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spare(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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stingy(adjective, close, mean, light, slight)
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unfortunate(adjective, bad, nasty, sad, unhappy)
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bankrupt(adjective, flat, low, short, shy)
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bare(adjective, close, clear, light, weak)
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crummy(adjective, good, slang, small, boring)
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faulty(adjective, bad, weak, rough, awful)
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strapped(adjective, flat, low, informal, rich)
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trifling(adjective, weak, slight, lower, base)
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unlucky(adjective, state, nasty, sad, unhappy)
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hard up(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
12
despicable(adjective, mean, nasty, low, sad)
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exiguous(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
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imperfect(adjective, weak, lower, rough, awful)
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lacking(adjective, clear, weak, flat, small)
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luckless(adjective, state, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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measly(adjective, slang, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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necessitous(adjective, flat, low, sick, rich)
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not good(expression, adjective, rough, awful, inferior)
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piteous(adjective, state, mean, moving, low)
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