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lust(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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mark
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mistake
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pauperize(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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peccadillo(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, fault)
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peccancy(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, violation)
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rebut(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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refute(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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shift
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sinfulness(wrong, evil, fault, shortcoming)
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sloth(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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stain(noun, weakness, failing, blemish, flaw)
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taint(noun, weakness, failing, blemish, flaw)
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