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abhorrent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
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astonishing(adjective, awful, wonderful, amazing, grand)
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astounding(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, grand)
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browbeating(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
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dangerous
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disgusting(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
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distressing(adjective, disgusting, shocking, upsetting, disturbing)
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forbidding
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foul
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frighten
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grotesque
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hairy(awful, wonderful, grand, shocking, splendid)
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hazardous(adjective, dangerous)
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loathsome(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
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nauseating(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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ominous
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panicking(verb, frightening)
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paralysing
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repellent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
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risky(adjective, dangerous)
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