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extreme(adjective, extreme, convention)
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great(adjective, intense, passionate, cruel, crazy)
11
drastic(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
10
appalling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
10
grave(adjective, severe, significant, extreme, serious)
10
headlong(adjective, wild, anxious, worried, thoughtless)
10
vicious(adjective, hard, evil, rough, harsh)
9
terrible(adjective, bad, strong, hard, evil)
9
fierce(adjective, strong, hard, rough, harsh)
9
monstrous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, shocking)
9
wild(adjective, intense, passionate, violent, careless)
8
awful(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
bad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
desolate(noun, adjective, hopeless, hopelessness)
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direful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
heinous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
shocking(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
7
crucial(adjective, severe, intense, important, significant)
7
exquisite(adjective, intense, passionate, violent, fierce)
7
foolhardy(adjective, wild, anxious, extreme, worried)
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