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Vicious

/vˈɪʃəs/
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(adj) Violent, destructive and cruel.

The answer leads us to a vicious circle.
The rubber band broke with a vicious snap.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The dog was quite ____ and it started barking loudly as soon as we approached the front gate of the house today.

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