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impede(adjective, action, hurt, disadvantage, blockage)
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tragedy(noun, verb, failure, fault, disadvantage)
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trial(noun, verb, calm, help, ease)
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scourge(noun, torment, plague, blessing)
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bar(noun, verb, failure, fault, disadvantage)
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blight(noun, verb, failure, fault, disadvantage)
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