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touch-and-go(adjective, bad, easy, uncertain, awkward)
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unpredictable(adjective, difficult, sensitive, tricky, prickly)
8
vulnerable(adjective, bad, weak, soft, heavy)
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ailing(adjective, mean, bad, weak, thin)
7
comely(adjective, good, right, pleasant, appropriate)
7
cute(adjective, good, pleasant, sweet, attractive)
7
diaphanous(adjective, light, weak, slight, fine)
7
discerning(adjective, superior, sensitive, sophisticated, advanced)
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ethereal(adjective, dull, light, weak, slight)
7
handsome(adjective, good, pleasant, restrained, attractive)
7
luxurious(adjective, smooth, soft, pain, attractive)
7
pastel(adjective, light, weak, soft, gentle)
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perilous(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, doubtful)
7
persnickety(adjective, proper, refined, affected, virtuous)
7
politic(adjective, ability, sensitive, careful, wise)
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prudish(adjective, fussy, discriminating, fastidious)
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rare(adjective, weak, pleasant, excellent, gentle)
7
rickety(adjective, dull, mean, bad, light)
7
select(adjective, weak, excellent, gentle, mild)
7
shaky(adjective, weak, slight, thin, uncertain)
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