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take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, break, reduce)
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tame(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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tort(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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transgression(wrong, evil, fault)
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trespass(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, violation)
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undermine(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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ungodliness(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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unrighteousness(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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veniality(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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viciousness
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violation(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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want(noun, weakness, lack, failing, imperfection)
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weak point(noun, expression, idiom, weakness, failing)
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worth
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wrongdoing(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, violation)
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wrongness(wrong, evil, fault, immorality, shortcoming)
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a
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abate
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abbreviate
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aberrant
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