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Hackneyed

Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

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Mundane

Lacking interest or excitement; dull.

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Atrocious

horrifyingly bad or unpleasant; of very poor quality.

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Contrived

deliberately created rather than arising naturally; artificial or forced.

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Topical

relating to current events or issues; relevant in a particular context.

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Compulsive

Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes.

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Derelict

In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

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Evocative

Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

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Forged

Produced fraudulently; copied illegally.

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Compelling

Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

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Mounts

to increase in amount or intensity.

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Laden

Heavily loaded or weighed down

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Culminate

Reach a climax or point of highest development.

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Doom

An unhappy or disastrous fate, typically one that cannot be avoided.

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Backdrop

An enhancing or underlying setting or environment

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Resonate

To evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions.

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Gross

Seriously wrong; flagrant

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Reprehensible

Deserving censure or condemnation.

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Detrimental

Tending to cause harm.

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Burgeoning

Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing

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Indiscriminate

Done at random or without careful judgment.

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Excessive

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

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Exploitation

The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work; the action of making full use of and deriving benefit from a resource.

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Depletion

The reduction in the number or quantity of something.

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Bound

Obliged to do something; confined by constraints; certain to happen.

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Accumulated

Gathered together or acquired an increasing number or quantity of.

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A par

A standard or average level (often used in 'on par' meaning at an equal level or standard).

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Fraught

(Of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable).

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Implications

The likely consequence of something; the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.

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Innate

Inborn; natural.

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Rugged

(Of ground or terrain) having a broken, uneven, and rocky surface.

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Remote

(Of a place) situated a long way from main centers of population; distant.

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Gaunt

(Of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

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Savage

Wild and untamed; fierce, cruel, and uncontrolled.

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ruthess

Having or showing no pity or compassion for others (assuming 'ruthess' is a typo for 'ruthless').