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workaday(adjective, dull, bad, simple, plain)
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matter-of-fact(adjective, dull, hard, sound, simple)
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dead(adjective, dull, weak, simple, flat)
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drab(adjective, dull, weak, simple, flat)
12
trite(adjective, dull, set, simple, flat)
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plain(adjective, dull, mean, simple, tough)
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stale(adjective, dull, set, weak, simple)
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tame(adjective, dull, simple, flat, plain)
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colorless(adjective, dull, weak, simple, flat)
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ho-hum(adjective, dull, bad, simple, flat)
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simple(adjective, mean, gentle, poor, low)
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garden-variety(adjective, simple, indifferent, ordinary, modest)
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literal(adjective, simple, moderate, rational)
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factual(adjective, simple, tough, plain, ordinary)
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irksome(adjective, dull, simple, plain, stupid)
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lackluster(adjective, dull, simple, excite, plain)
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practical(adjective, hard, sound, simple, tough)
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sober(adjective, hard, sound, tough, moderate)
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unembellished(adjective, simple, tough, honest, plain)
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uninspiring(adjective, dull, bad, weak, simple)
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