| blight | (v.) to have a negative effect, to ruin; (n.) something that ruins or greatly harms |
| cataclysm | (n.) an intense and violent disaster or change |
| decomposition | (n.) the process of rotting, breaking down, or disintengration |
| eradication | (n.) The act of tearing out by the roots, or of eliminating as if tearing out by the roots |
| havoc | (n.) widespread destruction; chaos or disorder |
| mar | (v.) to inflict damage or spoil the quality of |
| obliterate | (v.) to wipe out completely; to do away with |
| pugnacious | (adj.) combative; eager to fight |
| pulverize | (v.) to pound, crush, or grind into powder |
| stagnant | (adj.) stale and foul because of a lack of movement; lacking progress or vitalit |