The dismal weather made Kris feel even more depressed.
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foible -
A minor fault or weakness in someone's character.
Before going to sleep, Alan prayed "I am sorry about the terrible thing I did today, but please forgive me because You know that all people make mistakes and have foibles."
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Disorganized
noun
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Maze -
A tangled or intricate arrangement of elements, ideas, or processes.
Her thoughts were trapped in a maze of worries and what-ifs.
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Aggressive
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Bruise -
A dark mark on the skin caused by injury or damage.
He fell off his bike and got a bruise on his arm.
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Small
verb
curtail -
To stop, reduce or limit something.
Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.
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Small
adjective
meager -
(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality
Most Americans have meager retirement savings and will need to work well into their older years.
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Strange
noun
mongrel -
A dog of no definable type or breed
Even though purebreed dogs are in high demand, mongrels are still popular because they combine the attributes of two different dogs in a hopefully positive way.
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Bad
adjective
malevolent -
Having a desire to do harm or evil to others.
Samantha brought her 4 year old son Eddie to the therapist, because of the way he expressed malevolent intentions to torture animals.
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Aggressive
verb
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Eradicate -
To completely destroy or eliminate something harmful or unwanted.
The new policy and laws aim to eradicate corruption from the political system.
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Small
adjective
scanty -
Small or insufficient in quantity or amount
The detective persisted in his investigation even though he only had scanty information about what had happened at the crime.
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Unfriendly
adjective
infuriating -
Making one extremely angry and impatient; very annoying
The high bills piling up were so infuriating that the Millers could do nothing but yell.
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Disorganized
adjective
shoddy -
Badly made or done
Sergei had to hire another contractor to fix the shoddy work the previous one had done.
