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defacement(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
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disadvantage(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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discoloration(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
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distortion(noun, blemish, error)
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excessively
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faulting
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felony(noun, break, wrong, evil, case)
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freckle(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
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human error(expression, idiom)
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impugn(verb, criticize, scorn, condemn, reprimand)
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malpractice(noun, burden, shame, blame, responsibility)
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misapprehension(noun, slip, confusion, failure, mistake)
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misstep(noun, ruin, slip, confusion, shame)
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misunderstanding(noun, slip, crack, confusion, split)
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opening(crack, hole, gap)
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peccancy(noun, wrong, evil, burden, blame)
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pockmark(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
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reversal(ruin, back, slow, destruction, downfall)
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rupture(crack, hole, gap)
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setback(back, weakness, slow, bug, impairment)
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