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dank |
The air was dank and cold.
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desolation |
Words are powerless to describe the desolation of that prison.
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dreary |
Tuesday dawned a dreary overcast day.
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festering |
The festering wound did not heal.
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insidious |
He experienced the insidious influence of social media.
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malevolent |
She gave a malevolent flash of her eyes.
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nefarious |
I wouldn't like to meet such nefarious characters down a dark alleyway.
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ominous |
The grey clouds looked ominous in the sky.
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oppressive |
The country is ruled by an oppressive regime.
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respite |
The land prospered rapidly during this respite from war.
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sinister |
The old lady looked sinister.
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The mood at the funeral was sombre.
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suffocating |
The atmosphere was suffocating.
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amorphous |
White lead is an earthy, amorphous powder.
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opaque |
I cannot see through the glass because it is opaque.
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tenebrous |
They slept in a decaying hotel with infinite tenebrous corridors.
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aghast |
I'm aghast at the huge rise in food prices.
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appalled |
Miss Leicester was appalled by the mess.
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