| notch(noun, verb, blemish) | |
| oxidize(verb, dull, stain, smear, smudge) | |
| poison(hurt, dirty, corrupt, foul, stain) | |
| putrefy(verb, hurt, dirty, corrupt, stain) | |
| reduce(verb, destroy, damage, diminish, lower) | |
| reflection | |
| reprimand | |
| scorch(harm, spoil, injure, disparage, color) | |
| scrape(noun, verb, blemish) | |
| scuff(noun, verb, blemish) | |
| slit(noun, verb, blemish) | |
| slubber | |
| tinge(noun, stain, color, blemish, fade) | |
| undermine(verb, break, cut, hurt, ruin) | |
| wart(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish) | |
| whiten(reduce, diminish) | |
| abase(verb, shame, stain, impair, discredit) | |
| achromatize(verb, dull, dim, dissolve, lighten) | |
| aspersion | |
| baton |
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