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shrieking(adjective, shrill)
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skewering(verb, perforating)
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smarting(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender)
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thunderous(adjective, loud, strident, noisy, earsplitting)
6
violent(adjective, strong, severe, intense, powerful)
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wintry(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
algid(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
arctic(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
booming(adjective, strong, loud, strident, noisy)
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chilling
5
cramping(adjective, painful)
5
crisp(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
fascinating
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foul(adjective, endured)
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gelid(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
5
glacial(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp)
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hoarse(adjective, shrill, raspy)
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infiltrating(verb, sharp, harsh, powerful, pungent)
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infiltration(noun, stab, entrance, saturation, diffusion)
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insertion(noun, entrance, saturation, diffusion, seepage)
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