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1789 of 1944
Bad / Attack

verb

thrash - Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently

After Steve insulted his wife, Owen thrashed him until he apologized.

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1790 of 1944
Good / Busy

adjective

tempo - The rate or speed of motion or activity; pace

A metronome tells musicians how fast or slow to keep their tempo.

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1791 of 1944
Bad / Stupid

adjective

ditzy - Silly or scatterbrained

People called Tina ditzy because she was so focused on her cell phone that she couldn't concentrate on any other tasks at hand.

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1792 of 1944
Bad / Weak

verb

pander - Gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.)

With his lead in the polls dwindling, the candidate pandered to his voters by offering them crazy promises.

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1793 of 1944
Bad / Attack

verb

usurp - Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

The scheming prince knew that he would soon usurp the throne from his father before his father was ready to give it up.

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1794 of 1944
Other / Inward

nounverb noun

swagger - A very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive gait or manner

After getting a makeover, a newly confident Tim walked down the street with a swagger.

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1795 of 1944
Bad / Attack

verb

mangle - Severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing

The speeding car was mangled beyond belief when it hit the tree at 80 miles an hour.

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1796 of 1944
Other / Move

nounverb noun

smear - A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance

At the murder scene, a bloody smear of a handprint was found on the wall.

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1797 of 1944
Bad / Dishonest

nounverb verb

fink - Inform on to the authorities

Mary finked on her brother when their parents asked which one of them took a cookie out of the jar.

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1798 of 1944
Good / Calm

adjective

serene - Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil

Sitting by the lake that was miles from civilization, Gwen felt truly serene.

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1799 of 1944
Other / Other

adjective

drastic - Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme

Emery's drastic weight loss was proven when he could fit his entire body inside his old pants.

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1800 of 1944
Bad / Angry

verb

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.