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"roman": "otblǎskvašt",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "отблъскващ"
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "끔찍한"
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"word": "consternante"
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "abrumador"
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "förskräckande"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "förskräckande"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "förfärande"
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "korkunç"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "müthiş"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
"word": "ürkünç"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"roman": "žaxlyvyj",
"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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"word": "жахливий"
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"sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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