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arousing(adjective, mean, moving, low, touching)
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atrocious
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awakening(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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breathless(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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calamitous(sad, unhappy, wretched, sorrowful, distressing)
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cheerless(adjective, mean, low, wretched, pitiful)
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disastrous(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, shameful)
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dismal(mean, low, wretched, pitiful, disgraceful)
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dynamic(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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eloquent(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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emotional(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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exhilarating(adjective, moving, exciting, inspiring, rousing)
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expressive(adjective, moving, emotional, touching, exciting)
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far-out(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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feel bad
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felt in gut(expression, adjective, idiom, moving, touching)
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gloomy(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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grabbed by(expression, adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
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gripping(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
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heart-rending(moving, tender, stirring, distressing, upsetting)
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