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ticklish spot

NOUN
distress
Synonyms
STRONG
bummer calamity catastrophe crunch destitution difficulty disaster downer drag exigency indigence jam misfortune need pickle pinch poverty privation rigor scrape straits throe trial trouble vicissitude want
WEAK
bad luck can of worms hard knocks hard time holy mess hot water rotten luck tough break tough luck unholy mess
Antonyms
STRONG
abundance advantage benefit blessing boon comfort contentment ease fortune good fortune good luck happiness luxury miracle peace pleasure plenty success wealth wonder
WEAK
health

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Professor Pickering also made another discovery, viz. a large number of isolated, round, darkish spots, most of which occurred where canal lines joined or crossed each other.

From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Wicks, Mark

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