timid -
Shy and nervous, lacking confidence, and easily frightened
Though Bill liked Sally, he was too timid to ask her for a date.
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Bad /
Unfriendly
nounverb noun
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feud -
A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute
In Verona, the Montagues and Capulets kept up a feud that ended tragically for both sides.
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Bad /
Angry
verb
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critical -
Expressing disapproval or judgment about something.
The father was always critical of his son's behavior, never saying anything positive, and that did not have a good effect on their relationship.
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Bad /
Stupid
noun
gibberish -
Unintelligible, confused, or meaningless speech or writing
After the politician spoke for 10 minutes, Barry realized that nothing that he said made sense, and all the fast talking fancy phrases were nothing but gibberish.
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Bad /
Aggressive
noun
scuffle -
A short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters
Both teams engaged in a violent scuffle before the referees broke it up.
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Bad /
Disgusting
noun
goo -
A messy substance, that is usually sticky, runny or slimy.
In the kindergarten art lessons, the children were invariably covered in goo.
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Bad /
Delay
verb
dither -
Be indecisive
Maggie would always dither when dealing with issues instead of just making a decision.
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Bad /
Dangerous
noun
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beast -
Something or somebody very difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
He acted like a beast when he lost his temper, and shouted at the top of his lungs and threw dishes.
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Bad /
Small
noun
dearth -
A scarcity or lack of something
After the clothing store's 80% off sale, there was a dearth of shirts and jeans still available.
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Bad /
Disorganized
adjective
shoddy -
Badly made or done
Sergei had to hire another contractor to fix the shoddy work the previous one had done.
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Bad /
Mistake
noun
snafu -
A confused or chaotic state; a mess
A lack of funding led to the snafu of an incomplete bridge being built across the river.
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Bad /
Attack
verb
berate -
To criticize someone in an angry manner
When the private acted in an inappropriate way, his officer berated him to give him the message clearly not to act that way again.
