hanger-on
nounSomeone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.
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moribund
adjectiveNear death or close to ceasing activity or existence.
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nounNearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.
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adjectiveHaving the same or nearly the same meaning, or being closely associated in people's minds.
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