pointless -
Having no purpose, and is not worth doing
Though Bill's parents wanted him to be a doctor, he didn't find it interesting, and hated the sight of blood, so he thought it was pointless to apply to medical school.
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bum -
A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.
Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.
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Unfriendly
adjective
dismissive -
Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering
Fred didn't mind not getting the job as much as the dismissive way the employer told him.
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Aggressive
adjective
defiant -
refusing to obey authority, sometimes even to the point of refusing to accept criticism.
Lars was a defiant child who always refused to obey his parents.
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Aggressive
noun
shrew -
A woman who is argumentative, nagging, and ill tempered.
Barry liked Martha a lot, but he decided not to marry her when he realized what an aggressive shrew she was.
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Weak
verb
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Fade -
To gradually lose brightness, color, or strength.
The colors on the old poster have started to fade from years in the sun.
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Weak
adjective
haggard -
Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering
Once a cute child actor, Macaulay Culkin has looked surprisingly haggard in recent years.
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Small
noun
nub -
A small lump or protuberance
To end a call when using old rotary phones, a person would have to place the phone down on the two nubs sticking out on top of the dial.
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Attack
noun
brawl -
To scuffle or fight in a rough, noisy manner.
After several hours of drinking, a brawl resulted when one of the men took offence to a rude comment about his hat.
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Delay
noun
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Logjam -
A situation where progress is halted due to a buildup of problems, delays, or obstacles.
The political negotiations reached a logjam when neither side was willing to compromise.
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Disorganized
verb
garble -
To distort a message so that it is unclear or confusing
When the astronauts landed on Mars, static garbled their voices so none of the billions of people on earth watching on TV could understand what they were saying.
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adjective
grudgingly -
In a reluctant or resentful manner
Nelson didn't want to be rude, so he grudgingly accepted the piece of junk mail.
