________ is scarcity, lack, or very little.

A sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure is a _________.

_________ is to lower in quality, character, or value.

An order having the force of the law is a ________.

_______ means to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence.

To libel or slander; take away a good name is to _________.

Being skillful; dexterous; good at means you are ______.

A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people; an evil leader is a __________.

One who works devilishly (a demon at work), having persistent force or drive is _________.

In one ___________ move, the policeman subdued the thief and took him to the ground.

The __________ soldier attacked the enemy line with no regard to the machine gun fire and mortar round exploding all around him.

Walter had a ______________ approach to business; he was only out there for himself and the money.

A ____________ of rain last summer led to many failed crops.

Avid smokers protested the __________ which prohibits smoking in all restaurants and public buildings.

Historians will almost exclusively agree that Hitler and Mussolini were ________________who were greatly responsible for starting World War II.

False accusations by lying men have __________________ the reputations of many reputable women.

Inflation in Brazil has ___________ the value of money so much that people won't stop to recover small coins in the street.

It was an absolute ______________for Agassi as he lost the third set without winning a single point.

The detective ___________ that the killer's weapon was a knife based on the wounds left on the victim.