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stilted
    (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.
    
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    plaintive
    sounding sad and mournful.
    
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    bane
    a cause of great distress or annoyance.
    
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    surly
    bad-tempered and unfriendly.
    
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    jarring
    incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.
    
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