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brisk(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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cloudy(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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downhearted(noun, adjective, blue, low, sad)
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frosty(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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gelid(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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glacial(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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heavy(cruel, miserable, depressing, domineering, cheerless)
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inauspicious(noun, adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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low(adjective, person, blue, sad, unhappy)
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overcast(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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rigorous(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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saddening(sad, dark, miserable, dim, depressing)
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saturnine
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scanty(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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short(adjective, severe, poor, small, insignificant)
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sinister(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark)
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spare(adjective, simple, severe, thin, grim)
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threatening
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unhopeful(gloomy, pessimistic)
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unpromising(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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