10
wiry(adjective, mean, strong, slight, thin)
9
bare(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
9
barren(adjective, thin, property, spare, bare)
9
leaning(noun, verb, rise, level, inclination)
9
turn(verb, go, favor, twist, bear)
8
careen(verb, move, fall, twist, swing)
8
depend(verb, hold, cover, feeling, stick)
8
frugal(adjective, characteristic, quality, mean, slight)
8
gradient(noun, rise, level, straight, inclination)
8
gravitate(verb, go, turn, settle, favor)
8
impoverished(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
8
inadequate(adjective, thin, property, spare, bare)
8
rawboned(adjective, dull, mean, light, slight)
8
scant(adjective, mean, slight, poor, thin)
8
short(adjective, style, severe, poor, big)
8
sparing(adjective, mean, poor, thin, small)
8
svelte(adjective, characteristic, slight, fine, thin)
8
trust(verb, feeling, look, hope, commit)
7
mean(verb, adjective, poor, thin, small)
7
bow(noun, verb, hold, drop, cover)
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