3
mildew(stain, decay, affliction, bane, scar)
3
pimple(noun, disease, wound, eruption, swelling)
3
plague(noun, disorder, evil, growth, defect)
3
prostitute
3
ruin(verb, corrupt, blight)
3
spoil
3
ulcerate
3
worm(noun, bane)
2
abase(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
2
blain(noun, wound, eruption, swelling, sore)
2
bleb(noun, wound, eruption, swelling, sore)
2
bulla(noun, wound, eruption, swelling, sore)
2
cankerous
2
carcinoma(noun, disease, growth, corruption, tumor)
2
chancre
2
contagion(noun, help, disorder, illness, defect)
2
corrosion(noun, evil, deterioration, decay, scourge)
2
crumble
2
decompose
2
defile
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