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flat(dull, hard, severe, sharp)
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forbidding(severe, thin, dark, terrible)
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freezing(cool, harsh, intense, cold)
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negative(noun, feelings, gloomy, doubtful)
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nipping(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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nippy(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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shadowy(dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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solemn(dull, dark, gloomy, melancholy)
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sorrowful(dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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stern(appearance, tough, severe, harsh)
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stringent(tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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windswept(miserable, austere, barren, unwelcoming)
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Spartan
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arctic(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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boreal(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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brisk(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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cloudy(dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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downhearted(noun, blue, low, sad)
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frosty(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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gelid(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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