combustion
Meaning: the act or process of burning
Usage: The unexpected combustion of the prosecution’s evidence forced the judge to dismiss the case against Ramirez.
conflagration
Meaning: great fire
Usage: The conflagration consumed the entire building.
blight
Meaning: a plague, disease 2. something that destroys hope
Usage: His bad morale is a blight upon this entire operation.
corrosive
Meaning: having the tendency to erode or eat away
Usage: The effect of the chemical was highly corrosive.
deface
Meaning: to ruin or injure something’s appearance
Usage: The brothers used eggs and shaving cream to deface their neighbor’s mailbox.
raze
Meaning: to demolish, level
Usage: The old tenement house was razed to make room for the large chain store.