1
scraping(verb, blemishing)
1
scratching(verb, blemishing)
1
scuffing(verb, blemishing)
1
secession(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
shedding(verb, relinquishing)
1
shortaging
1
sinning
1
slitting(verb, blemishing)
1
splotching(verb, blemishing)
1
spoiling(verb, blemishing)
1
tarnishing(verb, blemishing)
1
tergiversation(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
treachery(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
truancy(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
vicing
1
waiving(verb, relinquishing)
1
wanting
1
withdrawal(retreat, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal, absconding)
1
withdrawing(verb, relinquishing)
0
absence
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