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sepulchral(adjective, extraordinary, unreasonable, pale)
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formidable(adjective, bad, terrible, fear)
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bloodless(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
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painful(adjective, bad, offensive, terrible, fear)
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spectral(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
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dim(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
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faint(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
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gory(adjective, bad, violent, explicit)
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weak(adjective, dull, light, soft, poor)
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funereal(adjective, dull, appearance, terrible, gloomy)
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anemic(adjective, dull, light, soft, flat)
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mortuary(adjective, pale, dreadful, upsetting)
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ominous(appearance, terrible, strange, odd)
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unnatural(adjective, strange, odd, pale)
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astounding(awful, terrible, disgusting, dreadful)
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distressing(adjective, bad, awful, terrible)
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obscene(adjective, bad, offensive, awful, foul)
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savage(adjective, violent, explicit, sensational)
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upsetting(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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deep(violent, explicit, sensational, gruesome)
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