decline, atrophy
| DEGENERACY |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| USE | consumption |
| WANE | decline, diminution |
| DECAY | withering, fading |
| TABES | consumption, expenditure |
| WASTE | consumption, decline |
| ATROPHY | consumption, destruction |
| DECLINE | consumption, atrophy |
| DOWNFALL | overthrow, decline |
| GLUTTONY | over-indulgence and over-consumption |
| MARASMUS | decline, wane |
| PHTHISIS | decline, downfall |
| PERISHING | decay, degeneracy |
| DIMINUTION | decline, phthisis |
| STATEMENT | declaration or remark |
| DOWNFALL | decline, degeneracy |