13-letter words containing C
Embark on an exploration of 13-letter words that contain the letter C. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate C within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumstances | 21 | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | a victim of circumstances |
| uncomfortable | 22 | conducive to or feeling mental discomfort | this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable |
| communication | 21 | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
| consciousness | 17 | having knowledge of | his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced |
| psychological | 26 | mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature | give psychological support |
| concentration | 17 | the spatial property of being crowded together | - |
| sophisticated | 21 | ahead in development; complex or intricate | a sophisticated electronic control system |
| grandchildren | 21 | - | - |
| consideration | 16 | kind and considerate regard for others | he showed no consideration for her feelings |
| disappearance | 20 | gradually ceasing to be visible | - |
| automatically | 20 | in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism | - |
| unpredictable | 20 | not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | - |
| inconvenience | 20 | an inconvenient discomfort | - |
| controversial | 18 | marked by or capable of arousing controversy | the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial |
| reincarnation | 15 | a second or new birth | - |
| unprecedented | 19 | having no precedent; novel | an unprecedented expansion in population and industry |
| disrespectful | 21 | neither feeling nor showing respect | - |
| unnecessarily | 18 | in an unnecessary manner | they were unnecessarily rude |
| insignificant | 19 | small and unimpressive | an insignificant sum of money |
| confrontation | 18 | the act of hostile groups opposing each other | the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions |
| participating | 20 | taking part in an activity | the participating organizations |
| concentrating | 18 | - | - |
| collaboration | 17 | act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country | - |
| participation | 19 | the act of sharing in the activities of a group | - |
| theoretically | 21 | in a theoretical manner | he worked the problem out theoretically |
| communicating | 22 | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | - |
| encouragement | 18 | the act of giving hope or support to someone | - |
| philosophical | 25 | characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment | philosophical resignation |
| manufacturing | 21 | the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | manufacturing is vital to Great Britain |
| compassionate | 19 | share the suffering of | - |
| contradiction | 18 | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false | the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
| schizophrenia | 32 | any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact | - |
| hallucinating | 19 | experiencing delirium | - |
| schizophrenic | 34 | of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia | - |
| constellation | 15 | an arrangement of parts or elements | - |
| technological | 21 | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | technological development |
| inexperienced | 25 | lacking practical experience or training | - |
| schoolteacher | 23 | a teacher in a school below the college level | - |
| hallucination | 18 | a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination |
| archaeologist | 19 | an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | - |
| documentation | 18 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| exceptionally | 27 | to an exceptional degree | it worked exceptionally well |
| accommodation | 22 | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | - |
| correspondent | 18 | someone who communicates by means of letters | - |
| choreographer | 24 | someone who creates new dances | - |
| significantly | 22 | in an important way or to an important degree | - |
| conscientious | 17 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | conscientious application to the work at hand |
| unconditional | 16 | not conditional | unconditional surrender |
| congressional | 16 | of or relating to congress | congressional hearing |
| mathematician | 22 | a person skilled in mathematics | - |
| companionship | 24 | the state of being with someone | - |
| architectural | 20 | of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture | architectural history |
| contamination | 17 | the state of being contaminated | - |
| instinctively | 21 | as a matter of instinct | he instinctively grabbed the knife |
| comprehension | 22 | the relation of comprising something | - |
| pronunciation | 17 | the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners |
| statistically | 18 | with respect to statistics | this is statistically impossible |
| justification | 25 | a statement in explanation of some action or belief | - |
| contemplating | 20 | - | - |
| qualification | 27 | a statement that limits or restricts some claim | - |
| inconsiderate | 16 | without proper consideration or reflection | slovenly inconsiderate reasoning |
| congratulated | 17 | - | - |
| irreplaceable | 19 | impossible to replace | irreplaceable antiques |
| dysfunctional | 22 | (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose | dysfunctional behavior |
| comprehensive | 25 | an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge | - |
| condescending | 20 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| inconceivable | 22 | totally unlikely | - |
| incriminating | 18 | charging or suggestive of guilt or blame | - |
| unconsciously | 20 | without awareness | she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room |
| contradictory | 21 | unable for both to exist or be true at the same time | - |
| valedictorian | 19 | the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement | - |
| configuration | 19 | an arrangement of parts or elements | the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time |
| reunification | 18 | the act of coming together again | monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990 |
| reinforcement | 20 | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | - |
