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naughty
behaving badly; not willing to obey.
ex: Girls, you’re being very naughty
vomit
to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth
scoundrel
a man who treats other people badly, especially by being dishonest or immoral(adj)
crusade
a long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth that you believe to be wrong
dynamic
the way in which people or things behave and react to each other in a particular situation
ex:
The dynamic of the market demands constant change and adjustment.
murderous
intending or likely to murder
ex: He made a murderous attack on his wife that evening.
insecure
not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
ex: An insecure computer system is an open door to criminals.
conniving
behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt
ex:
She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice.
jeopardy
in a dangerous position or situation and likely to be lost or harmed
delay
a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late
hybrid
something that is the product of mixing two or more different things.
ex: Hybrid cars can go almost 600 miles between refuelling.
teaser
a difficult problem or question
ex: Whether to accept the offer was a teaser.
pandemic
a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world
ex:
They feared a new cholera pandemics
speculate
to form an opinion about sth without knowing all the details or facts
ex: It is useless to speculate why he did it.