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wicked - Morally bad or evil in character or actions.

The wicked person behind the evil plot to take over the government had no sense of morality.

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Bad / Crazy

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lunacy - Stupid or crazy ideas or behavior that is likely to have bad results

When Edwin Hubble suggested in 1922 that most of the little dots in the sky are entire galaxies, most scientists thought that the idea was sheer lunacy.

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Bad / Aggressive

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ferocious - Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent

As the king of the jungle, the lion is one of the most ferocious animals on Earth.

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Bad / Attack

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snare - A device, trap, or scheme for capturing another by surprise

The venus flytrap uses beautiful colors to snare unsuspecting insects.

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Bad / Mistake

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bungle - To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome

The painter bungled his job when he misspelled the word on the road sign.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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nag - A person who nags someone

Kevin had suspicions that his girlfriend was turning into a nag because she was always telling how to dress and what to do.

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Bad / Steal

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counterfeit - Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Bill thought he got a bargain for an expensive watch on the street, until he found out that it was a counterfeit.

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Bad / Small

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vestige - A very small sign of something that has almost disappeared or stopped existing

As they dug deeper, they found vestiges of the civilization that existed 4000 years ago.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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miser - Someone extremely frugal or stingy, often to the point of discomfort or social disapproval.

Everyone knew him as a miser, unwilling to spend a single coin unless absolutely necessary.

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Bad / Confused

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arbitrary - Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

She felt that when the judges chose her competitor as winner of the debate, that the decision was totally arbitrary, and didn't recognize how well she had really done.

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Bad / Strange

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jargon - Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

At his first day on the job, Louie kept getting confused by all of the technical jargon that his boss insisted on using.

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Bad / Delay

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hurdle - a problem that you must solve or deal with before you can make progress.

To take an idea and turn it into a successful and profitable product invovles countless hurdles that must be overcome.