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nefarious (adj)
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wicked; sinful
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Bad and Worse
The kid who teepeed our backyard had a nefarious personality. |
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repugnant (adj)
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offensive; repulsive
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Bad and Worse
The grafity written on the playground was repugnant. |
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infamous (adj)
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famous for bad deeds; notorious
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Bad and Worse
Our neighbor was infamous for torturing cats. |
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odious (adj)
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worthy of dislike; arousing feelings of dislike
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Bad and Worse
The odious kid was suspended for writing inappropiate comments on facebook. |
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malevolent (adj)
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wishing harm to others; evil
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Bad and Worse
mal, vol The criminal was suspected on malevolent charges. |
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malefactor (n)
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an evildoer
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Bad and Worse
mal The malefactor was arrested for murder. |
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abonminable (adj)
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loathsome; unpleasant
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Bad and Worse
The abonminable snowman haunts those who dare to cross his path. |
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avarice (n)
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extreme greed
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Bad and Worse
Scrooge displayed a grave sense of avarice. |
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bigotry (n)
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intolerance toward those who are different
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Bad and Worse
The KKK showed bigotry towards African Americans. |
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hypocrite (n)
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one who says one thing but does another
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Bad and Worse
My hypocritical teacher always tells me to read the foot notes, and yet he never draws questions from they or discussed them. |
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miserly (adj)
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lacking gererosity
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Bad and Worse
mis Scrooge lacked a great deal of unmiserly charity. |
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inimical (adj)
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unfriendly
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Bad and Worse
My boyfriend acts inimically towards my friends. |
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curmudgeon (n)
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a cranky person
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Bad and Worse
One who does not sleep will soon acquire a new personality: that of a curmudgeon. |
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misanthrope (n)
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one who hates humankind
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Bad and Worse
antrho, mis My teacher is a misanthrope and especially dislikes me. |
