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(Words to describe something as bad,disrespectful, harmful, regrettable…

- - - - bray-‘he recognized the loud bray of the doctor’
      - carrion-My sister is a strict vegetarian who refuses to eat carrion.
- - - - Auspicious-His brilliant acceptance speech was an auspicious start to his political career.
      - Awry-After we hit the deer, our road trip seemed to go awry and off course.
      - brusquely-The brusque server will not be getting a tip from me!
      - Deference-Taran bowed his head in deference to his master.
      - edict-The principal’s edict prohibits female students from wearing skirts and dresses that do not cover their knees.
      - encomium- A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
        
        pugnacious-The pugnacious little boy constantly talks back to his mother.
      - prevail-Which of these two laws will prevail, God only knows.
      - vigil-Part of his nightly vigil was kneeling down at the foot of his bed in prayer.
      - implacable-He has an implacable hatred for his political opponents.
      - maul-A bear killed one hiker and badly mauled the other.
      - comprehensive-Because I want the car completely repainted, I have purchased the comprehensive auto package.
- - - - words that can be used when dealing with a sensitive girl and her feelings.
        
        mollify-When the baby started to cry, his mother tried to mollify him with a bottle of milk.
        
        palpable-When she is angry at dinner, my mother kills the flavor of the meal with her palpable silence.
        
        solicitous-I am going to keep a solicitous eye out for criminals in this hard-hit neighborhood.
        
        sultry-The voice rang deep and sultry with a southern accent.