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Cold

cold

adjective

with a low temperature or a temperature that is lower than normal

cool

adjective

rather cold, often in a pleasant way

icy

adjective

very cold, in an unpleasant way

chilly

adjective

cold enough to be unpleasant

glacial

adjective

extremely cold

chill

adjective

very cold

bitter

adjective

extremely cold in a way that makes you very uncomfortable

freezing

adjective

very cold

arctic

adjective

extremely cold

bitterly cold

extremely cold

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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