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ineptitude(noun, defect, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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insubstantiality(noun, weakness, failing, infirmity, fragility)
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kink(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
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lacuna
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liability
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meanness
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mediocrity
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minus(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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miscarriage(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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non-existence
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nonattendance(avoidance, evasion, nonpayment)
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paltriness(lack, scarcity, scantiness, rareness)
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part(noun, incompleteness)
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peccadillo(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, fault)
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pittance(noun, insufficiency)
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poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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powerlessness(noun, weakness, fault, lack, lapse)
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problem(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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puniness(noun, disorder, weakness, fault, failing)
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rareness(lack, shortage, scarcity, insufficiency, scantiness)
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