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ruse - A ploy or stratagem used to manipulate a situation in one's favor, often by hiding one's true intentions or motives.

His apparent offer to help was just a ruse to get access to her personal information.

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Bad / Dangerous

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slip - To lose balance and slide or fall accidentally.

She slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell.

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Bad / Afraid

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harrowing - Intensely distressing

Although they were happy to be alive, the plane's passengers were still trying to overcome the harrowing crash landing in the river.

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Bad / Attack

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clobber - Hit (someone) hard

Muhammad Ali would frequently clobber his opponents until they couldn't get up.

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Bad / Stupid

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Jerk - A contemptibly obnoxious person

Tia was just trying to drive home, but the jerk in the next lane yelled at her for driving too slowly.

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Bad / Disgusting

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cesspool - A place or situation that is filthy, corrupt, or morally degraded.

The internet forum turned into a cesspool of hate speech and toxic arguments.

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Bad / Disgusting

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stench - A very bad smell

Eve covered her nose so she wouldn't have to smell the stench coming from the trash heap.

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rascal - A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way)

Dennis the Menace was a famous rascal, using his childlike innocence to distract from his mischief.

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Bad / Aggressive

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allege - To claim or assert something to be true without proof, often in a legal context.

He is alleged to have lied under oath during the trial.

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Bad / Mistake

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flop - A failure

When no one bought tickets for the play after opening night, the producer realized that it was going to be a flop.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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barb - A remark that is funny but unkind.

Burt realized that Sam was not really his friend when Sam made several barbed comments directed at Burt at the dinner party.

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badger - To repeatedly and annoyingly ask someone to do something.

Every time that Arnold asked Samantha to go out on a date, she would tell him firmly ‘No’. But each time he saw her, he would badger her again and again about wanting to go out, and again she said 'No!'