3
warm(adjective, feeling, strong, open, kind)
2
absorbing
2
acidulous
2
afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful, distressing)
2
ardent(adjective, strong, moving, difficult, sad)
2
arousing(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
atrocious(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, vicious)
2
awakening(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
benevolent(adjective, kind, gentle, mild, caring)
2
breathless(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
brisk
2
burning(adjective, strong, hard, sharp, difficult)
2
calamitous(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
2
cheerless
2
depressing
2
disastrous
2
double-edged
2
dynamic(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
edgy
2
escharotic
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