| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrade | scrape or wear away |
| 2. | atrophy | waste away from disuse |
| 3. | bite into | cut or wear into |
| 4. | bleed | drain away gradually |
| 5. | blight | damage and weaken seriously |
| 6. | blunt | make less sharp or intense |
| 7. | break down | cause to collapse or fail |
| 8. | buckle | bend or collapse under pressure |
| 9. | burn away | be consumed by burning |
| 10. | carve away | cut away portions |
| 11. | chip away | remove gradually in small bits |
| 12. | collapse | fall down or give way |
| 13. | compromise | weaken or endanger |
| 14. | consume | use up or destroy |
| 15. | contract | become reduced in size |
| 16. | corrode | wear away through chemical action |
| 17. | crack | split or break slightly |
| 18. | crumble | break down into small pieces |
| 19. | cut away | remove by cutting |
| 20. | damage | cause harm to |
| 21. | debilitate | make weak or infirm |
| 22. | decay | gradually rot or decline |
| 23. | decline | become smaller or weaker |
| 24. | degenerate | decline in quality |
| 25. | degrade | reduce in quality or condition |
| 26. | deteriorate | become progressively worse |
| 27. | diminish | make or become less |
| 28. | disintegrate | break apart into fragments |
| 29. | drain | gradually remove strength or resources |
| 30. | eat away | gradually destroy or diminish |
| 31. | eat into | corrode or wear into |
| 32. | ebb | gradually recede or decline |
| 33. | efface | wipe out or wear away |
| 34. | enervate | drain strength from |
| 35. | enfeeble | make weak or feeble |
| 36. | erase | remove or wipe out |
| 37. | etch away | corrode or wear off |
| 38. | fade | gradually lose strength or color |
| 39. | flake away | come off in flakes |
| 40. | foul | damage or spoil |
| 41. | fracture | crack or break |
| 42. | fray | wear into loose threads |
| 43. | fret | wear away by rubbing |
| 44. | give way | yield or collapse |
| 45. | gnaw at | wear away steadily |
| 46. | gnaw away | slowly consume or destroy |
| 47. | gouge | cut or wear into |
| 48. | grind away | wear away steadily |
| 49. | grind down | wear down by friction |
| 50. | hollow out | wear away the inside of |
| 51. | impair | weaken or damage |
| 52. | leach away | drain out gradually |
| 53. | lessen | become or make less |
| 54. | loosen | make less tight or firm |
| 55. | mar | damage or spoil appearance |
| 56. | melt away | gradually disappear or lessen |
| 57. | molder | decay slowly |
| 58. | nibble away | remove in small amounts |
| 59. | obliterate | destroy all trace of |
| 60. | oxidize | combine with oxygen and corrode |
| 61. | pare away | cut away gradually |
| 62. | peel away | come off in layers |
| 63. | perish | decay or be destroyed |
| 64. | pick away | remove little by little |
| 65. | pit | mark with small holes |
| 66. | ravage | severely damage or destroy |
| 67. | recede | move back or diminish |
| 68. | reduce | make smaller or less |
| 69. | rot | decay through decomposition |
| 70. | rub away | remove by rubbing |
| 71. | ruin | destroy or spoil completely |
| 72. | run down | gradually weaken or decline |
| 73. | rust | corrode with oxidation |
| 74. | sand away | remove by sanding |
| 75. | sap | gradually drain strength from |
| 76. | scour | wear away by rubbing |
| 77. | scrape away | remove by scraping |
| 78. | shed | cast off gradually |
| 79. | shrink | become smaller |
| 80. | slough off | shed or cast off |
| 81. | soften | become less hard or severe |
| 82. | strip away | remove layer by layer |
| 83. | subside | sink down or lessen |
| 84. | tarnish | lose luster through corrosion |
| 85. | thin | make or become less thick |
| 86. | undermine | gradually weaken the foundation of |
| 87. | undo | ruin or reverse |
| 88. | unravel | come apart or weaken |
| 89. | vitiate | impair the quality of |
| 90. | wane | gradually decrease in strength |
| 91. | wash away | carry off by water |
| 92. | weaken | make less strong or effective |
| 93. | wear away | gradually remove by friction or use |
| 94. | wear down | gradually reduce or weaken |
| 95. | wear out | use until damaged or exhausted |
| 96. | wear thin | become less effective or appealing |
| 97. | weather | wear down from exposure |
| 98. | whittle away | reduce bit by bit |
| 99. | wither | dry up and weaken |
| 100. | yield | give under pressure |
