delayed gratification
noun phrasePostponing an immediate pleasure or reward in order to obtain a more valued benefit later.
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fruitful
adjectiveProducing useful results, successful ideas, or abundant growth.
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nounSomeone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.
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nounA mismatch or lack of agreement between things that are expected to fit together.
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adjectiveLacking skill or competence.
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