| counterattack | 21 | an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. | - |
| complimentary | 24 | costing nothing | complimentary tickets |
| corresponding | 19 | conforming in every respect | boxes with corresponding dimensions |
| clarification | 20 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
| misconception | 21 | an incorrect conception | - |
| collaborating | 18 | - | - |
| psychoanalyst | 26 | a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis | - |
| schadenfreude | 23 | delight in another person's misfortune | - |
| indescribable | 20 | defying expression or description | indescribable beauty |
| electrocution | 17 | execution by electricity | - |
| perfectionist | 20 | a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards | - |
| gratification | 19 | state of being gratified or satisfied | dull repetitious work gives no gratification |
| restructuring | 16 | - | - |
| contraception | 19 | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery | - |
| intergalactic | 18 | between or among galaxies | intergalactic space |
| materialistic | 17 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | - |
| characterized | 30 | - | - |
| radioactivity | 22 | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | - |
| craftsmanship | 25 | skill in an occupation or trade | - |
| fantastically | 21 | exceedingly; extremely | - |
| physiological | 24 | of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning | physiological processes |
| hieroglyphics | 27 | - | - |
| incarceration | 17 | the state of being imprisoned | his ignominious incarceration in the local jail |
| decomposition | 20 | in a decomposed state | - |
| reconstructed | 18 | adapted to social or economic change | a reconstructed feminist |
| accommodating | 23 | helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation | the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in |
| psychosomatic | 27 | used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis | - |
| merchandising | 22 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| chrysanthemum | 28 | any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated | - |
| retrospective | 20 | an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work | - |
| gynaecologist | 20 | a specialist in gynecology | - |
| circumference | 24 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| incapacitated | 20 | lacking in or deprived of strength or power | - |
| acknowledging | 25 | - | - |
| psychotherapy | 31 | the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods | - |
| realistically | 18 | in a realistic manner | let's look at the situation realistically |
| uncomplicated | 22 | easy and not involved or complicated | found an uncomplicated solution to the problem |
| precautionary | 20 | taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | gave precautionary advice |
| effectiveness | 24 | power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | - |
| contemplation | 19 | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | - |
| compatibility | 24 | a feeling of sympathetic understanding | - |
| discriminated | 19 | - | - |
| sanctimonious | 17 | excessively or hypocritically pious | a sickening sanctimonious smile |
| strategically | 19 | with regard to strategy | strategically important decisions |
| archeological | 21 | related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology | - |
| certification | 20 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| commemoration | 21 | a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | - |
| transcription | 17 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| laughingstock | 24 | a victim of ridicule or pranks | - |
| resuscitation | 15 | the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness | although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration |
| overconfident | 22 | marked by excessive confidence | so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen |
| hypochondriac | 29 | suffering from hypochondria | - |
| inconspicuous | 19 | not prominent or readily noticeable | he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole |
| congresswoman | 21 | a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| authenticated | 19 | established as genuine | - |
| supercomputer | 21 | a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time | - |
| miscellaneous | 17 | having many aspects or qualities | a miscellaneous crowd |
| contaminating | 18 | that infects or taints | - |
| categorically | 21 | in an unqualified manner | - |
| opportunistic | 19 | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | - |
| projectionist | 24 | the person who operates the projector in a movie house | - |
| scintillating | 16 | marked by high spirits or excitement | scintillating personality |
| spectacularly | 22 | in a spectacular manner | the area was spectacularly scenic |
| thunderstruck | 23 | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion |
| commemorative | 24 | intended as a commemoration | a commemorative plaque |
| contraceptive | 22 | capable of preventing conception or impregnation | contraceptive devices and medications |
| precipitation | 19 | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | - |
| semiautomatic | 19 | a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously | - |
| undercarriage | 17 | framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle | - |
| transatlantic | 15 | crossing the Atlantic Ocean | transatlantic flight |
| confederation | 19 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
| paradoxically | 28 | in a paradoxical manner | paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter |
| comparatively | 25 | in a relative manner; by comparison to something else | - |
| disconcerting | 19 | causing an emotional disturbance | his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly |
| discoloration | 16 | a soiled or discolored appearance | - |
| accompaniment | 23 | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | - |
| uncooperative | 20 | intentionally unaccommodating | - |
| unaccompanied | 22 | without anybody else or anything else | - |
| miscalculated | 20 | - | - |
| nationalistic | 15 | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | minor nationalistic differences |
| complementary | 24 | either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) | - |
