Characteristic and Inability

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Characteristic noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

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Inability is an antonym for characteristic in trait topic.

Inability noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.

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Characteristic is an antonym for inability.

human	human characteristic	human inability
good	good characteristic	good inability
physical	physical characteristic	physical inability
similar	similar characteristic	similar inability
Other adjectives: natural, deep, obvious, distinct, real, sexual, inherent, major, general, fundamental, several.

This might qualify him as a subversion, as a key characteristic of a Smug Snake is an inability to learn from their mistakes, a weakness he clearly does not share.

Source: Smug Snake / Film

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