3
remainder(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
renewal(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
restoration(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
retroaction(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
retroactive
3
retrocession(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
retroflexion(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
retrusion(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
return(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
reverse of fortune(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
reversion to type(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
setback(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
severe check(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
sternway(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
throwback(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
turnabout(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
vestige(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
2
decadent(mean, low, immoral, debased, deteriorated)
2
effete(immoral, debased, decadent)
2
low(adjective, mean, immoral, debased, deteriorated)
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