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offence
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onus(noun, charge, start, concern, spot)
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rift(noun, break, weakness, crack, split)
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stain(noun, mark, weakness, spot, burden)
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taint(noun, mark, weakness, spot, stain)
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violation(noun, wrong, evil, slip, failure)
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accuse(verb, blame, indict)
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breach(noun, break, evil, slip, crack)
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deformity(noun, mark, weakness, spot, stain)
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disfigurement(noun, mark, weakness, spot, stain)
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erratum(noun, slip, confusion, failure, uncertainty)
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fallacy(noun, slip, failure, mistake, lapse)
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geological fault(noun, expression, idiom)
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inaccuracy(noun, slip, burden, confusion, failure)
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gap(noun, break, difficulty, weakness, crack)
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hole(noun, break, weakness, crack, split)
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inadequacy(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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malfeasance(noun, evil, burden, shame, case)
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mark(noun, spot, stain, blemish, flaw)
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misconception(noun, slip, confusion, idea, failure)
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