Related Words for sharp

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sharpened
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Adjective, Adjective
pointed
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Adjective, Adjective, Verb
stabbing
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
crisp
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Noun, Adjective, Noun
scratching
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Noun, Noun
cutting
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Noun, Adjective
precipitous
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Adjective, Adjective
tart
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
edged
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Noun, Adjective
steep
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Adjective, Adjective
sour
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Adjective, Adjective
acerbic
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Adjective, Adjective
piercing
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Adjective, Adjective
abrupt
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Adjective, Adjective
shrill
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Adjective, Adjective
smart
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Adjective, Adjective, Name
salt
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Name, Adjective
high
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Adjective, Adjective
intense
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Adjective, Adjective
keen
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Adjective, Adjective
shrewd
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Adjective, Adjective
astute
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Adjective, Adjective
sudden
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Adjective, Adjective
forceful
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Adjective, Adjective
acute
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Adjective, Adjective
incisive
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Adjective, Adjective
intelligent
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Adjective, Adjective
perceptive
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Adjective, Adjective
penetrative
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Adjective, Adjective
discriminating
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Adjective, Adjective
distinct
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Adjective, Adjective
penetrating
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Adjective, Adjective
astringent
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Adjective, Adjective
unpleasant
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Adjective, Adjective
dull
/
Adjective, Adjective
blunt
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Name
jagged
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Adjective, Verb
bright
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Adjective
strong
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Adjective
snappy
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Adjective
vivid
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Adjective
fierce
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Adjective
spiky
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Adjective
precise
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Adjective
unusually
x/xxx
Adverb
subtle
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Adjective
soft
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Adjective
sharpe
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Name
clear
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Adjective
striking
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Adjective
fresh
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Adjective
ferocious
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Adjective
startlingly
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Adverb
pungent
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Adjective
smooth
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Adjective
swift
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Noun
faint
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Adjective
edgy
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Adjective
jarring
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Noun
bold
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Adjective
nimble
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Adjective
witty
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Adjective
deft
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Noun
dramatic
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Adjective
nasty
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Adjective
slight
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Adjective
delicate
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Adjective
steely
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Adjective
trenchant
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Adjective
stark
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Name
frighteningly
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Adverb
dazzling
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Adjective
clean
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Adjective
razor
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Noun
gentle
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Adjective
blurry
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Adjective
flinty
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Adjective
distinctive
x/x
Adjective
mild
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Adjective
exceptionally
x/xxx
Adverb
steady
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Adjective
pithy
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Adjective
taut
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Adjective
sensitive
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Adjective
neat
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Adjective
piquant
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Adjective
vigorous
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Adjective
stiff
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Adjective
decisive
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Adjective
serious
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Adjective
caustic
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Noun
merciless
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Adjective
harsh
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Adjective
unmistakable
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Adjective
scratchy
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Adjective
pointy
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Noun
discernible
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Adjective
robust
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Adjective
angular
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Adjective
broad
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Adjective
remarkably
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Adverb
oblique
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Adjective
glint
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Noun
weak
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Adjective
heavy
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Adjective
serrated
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Adjective
brilliant
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Adjective
impressively
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Adverb
sparkling
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Adjective
unflinching
x/x
Adjective
acuminate
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Noun
poignant
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Adjective
punctate
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Noun
picked
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Verb
truncated
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Adjective
hooked
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Adjective
clipped
/
Adjective
short
/
Adjective
indented
xxx
Adjective
tapered
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Adjective
beveled
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Adjective
rugged
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Adjective
rapier
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Noun
prickly
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Adjective
quick
/
Adjective
dorsal
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Noun
tort
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Noun
bladed
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Adjective
narrow
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Adjective
bitter
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Adjective
stinging
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Adjective
strict
/
Adjective
stubbed
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Verb
spinous
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Noun
biting
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Adjective
lookout
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Noun
cheddar
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Noun
sickle
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Noun
scalpel
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Noun
ping
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Verb
honed
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Verb
talons
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Noun
rap
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Noun
bends
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Noun
claws
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Noun
contrast
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Noun
scissors
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Noun
spikes
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Verb
demarcation
xx/x
Noun
chisel
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Noun
upturn
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Noun
pang
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Noun
jab
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Noun
elbows
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Noun
cutoff
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Noun
fangs
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Noun
yelp
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Noun
rebuke
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Noun
accentuated
x/xxx
Verb
accurate
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Adjective
acrimonious
xx/xx
Adjective
adams
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Name
alert
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
alive
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Adjective
appreciable
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Adjective
batteries
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Noun
big
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
blatant
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Adjective
blurred
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Adjective
breathtaking
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Adjective
brusque
/
Adjective, Verb
brutal
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Adjective
brute
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
brutish
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Adjective
burton
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Name
cameron
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Name
campbell
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Name
carey
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Name
cell
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Noun, Verb
chic
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Adjective, Noun
chronic
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Adjective, Noun
clarke
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Name
clever
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Adjective, Noun
collins
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Name
considerable
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Adjective, Noun
cooper
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Name, Verb
corresponding
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
cracking
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
critical
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Adjective, Noun
cunning
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Adjective, Noun
damning
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Adjective, Noun
deep
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun
definite
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Adjective, Noun
detailed
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Adjective, Noun
dial
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Noun, Verb
dire
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Adjective, Noun
dizzying
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Adjective
drastic
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Adjective, Noun
emphatic
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Adjective, Noun
enormous
x/x
Adjective
exact
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Adjective, Verb, Adverb
exponential
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
extreme
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
fancy
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Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fast
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Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
firm
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
flagged
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Adjective
flagrant
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Adjective
flat
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fort
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Noun, Verb
forte
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb
giddy
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
glaring
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Adjective, Noun
grave
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
great
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
hard
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hash
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Noun, Verb
hawkins
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Name
heated
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Adjective
hefty
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Adjective, Noun
holmes
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Name
hot
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Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
huge
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Adjective
hurt
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
iced
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Adjective
important
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Adjective
insightful
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Adjective
intensive
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Adjective, Noun
intonational
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Adjective
labelled
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Adjective
large
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
live
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Verb, Adjective, Adverb
lively
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun
loud
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lucid
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Adjective, Noun
major
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
marked
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Adjective
markup
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Noun
massive
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Adjective, Noun
natural
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
net
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Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
notable
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Adjective, Noun
noteworthy
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Adjective, Noun
noticeable
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Adjective
obvious
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Adjective
pain
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Noun, Verb
parker
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Name
pencil
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Noun, Verb
percussive
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Adjective, Noun
pile
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Noun, Verb
pin
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Noun, Verb
potent
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Adjective, Noun
powerful
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Adjective, Adverb
profound
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
prominent
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Adjective, Noun
pronounced
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Adjective
prospective
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Adjective, Noun
radical
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Adjective, Noun
rapid
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
remarkable
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Adjective
respiratory
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Adjective
responsive
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Adjective
roberts
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Name
robinson
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Name
rogers
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Name
root
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Noun, Verb
rough
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Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
rude
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Adjective
russell
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Name
salient
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Adjective, Noun
savage
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
scathing
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Adjective
scott
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Name
severe
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Adjective, Noun
significant
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Adjective, Noun
sizeable
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Adjective
slender
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Adjective
gloss
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
pidgin
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Noun
bundle
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Noun, Verb
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
butt
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Noun, Verb
backwater
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Noun, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun