5
lead(verb, go, turn, favor, bear)
5
parsimonious(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
5
scarce(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
5
scrimp(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
5
scrimpy(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
5
sinewy(adjective, strong, thin, spare, bare)
5
spindly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
stark(adjective, mean, severe, thin, insubstantial)
5
starved(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, scrawny)
5
swing(verb, hold, cover, stick, attach)
5
underfed(adjective, thin, narrow, little, scrawny)
5
underweight(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
unproductive(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
5
willowy(adjective, slight, fine, thin, spare)
5
wizened(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
ascend(verb, move, drop, fall, sway)
4
austere(adjective, severe)
4
bank(noun, verb, drop, turn, rise)
4
be biased(verb, go, turn, favor, bear)
4
be given(verb, expression, idiom)
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