11-letter words containing A
Embark on an exploration of 11-letter words that contain the letter A. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate A within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| information | 16 | a message received and understood | - |
| immediately | 19 | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | he answered immediately |
| comfortable | 20 | in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards |
| grandfather | 19 | the father of your father or mother | - |
| grandmother | 18 | the mother of your father or mother | - |
| complicated | 20 | difficult to analyze or understand | a complicated problem |
| appointment | 17 | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee |
| performance | 20 | a dramatic or musical entertainment | they listened to ten different performances |
| concentrate | 15 | make more concise | - |
| embarrassed | 16 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street |
| imagination | 14 | the ability to form mental images of things or events | he could still hear her in his imagination |
| explanation | 20 | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | the explanation was very simple |
| temperature | 15 | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | - |
| anniversary | 17 | the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) | - |
| personality | 16 | a person of considerable prominence | she is a Hollywood personality |
| threatening | 15 | darkened by clouds | - |
| practically | 20 | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god |
| authorities | 14 | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit | the matter was referred to higher authorities |
| approaching | 21 | the act of drawing spatially closer to something | - |
| transferred | 15 | - | - |
| appropriate | 17 | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | - |
| fascinating | 17 | capturing interest as if by a spell | a fascinating woman |
| necessarily | 16 | in such a manner as could not be otherwise | it is necessarily so |
| complaining | 18 | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | a complaining boss |
| technically | 21 | with regard to technique | technically lagging behind the Japanese |
| celebrating | 16 | - | - |
| investigate | 15 | investigate scientifically | Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese |
| magnificent | 19 | characterized by grandeur | magnificent cathedrals |
| traditional | 12 | consisting of or derived from tradition | traditional history |
| certificate | 18 | a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends | - |
| celebration | 15 | a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event | - |
| combination | 17 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| association | 13 | a social or business relationship | many close associations with England |
| communicate | 19 | transmit thoughts or feelings | He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist |
| destination | 12 | written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location | - |
| alternative | 14 | serving or used in place of another | an alternative plan |
| unfortunate | 14 | not auspicious; boding ill | - |
| translation | 11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language | - |
| established | 17 | settled securely and unconditionally | - |
| application | 17 | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | - |
| documentary | 19 | relating to or consisting of or derived from documents | - |
| fortunately | 17 | by good fortune | fortunately the weather was good |
| scholarship | 21 | profound scholarly knowledge | - |
| photography | 25 | the act of taking and printing photographs | - |
| advertising | 16 | the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | - |
| inspiration | 13 | a product of your creative thinking and work | he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists |
| businessman | 15 | a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) | - |
| corporation | 15 | slang for a paunch | - |
| supermarket | 19 | a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods | - |
| significant | 17 | rich in significance or implication | a significant silence |
| arrangement | 14 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| participate | 17 | become a participant; be involved in | - |
| spectacular | 17 | sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | a spectacular display of northern lights |
| maintenance | 15 | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community | unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
| cooperation | 15 | joint operation or action | their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission |
| reservation | 14 | an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly | - |
| meaningless | 14 | having no meaning or direction or purpose | a meaningless endeavor |
| outstanding | 13 | owed as a debt | outstanding bills |
| importantly | 18 | in an important way or to an important degree | more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself |
| examination | 20 | a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge | - |
| replacement | 17 | a person who follows next in order | - |
| sentimental | 13 | effusively or insincerely emotional | sentimental soap operas |
| essentially | 14 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | the argument was essentially a technical one |
| observation | 16 | the act of noticing or paying attention | - |
| demonstrate | 14 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness |
| whereabouts | 19 | the general location where something is | I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime |
