Bad

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gawk - To stare at someone in an rude and unbelieving way

Linda and her friends couldn't help but gawk at their favorite movie star when she arrived at the movie opening.

noun

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Bad / Small

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twinge - A small, sudden, sharp localized pain

Ray felt a twinge of pain when he lifted the heavy box without bending his knees.

adjective

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Bad / Nervous

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flustered - Agitated or confused

Studying quantum mechanics was difficult for Tom because all it did was make him confused and flustered.

noun

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Bad / Small

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skit - A short, humorous play or performance, often done in a casual or comedic setting.

During the talent show, the students performed a funny skit about cartoon characters.

verb

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Bad / Nervous

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falter - To lose strength or momentum; to weaken or stumble; to hesitate in action, purpose, or speech.

Her voice began to falter as she delivered the emotional speech.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

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quackery - Deceptive or dishonest practices, particularly in fields such as health, medicine, or business, that are designed to exploit others.

The doctor was exposed for his quackery, selling false cures that he claimed could heal any disease.

adjective

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Bad / Unfriendly

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cavalier - Showing a lack of proper concern; dismissive or careless.

Don’t be so cavalier about other people’s feelings—it comes off as rude.

verb

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Bad / Weak

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regress - To move backward in development or progress, often in a way that suggests deterioration or decline.

After making great strides in therapy, he seemed to regress emotionally after hearing the bad news.

verb

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Bad / Powerless

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scapegoat - To unfairly blame someone or something for problems, mistakes, or wrongdoings that are not their fault.

The manager tried to scapegoat the new employee for the project's delay, even though the problem had been caused by senior staff.

adjective

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Bad / Strange

audio

funky - Weird or peculiar in an interesting, complimentary way.

The funky paint work on the car Janey got for her 18th birthday, was the envy of all her friends.

verb

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Bad / Confused

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stupefy - To shock or surprise you so much that you cannot think properly for a while..

When I read about how Larry Ellison built up Oracle into a powerhouse, It tends to stupefy me, and find it hard to understand how he did it.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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ingratitude - A lack of proper appreciation or thanks for something that was given or done.

She was shocked at her son's ingratitude that after raising him for 20 years, when he moved out he hardly ever called.