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sparse(adjective, close, light, weak, slight)
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second-rate(adjective, weak, poor, inferior)
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slight(adjective, weak, flat, poor, small)
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small(adjective, light, weak, poor, low)
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subpar(adjective, weak, poor, inferior)
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contemptible(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
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crude(adjective, weak, poor, plain)
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mediocre(adjective, bad, weak, poor)
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trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small)
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base(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
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paltry(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small)
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worthless(adjective, weak, poor, small)
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diminutive(adjective, weak, poor, small)
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exiguous(adjective, close, light, weak, slight)
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insignificant(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
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shoddy(adjective, weak, poor, inferior)
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plain(adjective, weak, poor, inferior)
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subnormal(adjective, weak, poor, inferior)
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trivial(adjective, dull, weak, simple, slight)
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below par(expression, adjective, idiom, weak, poor)
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