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implacable(adjective, animal, appearance, mean, strong)
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hideous(adjective, appearance, bad, unpleasant, awful)
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uncompromising(adjective, severe, harsh, resist, cruel)
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macabre(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, beautiful)
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stubborn(adjective, characteristic, appearance, quality, strong)
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sinister(adjective, person, appearance, sad, sorrow)
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cheerless(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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frightful(adjective, appearance, pain, unpleasant, awful)
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grave(adjective, sorrow, gloomy, depress, sadness)
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unyielding(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard)
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appalling(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, unpleasant)
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cruel(adjective, person, appearance, mean, strong)
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depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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glum(adjective, person, appearance, blue, low)
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horrible(adjective, dull, offensive, unpleasant, awful)
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melancholy(adjective, person, dull, blue, low)
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somber(adjective, person, dull, quiet, appearance)
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brutal(adjective, person, mean, tough, severe)
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inflexible(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
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obdurate(adjective, mean, strong, hard, tough)
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