| beautifully | 19 | in a beautiful manner | her face was beautifully made up |
| desperately | 17 | with great urgency | the soil desperately needed potash |
| humiliating | 17 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| millionaire | 13 | a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars | - |
| unnecessary | 16 | not necessary | - |
| coordinates | 14 | - | - |
| respectable | 17 | large in amount or extent or degree | a respectable sum |
| fundamental | 17 | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred |
| transformed | 17 | given a completely different form or appearance | shocked to see the transformed landscape |
| challenging | 18 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | performed the most challenging task without a mistake |
| handwriting | 19 | something written by hand | she recognized his handwriting |
| masterpiece | 17 | the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman | - |
| emotionally | 16 | in an emotional manner | at the funeral he spoke emotionally |
| psychiatric | 23 | relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry | psychiatric disorder |
| appreciated | 18 | fully understood or grasped | dangers not yet appreciated |
| preparation | 15 | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | - |
| battlefield | 17 | a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought | they made a tour of Civil War battlefields |
| acknowledge | 22 | report the receipt of | The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper |
| temporarily | 18 | for a limited time only; not permanently | he will work here temporarily |
| immigration | 16 | migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) | - |
| inheritance | 16 | any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | my only inheritance was my mother's blessing |
| catastrophe | 18 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system |
| exceptional | 22 | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | an exceptional memory |
| compartment | 19 | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | - |
| congressman | 16 | a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| achievement | 21 | the action of accomplishing something | - |
| partnership | 18 | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses | - |
| mathematics | 20 | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | - |
| humiliation | 16 | depriving one of self-esteem | - |
| cheerleader | 17 | an enthusiastic and vocal supporter | he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning |
| resignation | 12 | acceptance of despair | - |
| distraction | 14 | an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | - |
| handicapped | 22 | having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness | - |
| hospitality | 19 | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | - |
| affirmative | 22 | affirming or giving assent | an affirmative decision |
| politically | 18 | with regard to social relationships involving authority | politically correct clothing |
| hairdresser | 15 | someone who cuts or beautifies hair | - |
| merchandise | 19 | engage in the trade of | - |
| spontaneous | 13 | happening or arising without apparent external cause | spontaneous laughter |
| consolation | 13 | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment | second place was no consolation to him |
| accompanied | 20 | playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment | - |
| permanently | 18 | for a long time without essential change | he is permanently disabled |
| pornography | 22 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
| potentially | 16 | with a possibility of becoming actual | he is potentially dangerous |
| preliminary | 18 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | training is a necessary preliminary to employment |
| astonishing | 15 | so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | such an enormous response was astonishing |
| declaration | 14 | a formal public statement | a declaration of independence |
| devastating | 16 | physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination | - |
| educational | 14 | providing knowledge | an educational film |
| circulation | 15 | free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant) | ocean circulation is an important part of global climate |
| quarterback | 28 | (football) the person who plays quarterback | - |
| predictable | 18 | capable of being foretold | - |
| frustration | 14 | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | - |
| trespassing | 14 | gradually intrusive without right or permission | trespassing hunters |
| influential | 14 | having or exercising influence or power | an influential newspaper |
| sympathetic | 23 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | the sympathetic characters in the play |
| apologizing | 24 | - | - |
| disturbance | 16 | a noisy fight | - |
| trafficking | 24 | - | - |
| confiscated | 19 | - | - |
| encouraging | 15 | furnishing support and encouragement | - |
| frustrating | 15 | preventing realization or attainment of a desire | - |
| radioactive | 17 | exhibiting or caused by radioactivity | radioactive isotope |
| manipulated | 16 | - | - |
| suffocating | 20 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the room was suffocating--hot and airless |
| transparent | 13 | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | transparent crystal |
| transmitter | 13 | set used to broadcast radio or tv signals | - |
| exaggerated | 21 | represented as greater than is true or reasonable | an exaggerated opinion of oneself |
| sensational | 11 | commanding attention | a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten |
