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scathing
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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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sepulchral
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funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome
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scourge
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to whip punish severly,
a source of severe punishment |
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translent
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lasting only a short time
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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unwieldly
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not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep, relation to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep
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prognosticate
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to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs, foretoken
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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straitlaced
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extremly strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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