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deficient(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small)
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deplorable(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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disgusting(adjective, common, vile, usual, shameful)
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execrable
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ignoble(adjective, mean, lower, obscure, poor)
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inconsequent(adjective, light, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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jejune
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lame(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, inferior)
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light(adjective, clear, smooth, simple, slight)
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low-down(adjective, poor, terrible, gloomy, miserable)
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meaningless(adjective, mean, slight, lower, poor)
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mediocre(adjective, mean, bad, weak, reasonable)
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microscopic(adjective, slight, poor, small, quantity)
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miniature(adjective, small)
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punk(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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scabby(adjective, improbity)
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scrawny(adjective, weak, small, feeble, tiny)
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scrimpy(adjective, slight, small, miserable, inadequate)
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seedy(adjective, feature, characteristic, low, careless)
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short(adjective, slight, poor, small, modest)
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