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debilitated(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, ill)
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decadence(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, deterioration)
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decrepit(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, ill)
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defeat(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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defection(noun, failure, rejection, withdrawal, abandonment)
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demerit(noun, weakness, lack, flaw, defect)
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disease(noun, disorder, defeat, weakness, fault)
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dwindling(noun, adjective, drop, decline, fall)
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exhausted(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, shaky)
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falling(verb, unsuccessful, lessening, worsening, deteriorating)
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flagging(adjective, weakening, lessening, fading, deteriorating)
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flopping
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imperfect(weak, poor, short, inadequate, insufficient)
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incomplete(poor, short, inadequate, insufficient, deficient)
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ineffectual(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, shaky)
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insufficient(adjective, close, light, weak, poor)
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languishing(verb, adjective, weakening, fading, wearying)
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miscarrying
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negligence(noun, wrong, slip, weakness, burden)
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relapse(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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