She was horrified when she saw the damage the fire had done to her home.
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Strange
adjective
funky -
Weird or peculiar in an interesting, complimentary way.
The funky paint work on the car Janey got for her 18th birthday, was the envy of all her friends.
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Dishonest
noun
masquerade -
Behavior that is intended to deceive.
Bill was a total narcissist, and his girlfriends eventually found out that his charm and good humor was just a masquerade, and all he wanted was to take.
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noun
vagabond -
A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job
With just a few dollars in his pocket and a rucksack on his back, the vagabond never remained in one place for long.
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Bad
adjective
grim -
Forbidding or uninviting
The ruins of the city were a grim sight to walk through.
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Unfriendly
adjective
fractious -
(of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly
Kaitlin's children were a fractious group that were always fighting in the back seat.
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noun
kluge -
An ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose
Tim wasn't an expert, but he thought the kluge of wires on the floor didn't seem to serve a purpose.
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Weak
adjective
downtrodden -
Oppressed or treated badly by people in power
The downtrodden homeless man tried to survive on the harsh streets of the city.
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Aggressive
verb
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Forbid -
To strongly oppose or reject something morally or culturally.
The teacher wished he could forbid students from using phones during class, because they're so distracting.
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Old
adjective
doddering -
Tremble or totter, typically because of old age
Hiram may have been a doddering old man, but his mind was much steadier than his body.
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Attack
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blackmail -
The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.
He tried to blackmail her by threatening to leak private messages.
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noun
outcast -
A person who has been rejected by society or a social group
Brent felt like an outcast when his friends refused to speak to him anymore, as a result of his being outspoken about his political opinions that were so different from theirs.
