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addicted(adjective, small, subject, follower, addiction)
8
junior(adjective, inferior, subordinate, secondary, subordination)
8
servile(adjective, subject, subordinate, follower, protege)
7
attendant(adjective, obey, follower, slave, addict)
7
pendant(noun, adjective, person, incomplete, impudent)
7
qualified(adjective, support, determine, small, secondary)
7
restricted(adjective, support, determine, limit, tie)
7
subject to(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, condition)
7
underling(adjective, inferior, assistant, secondary, follower)
7
vulnerable(adjective, weak, feeble, helpless, powerless)
6
parasite(noun, fan, subordinate, follower, something)
6
contingent on(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, support, determine)
6
feudatory(noun, adjective, person, subject, secondary)
6
hanging(adjective, unsettled, incomplete, imminent, undecided)
6
lesser(adjective, light, weak, slight, low)
6
orphan(noun, submit, affected, under, ward)
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servant(noun, person, subordinate, assistant, junior)
6
slave(noun, fan, subordinate, assistant, follower)
6
tributary(noun, adjective, subject, branch, secondary)
6
vassal(noun, adjective, person, secondary, impudent)
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