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thaw(lessening, softening, minimizing)
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unstiffen(lessening, softening, minimizing)
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yield(lessening, softening, minimizing)
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abash(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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base(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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bemean(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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blister(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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break(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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chagrin(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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chasten(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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confound(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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confuse(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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conquer(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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crush(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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debase(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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demean(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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denigrate(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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deny(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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depress(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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discomfit(shame, humiliation, detraction, embarrassing)
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