| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abandon | leave something behind intentionally |
| 2. | annihilate | destroy utterly |
| 3. | atrophy | waste away from disuse |
| 4. | be beaten | be defeated by someone |
| 5. | be bested | be outdone by an opponent |
| 6. | be defeated | be beaten in a contest |
| 7. | be outmatched | be beaten by a stronger rival |
| 8. | blow | waste money or a chance |
| 9. | blunder | make a serious mistake |
| 10. | botch | do badly; ruin by mistakes |
| 11. | break | damage so it stops working |
| 12. | bungle | handle clumsily and fail |
| 13. | burn through | use up very quickly |
| 14. | capitulate | surrender after resistance |
| 15. | cede | give up territory or rights |
| 16. | collapse | fall down or fail suddenly |
| 17. | come up short | fail to meet expectations |
| 18. | concede | admit defeat or yield |
| 19. | consume | use up by using or eating |
| 20. | crash | fail suddenly and badly |
| 21. | demolish | destroy completely |
| 22. | deplete | use up most of a supply |
| 23. | deprive | take away something needed |
| 24. | destroy | put an end to completely |
| 25. | die | stop living |
| 26. | diminish | become less or smaller |
| 27. | disappear | go out of sight |
| 28. | discard | throw away or get rid of |
| 29. | drown | die from being underwater |
| 30. | dwindle | become steadily smaller |
| 31. | eliminate | remove or get rid of |
| 32. | eradicate | remove completely |
| 33. | erode | wear away gradually |
| 34. | err | make a mistake |
| 35. | evaporate | disappear gradually or suddenly |
| 36. | exhaust | use up completely |
| 37. | expend | use up effort or resources |
| 38. | expire | die; come to an end |
| 39. | fade | gradually disappear or weaken |
| 40. | fail | not succeed in doing something |
| 41. | fall off | decrease; become less |
| 42. | fall short | not reach the needed level |
| 43. | flub | make a small mistake |
| 44. | forfeit | lose as a penalty |
| 45. | fritter away | waste little by little |
| 46. | fumble | handle awkwardly and fail |
| 47. | get killed | be killed |
| 48. | get lost | be unable to find your way |
| 49. | give up | stop trying to keep or do |
| 50. | give way | yield under pressure |
| 51. | go down | be defeated in a contest |
| 52. | go downhill | decline in quality or condition |
| 53. | go missing | disappear and not be found |
| 54. | go wrong | make an error |
| 55. | jettison | throw off to lighten a load |
| 56. | leave behind | go away without taking something |
| 57. | let go of | release your hold or control |
| 58. | meet your end | die or be killed |
| 59. | mess up | make a mistake |
| 60. | miscalculate | get wrong by bad calculation |
| 61. | misdeliver | deliver to the wrong place |
| 62. | misdirect | send or guide the wrong way |
| 63. | misjudge | judge incorrectly |
| 64. | mislay | temporarily lose by misplacing |
| 65. | misplace | put somewhere and not find |
| 66. | misroute | send by the wrong route |
| 67. | miss | fail to hit or achieve |
| 68. | misstep | make a wrong step or choice |
| 69. | obliterate | destroy so nothing remains |
| 70. | part with | give away or let go |
| 71. | pass away | die, politely |
| 72. | perish | die, especially suddenly |
| 73. | plunge | fall suddenly and steeply |
| 74. | regress | return to a worse state |
| 75. | relinquish | give up possession or control |
| 76. | ruin | damage so it cannot be used |
| 77. | run out of | have none left |
| 78. | sacrifice | give up for a greater aim |
| 79. | shed | cast off or discard |
| 80. | sink | go down below the surface |
| 81. | slip up | make a small mistake |
| 82. | spend | use up money or resources |
| 83. | spoil | make bad or unusable |
| 84. | squander | waste extravagantly or foolishly |
| 85. | strip | take away completely |
| 86. | succumb | give in to pressure or illness |
| 87. | surrender | give up to an opponent |
| 88. | take a loss | suffer a defeat or setback |
| 89. | topple | fall over from an upright position |
| 90. | trade away | give up in exchange |
| 91. | trash | damage or ruin completely |
| 92. | tumble | fall suddenly and clumsily |
| 93. | use up | consume entirely |
| 94. | vanish | disappear completely |
| 95. | wander off | walk away without direction |
| 96. | waste | use up carelessly or needlessly |
| 97. | wear out | use until no longer usable |
| 98. | wither | dry up and die |
| 99. | wreck | destroy or badly damage |
| 100. | yield | give way or hand over |
