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Lurid

Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

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Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Colorless 84% connected

Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Colorless 84% connected

Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sensational 84% connected

Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sensational 84% connected

Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Violent 84% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Violent 84% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Paleness 74% connected

The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Paleness 74% connected

The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sensationalism 74% connected

The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sensationalism 74% connected

The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shocking 92% connected

of Shock

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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