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dark(adjective, black, darkened, darkish, caliginous)
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shadowy
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sombre
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tenebrous
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gloomy
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obscure
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darksome
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dim
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murky
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shady
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darkening
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dusky
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sunless
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twilight
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unlit
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cheerless
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darkish
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depressing
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dismal
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dreary
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