KINDS OF CRIMINALS:
arsonist
burglar
graffitist
hijacker
joyrider
mugger
murderer
pirate
robber
shoplifter
smuggler
terrorist
thief
vandal
crooked ADJECTIVE
Something that is crooked is bent or twisted.
bent
Shadha complained she couldn’t get any juice through the bent straw, so the waiter got her another.
twisting
A twisting path led through the woods to the cottage.
warped
The wood was so warped they couldn’t use it for anything but firewood.
cross ADJECTIVE
Someone who is cross is angry about something.
angry
Adrian was so angry he could hardly speak to her.
annoyed
Grandpa was annoyed when he found slugs had eaten his lettuces.
grumpy
Steven felt grumpy about not being well enough to go out.
irritable
Flies pestered the pony and made him very irritable.
cruel ADJECTIVE
Someone who is cruel hurts people or animals without caring.
brutal
The police said it was a brutal murder.
cold-hearted
The kidnapper was cold-hearted and ignored their pleas.
heartless
A heartless burglar smashed my grandma’s favourite vase.
vicious
The burglar aimed a vicious kick at the guard dog.
ANTONYM: kind
crush VERB
To crush something is to destroy its shape by squeezing it.
flatten
They flattened the soft drink cans before recycling them.
screw up
Tibbles screwed up Mum’s jacket when she slept on it.