5
slant(noun, drop, fall, decrease, level)
5
slip(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
5
stemma
5
tumble(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
4
bank(noun, rise, level, inclination, grade)
4
class(noun, place, kind, position, group)
4
course
4
decay(noun, drop, decline, fall, failure)
4
decrease(noun, verb, drop, decline, fall)
4
degeneracy(noun, drop, end, ruin, fall)
4
depreciation(noun, drop, decline, fall, decrease)
4
depression(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
4
descendants(noun, kind, group, line, house)
4
devolution(noun, drop, end, ruin, fall)
4
downslide(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
4
downtrend(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
4
drop-off(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
4
dynasty(noun, order, line, hereditary, rulers)
4
lowering(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
4
paternity(noun, cause, family)
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