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scant(adjective, light, weak, slight, poor)
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sporadic(adjective, slight, thin, unusual, exceptional)
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subtle(adjective, cool, weak, great, soft)
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superior(adjective, good, cool, weak, great)
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unprecedented(adjective, excellent, obscure, exceptional, marvelous)
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unwonted(adjective, solid, extraordinary, unusual, strange)
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distinguished(adjective, separate, simple, extraordinary, superior)
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fantastic(adjective, extraordinary, strange, exceptional, special)
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great(adjective, good, cool, pleasant, excellent)
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limited(adjective, close, light, excellent, poor)
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outlandish(adjective, obscure, extraordinary, odd, remarkable)
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recherché(adjective, light, weak, soft, excellent)
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unfamiliar(adjective, obscure, unusual, strange, new)
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unexpected(adjective, extraordinary, unusual, strange, exceptional)
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delicious(adjective, moist, weak, soft, pleasant)
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elegant(adjective, cool, weak, great, soft)
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in short supply(expression, adjective, idiom, inadequate, limited)
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inconceivable(adjective, obscure, extraordinary, unusual, belief)
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incredible(adjective, extraordinary, unusual, strange, exceptional)
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isolated(adjective, separate, simple, exceptional, special)
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