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offensive(nasty, unpleasant, awful, dirty)
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dire(awful, terrible, shocking, black)
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disgusting(unpleasant, awful, vile, shocking)
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dismal(bad, sorrow, awful, depress)
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frightful(evil, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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glaring(bright, passionate, vulgar, extravagant)
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grim(unpleasant, sorrow, awful, terrible)
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nasty(taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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ashen(dull, light, soft, flat)
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eerie(bad, unpleasant, sorrow, awful)
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horrifying(awful, grim, shocking, atrocious)
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intense(passionate, endured, colorful)
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sinister(bad, sorrow, awful, depress)
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baleful(sorrow, awful, depress, fear)
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obscene(dirty, foul, improper, shocking)
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pallid(dull, light, soft, poor)
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abhorrent(taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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creepy(bad, awful, strange, fear)
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extreme(shocking, explicit, sensational, endured)
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garish(bright, vulgar, extravagant, loud)
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