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pitiable(adjective, mean, low, tender, pain)
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woeful(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
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dismal(mean, low, pain, wretched, pitiful)
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doleful(adjective, sad, wretched, pitiful, mournful)
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eloquent(adjective, strong, moving, difficult, intense)
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grievous(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
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lamentable(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
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motivating(verb, adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
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