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short(adjective, close, light, weak, slight)
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low(adjective, mean, weak, simple, lower)
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skimpy(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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sparse(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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weak(adjective, dull, light, soft, slight)
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indigent(noun, adjective, characteristic, weak, flat)
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deficient(adjective, close, light, weak, slight)
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slight(adjective, mean, light, weak, lower)
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lousy(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
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meager(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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niggardly(adjective, weak, small, common, miserable)
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rotten(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
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mediocre(adjective, mean, bad, weak, moderate)
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penurious(adjective, flat, low, small, boring)
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sorry(adjective, mean, weak, moving, lower)
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substandard(adjective, weak, lower, rough, nasty)
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broke(noun, adjective, characteristic, flat, low)
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pitiful(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
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base(noun, adjective, good, mean, bad)
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humble(adjective, mean, simple, slight, obscure)
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