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sinister(adjective, hard, obscure, rough, nasty)
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threatening(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, dark)
12
wistful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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baleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, awful, depression)
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disheartening(adjective, person, dull, sad, dark)
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downbeat(noun, adjective, person, blue, low)
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heavy(adjective, dull, bad, sad, unhappy)
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leaden(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, heavy)
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portentous(adjective, awful, fear, black, horror)
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solemn(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
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cold(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
10
cranky(adjective, low, sad, feelings, miserable)
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cross(adjective, low, sad, feelings, miserable)
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gray(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, sadness)
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grief-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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grieved(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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ill-omened(adjective, awful, fear, black, horror)
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lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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morbid(adjective, dull, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
10
pensive(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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