4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
injure
4
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4
provoke(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
raze(verb, crush, level, smash, rub)
4
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4
ruffle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
shave(verb, touch, scratch, trim, sweep)
4
vex(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
wear away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, destroy, rub)
4
wear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, diminish)
3
comminute(verb, cover, beat, reduce, crush)
3
beat(verb, reduce, crush, shatter, grind)
3
blemish(verb, blemish)
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