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glacial(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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inauspicious(noun, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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low(person, blue, sad, unhappy)
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overcast(dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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rigorous(tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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scanty(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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short(severe, poor, small, insignificant)
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sinister(appearance, obscure, sad, dark)
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spare(simple, severe, thin, grim)
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threatening
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unpromising(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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woeful(dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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abandoned(depressed, bare, empty, desolate)
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acrimonious(tough, severe, harsh, cold)
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anguished(miserable, wretched, sorrowful, hopeless)
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blackened
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blank
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blighted
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blunt
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brutal(tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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