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bitter(hard, nasty, pain, unpleasant)
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dangerous(bad, offensive, cruel, foul)
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ill(help, mean, bad, evil)
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unkind(mean, bad, wrong, severe)
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virulent(severe, harmful, injurious, damaging)
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deadly(bad, evil, cruel, unkind)
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throbbing(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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unpleasant(mean, nasty, harsh, tender)
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venomous(mean, bad, evil, nasty)
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vicious(mean, bad, hard, evil)
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wounding(offensive, rude, awful, terrible)
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acute(sharp, tender, painful, uncomfortable)
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afflictive(hard, severe, tender, pain)
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arduous(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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caustic(hard, nasty, tender, intelligent)
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dire(severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
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hard(mean, severe, harsh, tender)
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lethal(bad, evil, harmful, injurious)
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stabbing
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stinging(hard, severe, nasty, tender)
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