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bug(noun, weakness, lack, failing, flaw)
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bump(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower)
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cause instability(verb, expression, reduce, ruin, weaken)
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confound(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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confute(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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contagious
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controvert(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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covetousness(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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cow(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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crime(noun, wrong, evil, fault)
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cripple(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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damnation(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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debt(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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declass(verb, break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
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defection
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demoralize(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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depreciate(verb, reduce, lower, demote)
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dereliction(noun, weakness, lack, failing, imperfection)
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detract from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, reduce)
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devalue(verb, reduce, lower, demote, downgrade)
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