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decline(noun, verb, collapse, deterioration, stall)
4
dilapidation(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, deterioration)
4
disintegration(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, impairment)
4
fade(harm, spoil, injure, stain, color)
4
maroon(adjective, colour)
4
mold(noun, oxidation, mildew, corrosion)
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moth(noun, bane)
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oxidization(noun, patina, erosion, weathering)
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rufous(adjective, colour)
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scarlet(adjective, colour)
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terra cotta(adjective, colour)
4
vermilion(adjective, colour)
4
wine(adjective, colour)
4
worm(noun, bane)
3
buff(noun, adjective, dark, drab, bay)
3
burn(verb, break, hurt, reduce, ruin)
3
burnished color(expression, adjective, dark, drab, bay)
3
cancer
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carnelian(adjective, colour)
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consume(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, smart)
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