Merit
Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.
Touch
Touch noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.
Usage example: each designer has his or her own personal touches
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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And this doesn't even touch on the vast amount of mangas, field guides and other companion books, which generally entertain diehard fans but hold little literary merit.
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The Merit: True Faith in White Wolf's original The World of Darkness allowed certain virtuous characters to harm evil entities by touch, deed or (at high levels) presence alone.
Source: Good Hurts Evil
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