| desperation | 14 | a state in which all hope is lost or absent | courage born of desperation |
| immortality | 18 | perpetual life after death | - |
| substantial | 13 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | a substantial family |
| superficial | 18 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory |
| everlasting | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | - |
| interrogate | 12 | pose a series of questions to | - |
| voluntarily | 17 | out of your own free will | he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting |
| comfortably | 23 | in financial comfort | she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died |
| agriculture | 14 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
| fashionable | 19 | popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time | - |
| considerate | 14 | showing concern for the rights and feelings of others | friends considerate enough to leave us alone |
| dimensional | 14 | having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person | never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless |
| resemblance | 17 | similarity in appearance or external or superficial details | - |
| manufacture | 18 | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | - |
| genetically | 17 | by genetic mechanisms | genetically passed down talents |
| negotiation | 12 | a discussion intended to produce an agreement | the buyout negotiation lasted several days |
| probability | 20 | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 |
| financially | 19 | from a financial point of view | this was financially unattractive |
| transported | 14 | - | - |
| transaction | 13 | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | no transactions are possible without him |
| orientation | 11 | a predisposition in favor of something | showed a Marxist orientation |
| operational | 13 | being in effect or operation | de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations |
| programming | 19 | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something | - |
| commentator | 17 | a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day | - |
| accordingly | 20 | (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor |
| penetration | 13 | clear or deep perception of a situation | - |
| speculation | 15 | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits | he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it |
| cooperative | 18 | involving the joint activity of two or more | a cooperative effort |
| heartbroken | 20 | full of sorrow | - |
| anticipated | 16 | expected hopefully | - |
| descendants | 15 | all of the offspring of a given progenitor | - |
| treacherous | 16 | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | the fiercest and most treacherous of foes |
| babysitting | 19 | the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home | - |
| heavyweight | 27 | a person of exceptional importance and reputation | - |
| billionaire | 13 | a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars | - |
| intimidated | 15 | made timid or fearful as by threats | - |
| transmitted | 14 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | genetically transmitted features |
| assassinate | 11 | destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation | He assassinated his enemy's character |
| legislation | 12 | the act of making or enacting laws | - |
| electrician | 15 | a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | - |
| exploration | 20 | to travel for the purpose of discovery | - |
| formalities | 16 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | - |
| unstoppable | 17 | not capable of being stopped | as unstoppable as the wind |
| accommodate | 20 | provide housing for | - |
| overlapping | 19 | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | - |
| renaissance | 13 | the revival of learning and culture | - |
| brainwashed | 20 | subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones | brainwashed prisoners of war |
| chamberlain | 20 | British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) | - |
| perpetrator | 15 | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | - |
| theoretical | 16 | concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations | theoretical science |
| fascination | 16 | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | - |
| specialized | 25 | developed or designed for a special activity or function | a specialized tool |
| continental | 13 | being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe | the continental United States |
| containment | 15 | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully | containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975 |
| accountable | 17 | liable to account for one's actions | governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves |
| expectation | 22 | belief about (or mental picture of) the future | - |
| nightingale | 16 | European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song | - |
| publication | 17 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
| ventilation | 14 | a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air | she was continually adjusting the ventilation |
| hardworking | 23 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
| thunderclap | 19 | a shocking surprise | - |
| provocative | 21 | intentionally arousing sexual desire | her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative |
| unavailable | 16 | not available or accessible or at hand | fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency |
| elimination | 13 | the act of removing or getting rid of something | - |
| exterminate | 20 | destroy completely, as if down to the roots | - |
