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impecunious(adjective, characteristic, flat, low, rich)
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needy(adjective, weak, flat, low, sad)
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worthless(adjective, mean, weak, moving, lower)
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cheap(adjective, good, mean, rough, low)
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contemptible(adjective, mean, weak, lower, obscure)
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pitiable(adjective, state, mean, moving, low)
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scant(adjective, mean, light, slight, flat)
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thin(adjective, dull, close, mean, light)
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hapless(adjective, state, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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insignificant(adjective, mean, weak, simple, lower)
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lean(adjective, mean, thin, small, spare)
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awful(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, sad)
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insolvent(adjective, characteristic, flat, low, exhausted)
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low-grade(adjective, feature, characteristic, mean, weak)
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slender(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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abject(adjective, mean, low, sad, unhappy)
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barren(adjective, clear, weak, slight, thin)
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defective(adjective, bad, small, common, insignificant)
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flimsy(adjective, light, weak, slight, feeble)
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jejune(adjective, small, insignificant, boring, unimportant)
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