happy with the decision.
noun
See verb
1091 of 1530
Bad /
Weak
audio
limp -
A tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness
Mike had a bad limp for the past 5 years, and it had been caused when he fell down a flight of stairs.
verb
1092 of 1530
Bad /
Attack
Url
audio
avenge -
To Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)
Pierre felt that honor compelled him to kill Gaston to avenge Gaston's killing of Pierre's sister, even though he knew that the killing had been unintentional.
