decimate /desˈi-māt/

1. To take or destroy the tenth part of
2. To punish by killing every tenth man
3. (loosely) to reduce very heavily

decimāˈtion noun

• prepossess
• prepossessed
• prepossesses
• prepossessing
• prepossessingly
• prepossession
• prepossessions
• preposterous
• preposterously
• preposterousness
• prepostor
• prepostors
• prepotence
• prepotences
• prepotencies
• prepotency
• prepotent
• prepped
• preppier
• preppies
• preppiest
• preppily
• preppiness
• preppinesses
• prepping