| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abandon | leave behind or give up |
| 2. | abate | become less severe |
| 3. | adjourn | end a meeting temporarily |
| 4. | arrest | stop development or movement |
| 5. | atomize | break into tiny parts |
| 6. | back out | withdraw from a promise |
| 7. | blow | burst or fail suddenly |
| 8. | breach | break through a barrier |
| 9. | buckle | bend and collapse under pressure |
| 10. | burst | break open suddenly |
| 11. | bust | break forcefully or suddenly |
| 12. | cease | come or bring to an end |
| 13. | check | stop or slow progress |
| 14. | chip | break off a small piece |
| 15. | cleave | split apart |
| 16. | contravene | act against a rule |
| 17. | crack | split without fully separating |
| 18. | cripple | seriously weaken or damage |
| 19. | crush | break by pressing hard |
| 20. | curb | restrain or limit |
| 21. | cut off | stop the supply or connection |
| 22. | damage | harm or impair condition |
| 23. | default | fail to meet an obligation |
| 24. | defy | openly resist or disobey |
| 25. | delay | hold back temporarily |
| 26. | demolish | tear down completely |
| 27. | detach | separate from something attached |
| 28. | diminish | become or make less |
| 29. | disable | make unable to function |
| 30. | disassemble | take apart for pieces |
| 31. | disconnect | separate a connection |
| 32. | disjoin | separate into parts |
| 33. | dismantle | take apart piece by piece |
| 34. | disobey | refuse to follow rules |
| 35. | disrupt | interrupt normal progress |
| 36. | drop | stop or abandon |
| 37. | ease | become less severe |
| 38. | end | bring or come to a close |
| 39. | erode | wear away gradually |
| 40. | fail | stop working properly |
| 41. | falter | lose strength or momentum |
| 42. | finish | bring to completion or stop |
| 43. | fizzle | end weakly or fail |
| 44. | flout | openly disregard a rule |
| 45. | founder | fail or collapse completely |
| 46. | fracture | break or crack hard material |
| 47. | fragment | break into small parts |
| 48. | give up | stop trying or doing |
| 49. | give way | yield and collapse |
| 50. | go dead | stop functioning completely |
| 51. | grind | crush into smaller pieces |
| 52. | halt | bring to a stop |
| 53. | impair | weaken or damage |
| 54. | infringe | break a law or right |
| 55. | interrupt | stop briefly in the middle |
| 56. | knock off | stop working or doing |
| 57. | let up | become less intense |
| 58. | malfunction | stop working correctly |
| 59. | mangle | damage by tearing or crushing |
| 60. | moderate | make less extreme |
| 61. | mutilate | damage severely by cutting |
| 62. | overstep | go beyond proper limits |
| 63. | pack in | stop doing completely |
| 64. | pause | stop for a short time |
| 65. | powder | reduce to fine particles |
| 66. | pulverize | crush into fine particles |
| 67. | puncture | make a small hole |
| 68. | quash | put down completely |
| 69. | quell | put an end to |
| 70. | quit | stop doing something |
| 71. | recess | take a short official pause |
| 72. | relent | become less harsh |
| 73. | rend | tear violently apart |
| 74. | renege | fail to keep a promise |
| 75. | rip | tear apart roughly |
| 76. | rot | decay and break down |
| 77. | rupture | burst or break open |
| 78. | sever | cut apart completely |
| 79. | shatter | break into many pieces |
| 80. | slacken | become less tight or active |
| 81. | smash | break forcefully and noisily |
| 82. | snap | break suddenly with a sharp sound |
| 83. | soften | become less hard or harsh |
| 84. | split | divide by breaking apart |
| 85. | stall | cause to stop progressing |
| 86. | stem | stop or slow a flow |
| 87. | stop | cease moving or continuing |
| 88. | subside | become less strong |
| 89. | suspend | stop for a period |
| 90. | tear | pull apart by force |
| 91. | temper | reduce the force of |
| 92. | terminate | bring to an end |
| 93. | transgress | go beyond a limit |
| 94. | undo | reverse or loosen fastening |
| 95. | unfasten | open what was fastened |
| 96. | unseal | open a sealed thing |
| 97. | violate | break a rule or law |
| 98. | wane | gradually become weaker |
| 99. | weaken | make or become less strong |
| 100. | wreck | badly damage or destroy |
