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bottom(noun, nature, quality, feeling, character)
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byword(noun, rule, instruction, teaching)
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call
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commitment(perfectionism, fundamentalism)
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conscience(noun, feeling, energy, spirit, mind)
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constancy(noun, reliability, faithfulness, dependability, loyalty)
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contention(noun, line, notion, theory, proposition)
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cornerstone(noun, law, idea, foundation, essence)
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decree(noun, order, rule, requirement, teaching)
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deduction(suggestion, theory, proposition, supposition, formula)
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directive(noun, instruction)
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edict(noun, order, rule, decree, instruction)
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equity(noun, honor, right, confidence, goodness)
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expectation(noun, aim, meaning, objective, intention)
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footing(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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given(noun, absolute)
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goal(noun, plan, desire, object, belief)
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habit(noun, rule)
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ideally
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incorruptibility(noun, honor, right, confidence, goodness)
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