| mercenaries | 15 | - | - |
| entertained | 12 | pleasantly occupied | - |
| credentials | 14 | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | - |
| malfunction | 18 | fail to function or function improperly | the coffee maker malfunctioned |
| uncertainty | 16 | the state of being unsure of something | - |
| unimportant | 15 | devoid of importance, meaning, or force | - |
| continually | 16 | seemingly without interruption | complained continually that there wasn't enough money |
| problematic | 19 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | a problematic situation at home |
| inseparable | 15 | not capable of being separated | inseparable pieces of rock |
| calculating | 16 | acting with a specific goal | the most calculating and selfish men in the community |
| observatory | 19 | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | - |
| calculation | 15 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| accelerator | 15 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
| cooperating | 16 | - | - |
| restoration | 11 | getting something back again | - |
| stimulation | 13 | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | - |
| intoxicated | 21 | stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) | a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors |
| unthinkable | 20 | incapable of being conceived or considered | - |
| caterpillar | 15 | a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work | - |
| commandment | 20 | a doctrine that is taught | - |
| contemplate | 17 | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | - |
| daydreaming | 19 | absentminded dreaming while awake | - |
| disgraceful | 18 | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | - |
| extravagant | 22 | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | extravagant praise |
| nationality | 14 | people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation | immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out |
| residential | 12 | used or designed for residence or limited to residences | a residential hotel |
| predicament | 18 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | finds himself in a most awkward predicament |
| unification | 16 | an occurrence that involves the production of a union | - |
| untouchable | 18 | belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India | - |
| adventurous | 15 | willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises | adventurous pioneers |
| interaction | 13 | (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons | - |
| dangerously | 16 | in a dangerous manner | he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge |
| devastation | 15 | plundering with excessive damage and destruction | - |
| retaliation | 11 | action taken in return for an injury or offense | - |
| stimulating | 14 | that stimulates | - |
| termination | 13 | the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) | - |
| adolescence | 16 | in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | - |
| bloodstream | 16 | the blood flowing through the circulatory system | - |
| accumulated | 18 | periodically accumulated over time | - |
| marketplace | 21 | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | - |
| momentarily | 18 | at any moment | - |
| installment | 13 | a part of a broadcast serial | - |
| intolerable | 13 | incapable of being tolerated or endured | an intolerable degree of sentimentality |
| calligraphy | 22 | beautiful handwriting | - |
| discouraged | 16 | made less hopeful or enthusiastic | felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem |
| intentional | 11 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | - |
| unhappiness | 18 | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | - |
| unrealistic | 13 | not realistic | unrealistic expectations |
| beneficiary | 21 | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | - |
| collaborate | 15 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| nationalist | 11 | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | nationalist aspirations |
| miscarriage | 16 | failure of a plan | - |
| provocation | 18 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | - |
| traumatized | 23 | - | - |
| apprehended | 20 | fully understood or grasped | these apprehended truths |
| abomination | 15 | hate coupled with disgust | - |
| accelerated | 16 | speeded up, as of an academic course | in an accelerated program in school |
| godforsaken | 20 | located in a dismal or remote area; desolate | a godforsaken wilderness crossroads |
| coordinator | 14 | someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously | - |
| atmospheric | 20 | relating to or located in the atmosphere | atmospheric tests |
| infiltrated | 15 | - | - |
| unannounced | 14 | without warning or announcement | they arrived unannounced |
| candlelight | 18 | the light provided by a burning candle | - |
| circulating | 16 | passing from one to another | circulating bills and coins |
| neanderthal | 15 | extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia | - |
| provisional | 16 | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | a provisional government |
| respiratory | 16 | pertaining to respiration | respiratory assistance |
| integration | 12 | the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | - |
| therapeutic | 18 | relating to or involved in therapy | therapeutic approach to criminality |
| entertainer | 11 | a person who tries to please or amuse | - |
| existential | 18 | derived from experience or the experience of existence | formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters |
| reactionary | 16 | an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism | - |
