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disconcerting(verb, adjective, inadequate, insufficient, substandard)
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niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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paltry(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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shoddy(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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sorry(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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unpleasant(adjective, bad, offensive, improper, obnoxious)
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worthless(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
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base(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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contemptible(adjective, weak, poor, nasty, unpleasant)
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insignificant(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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mean(adjective, bad, weak, poor, nasty)
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discouraging(adjective, unacceptable, fruitless, unrewarding)
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slight(adjective, weak, poor, thin, miserable)
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sparse(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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trivial(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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unfulfilling(adjective, unpleasant, mediocre, unacceptable)
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common(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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crude(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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diminutive(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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