| A | B |
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| Gradient | rate of regular ascent or descent; inclination; a part sloping upward or downward; change in value of a quantity |
| Degradation | decline to a low, destitute or demoralized state; moral or intellectual decadence |
| Deciduous | shedding the leaves annually |
| Transgression | infringement or violation of a law, command or duty; a sin |
| Occidental | Western; the characteristic features of people born in the world west of Asia |
| Decadent | marked by decline, decay or deterioration |
| Mobilization | state of putting into movement or circulation |
| Regressive | characterized by or developed in teh course of an evolutionary process involving increasing simplification of bodily structure; decreasing in rate as the base increases |
| Recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| Motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (arts); a dominant idea or central theme; a single repeated design or color |
