5
foulness(waste, refuse, dishonesty, pollution, decay)
5
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5
putridity(noun, decline, waste, collapse, deterioration)
4
atrophy(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
4
depravity(noun, immorality, perversion)
4
dissolution(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
4
mold(noun, deterioration, decay, uncleanness)
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
decadence(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
3
depravation
3
dilapidation(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
3
fetor(noun, uncleanness, fetor)
3
ruin(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
2
buncombe
2
bunk
2
bunkum
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