deterioration, withering
| DECAY |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| FADING | decay, wasting |
| DECLINE | gradual deterioration |
| DESCENT | deterioration |
| WASTING | decay, caducity |
| CADUCITY | decay, perishing |
| PERISHING | decay, degeneracy |
| WITHERING | decay, fading |
| DEGENERACY | decay, putrefaction |
| LIGHTENING | deterioration, weaking |
| LIGHTENING | deterioration, weaking |
| RESTRAINT | deterrence, stop |