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rigid(hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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shady(dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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shameful(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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shivery(cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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sombrous(unhappy, dark, gloom, black)
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sore
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spiritless(sad, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
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sterile(clean, unproductive)
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strict(tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
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sullen(dull, severe, low, unhappy)
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tenebrific(dull, light, happy, unhappy)
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unfavorable(person, poor, small, insignificant)
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uninhabited
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Draconian
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abrupt
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abusive(severe, stark, austere, inhospitable)
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acerbic
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achromatic
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acute
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astringent(hard, severe, sharp, flat)
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