| sarcastically | 20 | in a sarcastic manner | `Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically |
| magnificently | 24 | in an impressively beautiful manner | - |
| petrochemical | 24 | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas | - |
| nitroglycerin | 19 | a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | - |
| collaborative | 20 | accomplished by collaboration | collaborative research |
| counterfeiter | 18 | someone who makes copies illegally | - |
| uncircumcised | 22 | - | - |
| undisciplined | 19 | not subjected to correction or discipline | - |
| philanthropic | 25 | generous in assistance to the poor | philanthropic contributions |
| stereotypical | 20 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | - |
| ideologically | 20 | - | - |
| magnification | 21 | a photographic print that has been enlarged | - |
| corroboration | 17 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| consecutively | 23 | in a consecutive manner | he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again |
| procrastinate | 17 | postpone doing what one should be doing | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days |
| incorruptible | 19 | incapable of being morally corrupted | incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society |
| introspective | 20 | given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences | - |
| multicultural | 17 | of or relating to or including several cultures | a multicultural event |
| chateaubriand | 21 | French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) | - |
| uncomfortably | 25 | in physical discomfort | she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted |
| unequivocally | 30 | in an unambiguous manner | she stated her intentions unequivocally |
| percussionist | 17 | a musician who plays percussion instruments | - |
| superficially | 23 | in a superficial manner | he was superficially interested |
| thermonuclear | 20 | using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission | - |
| introspection | 17 | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | - |
| chronological | 21 | relating to or arranged according to temporal order | chronological age |
| conservatoire | 18 | a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts | - |
| contortionist | 15 | an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions | - |
| decaffeinated | 23 | - | - |
| decompression | 20 | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) | - |
| preoccupation | 21 | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does | - |
| orchestrating | 19 | - | - |
| indoctrinated | 17 | - | - |
| incorporating | 18 | - | - |
| discretionary | 19 | having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment | The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds |
| unappreciated | 20 | not likely to be rewarded | - |
| unsympathetic | 25 | lacking in sympathy and kindness | - |
| perpendicular | 20 | a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | - |
| functionality | 21 | capable of serving a purpose well | software with greater functionality |
| hyperactivity | 29 | a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement | - |
| objectionable | 26 | liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to | found the politician's views objectionable |
| aesthetically | 21 | in a tasteful way | this building is aesthetically very pleasing |
| communicative | 24 | able or tending to communicate | was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew |
| corroborating | 18 | - | - |
| contemplative | 22 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| counterweight | 22 | a weight that balances another weight | - |
| beneficiaries | 20 | - | - |
| biotechnology | 24 | the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | - |
| socialization | 24 | the action of establishing on a socialist basis | the socialization of medical services |
| inconsistency | 20 | the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | - |
| oceanographic | 23 | - | - |
| commemorating | 22 | intended as a commemoration | - |
| contractually | 20 | by virtue of a contract | they were contractually responsible |
| consolidating | 17 | - | - |
| conspicuously | 22 | in a prominent way | - |
| psychoanalyze | 35 | subject to psychoanalytic treatment | - |
| imperceptible | 23 | impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses | an imperceptible drop in temperature |
| imperceptibly | 26 | in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree | the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly |
| idiosyncratic | 21 | peculiar to the individual | we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures |
| mummification | 24 | (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color | - |
| encyclopaedia | 23 | a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty | - |
| antibacterial | 17 | any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | - |
| confectionery | 23 | a confectioner's shop | - |
| directionless | 16 | aimlessly drifting | - |
| underachiever | 22 | a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates | - |
| uncoordinated | 17 | lacking in cooperative planning and organization | uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games |
| grammatically | 23 | in a grammatical manner | this child already speaks grammatically |
| imperialistic | 19 | of or relating to imperialism | imperialistic wars |
| invincibility | 23 | the property being difficult or impossible to defeat | - |
| jurisprudence | 25 | the collection of rules imposed by authority | the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order |
| knickerbocker | 31 | - | - |
| oceanographer | 21 | a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas | - |
| amplification | 22 | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input | - |
| convalescence | 22 | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | - |
| consolidation | 16 | the act of combining into an integral whole | a consolidation of two corporations |
| particularity | 20 | the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance | the particularity of human situations |
| paediatrician | 18 | a specialist in the care of babies | - |
| housecleaning | 19 | (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions | more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms |
