A popular prank among children involves making phone calls to people and pretending to be somebody else.
adjective
1010 of 1579
Bad /
Small
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wee -
Very small
Jeff would wake up in the wee hours of the morning to go fishing with his son.
noun
1011 of 1579
Bad /
Stupid
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platitude -
A trite or cliché saying that is expressed as if it were profound, but is actually banal.
The motivational speaker's advice sounded more like a bunch of platitudes rather than genuine guidance, offering nothing new to the audience.
verb
See noun
1012 of 1579
Bad /
Unfriendly
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hassle -
To harass; pester
The irritating salesman would always hassle Carmen when she was at home, and wouldn't leave even if she insisted on it.
noun
1013 of 1579
Bad /
Confused
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vertigo -
A feeling of being off-balance, dizzy, and spinning.
When grandma got off the merry-go-round, she had a bad case of vertigo and had to sit on a bench for a half hour.
noun
1014 of 1579
Bad /
Unfriendly
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smirk -
To smile in an uncomplimentary, self-satisfied way.
Jeremy's mother saw the smirk on his face when she asked him if he had finished his homework, and she knew immediately that he had no intention of doing it.
noun
1015 of 1579
Bad /
Dislike
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flareup -
A sudden outburst or intensification of something, especially violence or emotion.
There was a flareup of violence during the protest.
verb
1016 of 1579
Bad /
Hostile
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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.
verb
1017 of 1579
Bad /
Weak
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deteriorate -
To gradually get worse
The empty house deteriorated because there was no one to fix things that broke.
verb
1018 of 1579
Bad /
Dishonest
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obfuscate -
To make something less clear and harder to understand, especially if done deliberately.
The criminal's testimony at the trial tried to obfuscate and cover up his connection to the crime.
noun
See verb
1019 of 1579
Bad /
Attack
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rampage -
A period of violent and uncontrollable behavior, typically involving a large group of people
The businessman had to clean up his store after the damage caused by the rioters' rampage.
adjective
1020 of 1579
Bad /
Afraid
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harrowing -
Intensely distressing
Although they were happy to be alive, the plane's passengers were still trying to overcome the harrowing crash landing in the river.