| imaginative | 17 | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | an imaginative use of material |
| grasshopper | 19 | terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping | - |
| spiritually | 16 | in a spiritual manner | the ninth century was the spiritually freest period |
| headquarter | 24 | provide with headquarters | the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey |
| ideological | 15 | concerned with or suggestive of ideas | ideological application of a theory |
| sustainable | 13 | capable of being sustained | - |
| territorial | 11 | a territorial military unit | - |
| temperament | 17 | your usual mood | - |
| tranquility | 23 | a state of peace and quiet | - |
| acquisition | 22 | an ability that has been acquired by training | - |
| penetrating | 14 | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing | a cold penetrating wind |
| imperialism | 17 | any instance of aggressive extension of authority | - |
| archaeology | 20 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
| brilliantly | 16 | with brightness | the stars shone brilliantly |
| charismatic | 20 | possessing an extraordinary ability to attract | a charismatic leader |
| clandestine | 14 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | clandestine intelligence operations |
| sacrificial | 18 | used in or connected with a sacrifice | sacrificial lamb |
| subordinate | 14 | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence |
| transfusion | 14 | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery | - |
| deliverance | 17 | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | work is the deliverance of mankind |
| extradition | 19 | the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) | - |
| undertaking | 17 | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | he prepared for great undertakings |
| cleanliness | 13 | diligence in keeping clean | - |
| constipated | 16 | have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels | - |
| contraption | 15 | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | - |
| confederate | 17 | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | - |
| commemorate | 19 | celebrate by some ceremony or observation | - |
| deprivation | 17 | a state of extreme poverty | - |
| coordinated | 15 | being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements | she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated |
| realization | 20 | something that is made real or concrete | the victory was the realization of a whole year's work |
| stomachache | 23 | an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | - |
| presentable | 15 | fit to be seen | presentable clothes |
| loudspeaker | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | - |
| measurement | 15 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | the measurements were carefully done |
| annihilated | 15 | destroyed completely | - |
| abandonment | 16 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless |
| decapitated | 17 | having had the head cut off | - |
| pathologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| patronizing | 23 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| involuntary | 17 | not subject to the control of the will | involuntary manslaughter |
| marshmallow | 21 | spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar | - |
| symmetrical | 20 | having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts | - |
| transformer | 16 | an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage | - |
| demographic | 22 | a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) | - |
| ejaculation | 20 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | - |
| illustrated | 12 | - | - |
| malpractice | 19 | a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct | he charged them with electoral malpractices |
| unspeakable | 19 | too sacred to be uttered | - |
| bureaucracy | 20 | nonelective government officials | - |
| cauliflower | 19 | a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds | - |
| compensated | 18 | receiving or eligible for compensation | - |
| prematurely | 18 | too soon; in a premature manner | I spoke prematurely |
| illuminated | 14 | provided with artificial light | illuminated advertising |
| knucklehead | 25 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| advancement | 19 | gradual improvement or growth or development | advancement of knowledge |
| remembrance | 19 | the ability to recall past occurrences | - |
| incinerated | 14 | - | - |
| unavoidable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | an unavoidable accident |
| contaminate | 15 | make impure | - |
| altercation | 13 | noisy quarrel | - |
| eliminating | 14 | - | - |
| pleasurable | 15 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | full of happiness and pleasurable excitement |
| suffocation | 19 | killing by depriving of oxygen | - |
| untraceable | 15 | incapable of being traced or tracked down | an untraceable source |
| anonymously | 19 | without giving a name | she wrote these letters anonymously |
| bombardment | 20 | an attack by dropping bombs | - |
| acupuncture | 17 | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin | - |
| drastically | 17 | in a drastic manner | - |
| fantasizing | 24 | - | - |
| countenance | 15 | the appearance conveyed by a person's face | a pleasant countenance |
| regrettable | 14 | deserving regret | regrettable remarks |
| insinuating | 12 | calculated to please or gain favor | - |
| instability | 16 | the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | - |
| landscaping | 17 | working as a landscape gardener | - |
| unexplained | 21 | having the reason or cause not made clear | an unexplained error |
