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imperfection(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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weakness(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar, skill)
13
deficit(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, pass)
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maladroitness(noun, innocence)
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paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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want(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
12
failing(noun, trouble, decline, ruin, defeat)
12
shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, skill, failure)
10
blemish(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
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failure(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, weakness)
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impotence(noun, state, strong, weakness, condition)
9
inferiority(noun, weakness, want, need, loss)
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need(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
8
absence(noun, state, weakness, want, need)
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drawback(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
8
incompleteness(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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