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mark(noun, verb, spot, fault, stain)
13
vice(noun, mark, wrong, weakness, spot)
12
renounce(verb, break, reject, disturb, dismiss)
12
scar(noun, verb, mark, spot, fault)
11
shortage(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
10
deformity(noun, mark, weakness, spot, fault)
10
glitch(noun, difficulty, weakness, failure, fault)
10
inadequacy(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
10
kink(noun, verb, weakness, fault, blemish)
10
mistake(noun, slip, failure, fault, uncertainty)
10
quit(verb, move, break, go, reject)
10
want(noun, slip, weakness, failure, fault)
9
betray(verb, leave, abandon, quit, escape)
9
scarcity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
9
speck(noun, verb, mark, weakness, spot)
9
spot(noun, verb, mark, weakness, fault)
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break(noun, verb, disturb, fault, dissent)
8
bug(noun, help, mark, weakness, spot)
8
disease(noun, upset, disorder, weakness, fault)
8
disfigurement(noun, mark, weakness, spot, fault)
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