12
refinement
9
elaboration
8
improving(noun, verb, improving)
6
distillation(noun, refinement, cleansing, distillate, sanitization)
6
perfecting(noun, verb)
6
purifying(noun, verb, adjective, refinement, cleansing)
6
upgrading(noun, verb, improving)
5
cultural(adjective, culture, educational, enlightening, civilised)
5
cleansing(noun, verb, refinement, sanitization, purifying)
5
purification(noun, refinement, cleansing, sanitization)
4
clarifying(verb, simplifying)
4
cultivation
4
filtering(verb, purifying)
4
purging(noun, verb, purifying)
3
bettering(verb, improving)
3
burning
3
civilized
3
civilizing(adjective, culture, artistic, educational, enlightening)
3
cleaning(verb, washing)
3
combustion
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