bruise -
A dark mark on the skin caused by injury or damage.
He fell off his bike and got a bruise on his arm.
verb
1478 of 1579
Bad /
Delay
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evade -
To avoid or escape from someone or something.
For years after stealing the jewels from the Jewelry store, Marcel managed to evade being caught.
verb
1479 of 1579
Bad /
Unhappy
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pout -
To push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of displeasure or annoyance.
When Kate's parents told her they didn't have time to go to the circus, she pouted.
adjective
1480 of 1579
Bad /
Strange
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bizarre -
Very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest, amusement, or discomfort.
Sally's bizarre dresses turned heads when she walked down the street.
verb
1481 of 1579
Bad /
Hostile
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heckle -
To interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse
When the woman heckled the comedian, he stopped his routine to insult her so cleverly, that she regretted starting up with him.
adjective
1482 of 1579
Bad /
Bad
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nefarious -
An act or behaviour that is criminal, evil or wicked.
Joe could only blame himself for the jail sentence that followed his nefarious career as a gangster.
verb
See noun
1483 of 1579
Bad /
Unhappy
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lament -
To mourn or grieve for someone or something lost.
She lamented the loss of her childhood home after it was demolished.
noun
1484 of 1579
Bad /
War
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convoy -
A group of vehicles travelling together, usually for military purposes.
The convoy of trucks carried supplies for the troops on the front lines of the battle.
noun
1485 of 1579
Bad /
Strange
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hussy -
An impudent or immoral girl or woman
As one of the first female comedians, Joan Rivers was once viewed as a hussy for her off-color jokes.
verb
1486 of 1579
Bad /
Hostile
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renounce -
To formally declare one is giving up and abandoning a claim, a right, or possession
To start her diet she made a resolution to herself that she would renounce cake for a month.
noun
1487 of 1579
Bad /
Powerless
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underling -
A person with a lower rank or status
The boss barked at his underlilngs without any concern for their feelings.
noun
1488 of 1579
Bad /
Steal
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extortion -
The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
The mafia would go to a store, and say "We will make sure your store doesn't burn down if you give us money every month", in an obvious act of extortion.
