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scratch(light, base, small, inferior, insignificant)
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scrubby(adjective, improbity)
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secondary(light, base, small, inferior, insignificant)
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shallow(light, base, small, inferior, insignificant)
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shoestring(small, inferior, insignificant, unimportant, trivial)
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skulduggery
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slam
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sleight
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slight(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial, minor)
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small(insignificant, unimportant, trivial, minor, puny)
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small-minded(adjective, light, base, small, inferior)
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small-time
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sneaking
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stricture
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subordinate(light, base, small, inferior, insignificant)
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swipe
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tinhorn
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trickery
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two-bit(light, base, small, inferior, insignificant)
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unimportant(small, insignificant, trivial, minor, puny)
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