| withdrawing | 22 | - | - |
| reformatory | 19 | tending to reform | reformatory punishment |
| aphrodisiac | 19 | stimulating sexual desire | - |
| blackmailer | 21 | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them | - |
| degradation | 14 | a low or downcast state | - |
| crematorium | 17 | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes | - |
| nationalism | 13 | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high |
| obliterated | 14 | reduced to nothingness | - |
| punctuality | 18 | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time | - |
| respiration | 13 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | - |
| hypothermia | 24 | subnormal body temperature | - |
| wheelbarrow | 22 | a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | - |
| contraction | 15 | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | the contraction of a gas on cooling |
| hibernation | 16 | cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals | - |
| consolidate | 14 | bring together into a single whole or system | The town and county schools are being consolidated |
| conditional | 14 | imposing or depending on or containing a condition | conditional acceptance of the terms |
| abracadabra | 18 | gibberish and nonsense | - |
| regrettably | 17 | by bad luck | - |
| segregation | 13 | the act of segregating or sequestering | - |
| unbreakable | 19 | impossible to break especially under ordinary usage | unbreakable plastic dinnerwear |
| arraignment | 14 | a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment | - |
| aristocracy | 18 | the most powerful members of a society | - |
| cannibalism | 17 | the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind | - |
| clairvoyant | 19 | foreseeing the future | - |
| conceivable | 20 | capable of being imagined | - |
| deteriorate | 12 | grow worse | Her condition deteriorated |
| familiarity | 19 | close or warm friendship | - |
| firecracker | 22 | firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing | - |
| misdemeanor | 16 | a crime less serious than a felony | - |
| protagonist | 14 | a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | - |
| shareholder | 18 | someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | - |
| incorporate | 15 | make into a whole or make part of a whole | She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal |
| terrestrial | 11 | concerned with the world or worldly matters | he developed an immense terrestrial practicality |
| alternating | 12 | occurring by turns; first one and then the other | alternating feelings of love and hate |
| policewoman | 20 | a woman policeman | - |
| quarantined | 21 | under forced isolation especially for health reasons | a quarantined animal |
| imperialist | 15 | of or relating to imperialism | imperialistic wars |
| incriminate | 15 | suggest that someone is guilty | - |
| gingerbread | 16 | cake flavored with ginger | - |
| switchboard | 22 | telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords | - |
| antifascist | 16 | - | - |
| dehydration | 19 | the process of extracting moisture | - |
| exclamation | 22 | an exclamatory rhetorical device | - |
| originality | 15 | the ability to think and act independently | - |
| inclination | 13 | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) | - |
| masculinity | 18 | the properties characteristic of the male sex | - |
| transsexual | 18 | a person who has undergone a sex change operation | - |
| hypermarket | 25 | a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town) | - |
| implication | 17 | a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | - |
| fornication | 16 | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | - |
| corroborate | 15 | give evidence for | - |
| counterpart | 15 | a duplicate copy | - |
| culmination | 15 | a final climactic stage | their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development |
| spontaneity | 16 | the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | the spontaneity of his laughter |
| horseradish | 18 | coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root | - |
| legislature | 12 | persons who make or amend or repeal laws | - |
| ultraviolet | 14 | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays | - |
| biochemical | 22 | of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms | - |
| carnivorous | 16 | (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals | carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects |
| cataclysmic | 22 | severely destructive | cataclysmic nuclear war |
| romanticism | 17 | an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) | - |
| scaffolding | 21 | a system of scaffolds | - |
| deportation | 14 | the act of expelling a person from their native land | his deportation to a penal colony |
| rattlesnake | 15 | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | - |
| quarrelling | 21 | - | - |
| reluctantly | 16 | with reluctance | - |
| statistical | 13 | of or relating to statistics | statistical population |
| prerogative | 17 | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males |
| proletariat | 13 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | - |
| unanimously | 16 | of one mind; without dissent | the Senate unanimously approved the bill |
| autographed | 18 | bearing an autograph | an autographed copy of his latest book |
| catholicism | 20 | the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church | - |
| melancholic | 20 | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | her melancholic smile |
| shamelessly | 19 | without shame | - |
| stabilizing | 23 | causing to become stable | the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society |
