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| lacking in skill/grace in dealing with others (can't put him/herself in their shoes) |
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| rude/haughty/bad-tempered and thus unkindly blunt |
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| boorishly blunt (ill-natured) |
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| disagreeably loud/noisy/gaudy |
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| physically cruel/verbally insulting |
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| cutting/biting/stinging/sarcastic |
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| gloomy/cheerless/woeful (used for scenes/places unlike dour) |
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| less familiar word for obesity/corpulence |
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| clear in/to the mind; sometimes meaning shining/glowing/transparent |
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| an explanation that sounds simple and fluent, but is really careless/shallow |
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| an explanation that holds or sticks together very well, thus achieving clearness |
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| The quality of being clear, in particular |
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| grim/gruesome/death-haunted |
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| eerie/unearthly/mildly horrible |
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| (person)firm/relentless/merely determined;(spectacle)stirs a deep, awesome regret |
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| a sight that is shocking/harrowing/ghostly |
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| a scene that is more revolting/nauseating than a gruesome one |
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| deeply thoughtful/wistful |
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| a sadder state than pensiveness |
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| to reflect upon repeatedly |
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| a person/scene that has the special charm of inner/outer calm |
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| a person that is like a cow/unexcitable/and probably unimaginative |
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| a person that is calm and very difficult to stir up, though often quite rigid or tense |
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| a placid person; their calmness based on willful indifference to pain and pleasure |
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| the person in a lawsuit who signs a complaint and starts legal proceedings |
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| appearing true or reasonable |
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| a mildly comic word for ruler or monarch |
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| to arouse one's curiosity |
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| remarks that are lively and interesting; at least mildly pungent |
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| an odor like that of cinnamon; sweet/spicy/fragrant |
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| a harsh/stern person severe in habits and discipline |
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| strict rules or regulations |
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| an exacting person who follows the rules (ethical motives) |
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| a very precise person that adheres to the rules |
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| exactness and discipline as ends in themselves |
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| senseless/malicious/reckless |
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