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scar(noun, verb, mark, ruin, disregard)
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spatter(noun, verb, cover, attack, mark)
11
damage(noun, verb, break, dull, hurt)
11
daub(noun, verb, cover, mark, shade)
11
dishonour(noun, verb, derision)
11
paint(noun, verb, color, covering)
11
scratch(noun, verb, break, hurt, ruin)
11
speckle(noun, verb, mark, spread, spot)
11
tincture(noun, verb, drop, touch, shade)
10
Sully
10
befoul(verb, dull, attack, hurt, criticize)
10
pigment(noun, verb, drop, touch, shade)
9
colour(noun, verb, action)
9
dirt(noun, deterioration, corruption, uncleanness, grime)
9
fleck(noun, verb, mark, spread, spot)
9
harm(noun, verb, break, dull, hurt)
9
onus(noun, mark, respect, slight, spot)
9
reproach(noun, verb, disregard, push, slight)
9
stigmatize(verb, hurt, harm, spoil, shame)
8
black eye(noun, expression, mark, respect, slight)
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