noun

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Bad / Stupid

lackey - A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant

The king would assign small tasks to his lackey because others considered such work to be beneath him, and he knew it wouldn't look right if he did such things himself.

noun

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Bad / Mistake

gaffe - An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder

When the politician made a huge gaffe at the debate, he realized he was going to lose the election.

adjective

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Bad / Powerless

hapless - (especially of a person) unfortunate

Since he was not particularly attractive or interesting, Vinny was a hapless loner at the school dance.

verb

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Bad / Uncomfortable

fidget - To make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience

Ron nervously fidgeted with his hands before giving the speech to 10,000 people.

verb

See noun

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Other / Sound

squawk - (of a bird) make a loud, harsh noise

The birds displayed their anger by squawking loudly.

verb

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Other / Other

stash - Store (something) safely and secretly in a specified place

After taking the money from the cash register, Nico stashed the money inside his shoe in order to hide it.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

gritty - A surface covered with dirt

Sam borrowed Al's tools to fix his car, and found them dirty and gritty, but also very useful.

noun

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Bad / Disgusting

stench - A very bad smell

Eve covered her nose so she wouldn't have to smell the stench coming from the trash heap.

noun

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Bad / Small

ditty - A short simple song

No matter how much he tried, Bill just couldn't stop humming the short ditty that he had heard on the radio which advertised a popular website.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

bedraggled - Giving an appearance of being messy, untidy, and neglected.

When I went to work I locked Fido out of the house by mistake, and he was soaked by the thunderstorm. When I got home, I felt guilty when I saw how bedraggled he looked.

adjective

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Other / Body

drowsy - Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep

Betty felt so drowsy that she took a nap while waiting in traffic.

adjective

12 of 60

Bad / Disorganized

sloppy - Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual

The burger was made in such a sloppy manner that the top bun kept falling off of it.

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