3
provoking(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
3
rueful(mean, low, sad, pain, miserable)
3
soul-stirring(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
3
soul stirring(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
3
tragic(adjective, sad, affected, wretched, pitiful)
3
worrying(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
3
wretched(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable)
2
affect
2
affective(adjective, moving, sensitive, emotional, touching)
2
arousing(adjective, mean, moving, low, touching)
2
awakening(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
awe-inspiring(adjective, moving, exciting)
2
bitter(moving, emotional, touching, distressing, upsetting)
2
breathless(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
controlling(verb, influencing)
2
counterfeiting(verb, pretending)
2
depressive
2
dreary
2
dynamic(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
effective(adjective, strong, intense, important, powerful)
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