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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| poor | / | Adjective, Adjective | 
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective | 
| mean | / | Noun | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| coarse | / | Adjective | 
| debased | x/ | Verb | 
| sleazy | /x | Adjective | 
| lowdown | /x | Noun | 
| cheap | / | Adjective | 
| minor league | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| scrubby | /x | Adjective | 
| substandard | x/x | Adjective | 
| degraded | x/x | Adjective | 
| descending | x/x | Verb | 
| raunchy | /x | Adjective | 
| downgraded | //x | Verb | 
| slight | / | Adjective | 
| lowly | /x | Adjective | 
| downcast | /x | Adjective | 
| down at heel | /// | Phrase, Adjective | 
| downtrodden | x/x | Noun | 
| depreciating | x/xxx | Noun | 
| underused | xx/ | Adjective | 
| diminished | x/x | Adjective | 
| underfoot | xx/ | Adverb | 
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective | 
| undersized | /xx | Adjective | 
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective | 
| lousy | /x | Adjective | 
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective | 
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| scuffed | / | Adjective | 
| gross | / | Name | 
| weak | / | Adjective | 
| crusty | /x | Adjective | 
| base | / | Noun | 
| crummy | /x | Noun | 
| abject | /x | Adjective | 
| shabby | /x | Adjective | 
| cheesy | /x | Noun | 
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| seedy | /x | Adjective | 
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective | 
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| trashy | /x | Adjective | 
| deprecated | /xxx | Verb | 
| peasant | /x | Noun | 
| less than | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| worst | / | Adjective | 
| decayed | x/ | Adjective | 
| squashing | /x | Verb | 
| unwashed | x/ | Noun | 
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective | 
| subservient | x/xx | Adjective | 
| meagre | /x | Adjective | 
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| punk | / | Noun | 
| small | / | Adjective | 
| sluggish | /x | Adjective | 
| black | / | Name | 
| short | / | Adjective | 
| underperforming | /xxxx | Adjective | 
| dismal | /x | Adjective | 
| meager | /x | Adjective | 
| vulgar | /x | Noun | 
| underweight | /xx | Noun | 
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective | 
| minced | / | Adjective | 
| underserved | xx/ | Adjective | 
| tacky | /x | Adjective | 
| sordid | /x | Adjective | 
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| underdeveloped | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| weakened | /x | Verb | 
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective | 
| knockdown | /x | Noun | 
| flat | / | Adjective | 
| disgraced | x/ | Verb | 
| slim | / | Noun | 
| decadent | /xx | Adjective | 
| dowdy | /x | Noun | 
| marginalized | /xxx | Verb | 
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| readings | /x | Noun | 
| affluent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| dimmer | /x | Noun | 
| hispanic | x/x | Adjective, Name | 
| income | /x | Noun | 
| multiethnic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| reduce | x/ | Verb | 
| residential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| targeted | /xx | Adjective | 
| uninformed | xx/ | Adjective | 
| upmarket | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| upscale | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
