Boon and Drawback

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Boon noun - A thing that helps.

Usage example: the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign

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Drawback is an antonym for boon.

Drawback noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.

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Boon is an antonym for drawback in disadvantage topic.

physical	physical boon	physical drawback
specific	specific boon	specific drawback
considerable	considerable boon	considerable drawback
substantial	substantial boon	substantial drawback
Other adjectives: real, massive, great, huge, main, major, minor, extra, significant, tremendous, random, biggest.

Depending on the situation, this could be a boon or a severe drawback - if you're a Camarilla vampire that has the Lasombra clan weakness, be ready to explain.

Source: Tabletop Game / Vampire: The Masquerade

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