| incarnation | 13 | a new personification of a familiar idea | the incarnation of evil |
| infatuation | 14 | temporary love of an adolescent | - |
| irreparable | 15 | impossible to repair, rectify, or amend | irreparable harm |
| transponder | 14 | electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply | - |
| anaesthetic | 16 | characterized by insensibility | - |
| correlation | 13 | a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation) | what is the correlation between those two variables? |
| unaccounted | 16 | - | - |
| antiquities | 20 | - | - |
| affirmation | 19 | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | - |
| abnormality | 18 | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence | - |
| enchantment | 18 | a magical spell | - |
| interactive | 16 | capable of acting on or influencing each other | - |
| catchphrase | 23 | a phrase that has become a catchword | - |
| commendable | 20 | in an admirable manner | - |
| detrimental | 14 | (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury | - |
| safekeeping | 21 | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | - |
| socializing | 23 | the act of meeting for social purposes | - |
| unreachable | 18 | inaccessibly located or situated | an unreachable canyon |
| apocalyptic | 22 | prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom | - |
| commonplace | 21 | not challenging; dull and lacking excitement | - |
| consecrated | 16 | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | a consecrated church |
| dismantling | 15 | the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons |
| egotistical | 14 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | an egotistical disregard of others |
| enlargement | 14 | a discussion that provides additional information | - |
| participant | 17 | someone who takes part in an activity | - |
| ratatouille | 11 | a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings | - |
| promotional | 15 | of or relating to serving as publicity | promotional fares |
| inexcusable | 22 | not excusable | - |
| indignation | 13 | a feeling of righteous anger | - |
| intolerance | 13 | impatience with annoyances | his intolerance of interruptions |
| universally | 17 | - | - |
| apologising | 15 | - | - |
| camaraderie | 16 | the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | - |
| displeasure | 14 | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
| reciprocate | 17 | act, feel, or give mutually or in return | We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate! |
| reassurance | 13 | the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence | - |
| speculating | 16 | - | - |
| legislative | 15 | relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature | legislative council |
| rudimentary | 17 | not fully developed in mature animals | rudimentary wings |
| singularity | 15 | the quality of being one of a kind | that singularity distinguished him from all his companions |
| hallucinate | 16 | perceive what is not there; have illusions | - |
| hyperactive | 24 | more active than normal | a hyperactive child |
| infestation | 14 | a swarm of insects that attack plants | - |
| infuriating | 15 | extremely annoying or displeasing | her infuriating indifference |
| informative | 19 | serving to instruct or enlighten or inform | - |
| matchmaking | 25 | mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others | - |
| blasphemous | 20 | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath |
| comparative | 20 | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb | `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast' |
| fabrication | 18 | writing in a fictional form | - |
| misbehaving | 22 | - | - |
| impersonate | 15 | assume or act the character of | She impersonates Madonna |
| transporter | 13 | a long truck for carrying motor vehicles | - |
| archipelago | 19 | a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
| campaigning | 19 | the campaign of a candidate to be elected | - |
| denominator | 14 | the divisor of a fraction | - |
| cultivating | 17 | - | - |
| nutritional | 11 | of or relating to or providing nutrition | nutritional information |
| resuscitate | 13 | cause to regain consciousness | - |
| incantation | 13 | a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | - |
| incessantly | 16 | without interruption | - |
| captivating | 19 | capturing interest as if by a spell | Roosevelt was a captivating speaker |
| exponential | 20 | a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent | - |
| cultivation | 16 | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | - |
| specialised | 16 | developed or designed for a special activity or function | - |
| innumerable | 15 | too numerous to be counted | innumerable difficulties |
| materialism | 15 | a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters | - |
| assemblyman | 20 | someone who is a member of a legislative assembly | - |
| camouflaged | 20 | made invisible by means of protective coloring | - |
| conspirator | 15 | a member of a conspiracy | - |
| contracting | 16 | becoming infected | the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic |
| deactivated | 18 | - | - |
| molestation | 13 | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | - |
| neutralized | 21 | made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | - |
| memorabilia | 17 | a record of things worth remembering | - |
| sarcophagus | 19 | a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) | - |
| sleepwalker | 20 | someone who walks about in their sleep | - |
| inescapable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | inescapable conclusion |
| materialize | 22 | come into being; become reality | Her dream really materialized |
