Advantage and Shortcoming

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Advantage noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're applying for a job there

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Shortcoming is an antonym for advantage.

Shortcoming noun - A defect in character.

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Advantage is an antonym for shortcoming in weak point topic.

physical	physical advantage	physical shortcoming
single	single advantage	single shortcoming
obvious	obvious advantage	obvious shortcoming
real	real advantage	real shortcoming
Other adjectives: main, greatest.

From a narrative standpoint, though, this has the advantage of avoiding the common RPG shortcoming of making the world seem small.

Source: Franchise / Grandia

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