Ray felt a twinge of pain when he lifted the heavy box without bending his knees.
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Unhappy
noun
gloom -
An emotional or physical state of darkness and depression
The depressed family lived in a dark house, and the gloom of the house matched the gloom of their moods.
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1059 of1208 Bad /
Dishonest
adjective
contrived -
Artificial and difficult to believe.
Fred was still considered a prime suspect, because his story about what he did the night of the crime sounded contrived to the detective who interviewed him.
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1060 of1208 Bad /
Disgusting
adjective
putrid -
(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell
Bill had to throw out her leftovers because of the putrid smell.
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Disgusting
adjective
repulsive -
Extremely unpleasant and disgusting.
When Jim went fishing, he asked his friends to put the worms on the hooks, because he found it too repulsive to do it himself.
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Dishonest
noun
sham -
A thing that is not what it is purported to be
To the naked eye, a counterfeit handbag looks like the real thing, instead of a poorly made sham that it really is.
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1063 of1208 Bad /
Disgusting
verb
reek -
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink
The pile of trash reeked so badly that Sheila could smell it from a block away.
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1064 of1208 Bad /
Dishonest
adjective
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Duplicitous -
Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.
The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.