| hydroelectric | 24 | of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower | hydroelectric power |
| insufficiency | 26 | lack of an adequate quantity or number | - |
| matriculation | 17 | admission to a group (especially a college or university) | - |
| energetically | 19 | in an energetic manner | - |
| electrostatic | 17 | concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity |
| diagnostician | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| accreditation | 18 | the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards) | a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools |
| victimization | 29 | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization |
| reciprocating | 20 | - | - |
| subcontractor | 19 | someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor | - |
| horticultural | 18 | of or relating to the cultivation of plants | - |
| machiavellian | 23 | a follower of Machiavelli's principles | - |
| mortification | 20 | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect | - |
| nondisclosure | 16 | - | - |
| domestication | 18 | the attribute of having been domesticated | - |
| consternation | 15 | fear resulting from the awareness of danger | - |
| cannibalistic | 19 | characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism | cannibalistic behavior |
| unconquerable | 26 | incapable of being surmounted or excelled | - |
| unceremonious | 17 | without ceremony or formality | an unceremonious speech |
| unspectacular | 19 | not spectacular | an unspectacular but necessary task |
| preconception | 21 | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence | he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions |
| symmetrically | 25 | in a symmetrical manner | they were symmetrically arranged |
| sympathectomy | 30 | surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system | - |
| synchronicity | 26 | the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | - |
| falsification | 21 | the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | - |
| gynecological | 22 | of or relating to or practicing gynecology | gynecological examination |
| hallucinatory | 21 | characterized by or characteristic of hallucination | the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever |
| hydrochloride | 26 | a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride | - |
| leatherjacket | 29 | any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes | - |
| climatologist | 18 | someone who is expert in climatology | - |
| characterless | 20 | lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting | - |
| confectionary | 23 | a confectioner's shop | - |
| concertmaster | 19 | - | - |
| condescension | 18 | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior | - |
| contravention | 18 | coming into conflict with | - |
| bloodcurdling | 20 | extremely alarming | - |
| accessibility | 22 | the quality of being at hand when needed | - |
| unanticipated | 18 | not anticipated | unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development |
| unflinchingly | 25 | - | - |
| unimpeachable | 24 | completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach | - |
| videocassette | 19 | a cassette for videotape | - |
| upperclassman | 21 | - | - |
| perfectionism | 22 | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable | his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students |
| precipitating | 20 | bringing on suddenly or abruptly | the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce |
| provocatively | 26 | in a provocative manner | `Try it,' he said provocatively |
| reconstituted | 16 | - | - |
| socioeconomic | 21 | involving social as well as economic factors | socioeconomic status |
| streptococcus | 21 | spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis | - |
| swashbuckling | 28 | flamboyantly adventurous | - |
| transcendence | 18 | the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | - |
| theatricality | 21 | an artificial and mannered quality | - |
| fortification | 21 | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | - |
| hydraulically | 25 | in a hydraulic manner | the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately |
| incorporation | 17 | learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself | - |
| instructional | 15 | of or relating to or used in instruction | instructional aids |
| mitochondrial | 21 | - | - |
| mystification | 23 | confusion resulting from failure to understand | - |
| noncompliance | 21 | the failure to obey | - |
| anachronistic | 20 | chronologically misplaced | English public schools are anachronistic |
| archaeopteryx | 30 | extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds | - |
| antipsychotic | 25 | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | - |
| circumscribed | 24 | subject to limits or subjected to limits | - |
| characterised | 21 | - | - |
| competitively | 25 | in competition | the companies should bid competitively |
| conflagration | 19 | a very intense and uncontrolled fire | - |
| cosmetologist | 18 | an expert in the use of cosmetics | - |
| connectedness | 18 | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | - |
| disconnection | 18 | state of being disconnected | - |
| discontinuing | 17 | - | - |
| unaccountable | 19 | not to be accounted for or explained | perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress |
| polycarbonate | 22 | - | - |
| posttraumatic | 19 | - | - |
| preponderance | 20 | a superiority in numbers or amount | a preponderance of evidence against the defendant |
| rectification | 20 | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | - |
| recrimination | 17 | mutual accusations | - |
| translocation | 15 | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts | translocations can result in serious congenital disorders |
| orchestration | 18 | the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments | - |
| incommunicado | 22 | without the means or right to communicate | a prisoner held incommunicado |
| incredulously | 19 | in an incredulous manner | the woman looked up at her incredulously |
| intrinsically | 18 | with respect to its inherent nature | - |
| mononucleosis | 17 | an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing | - |
| morphological | 23 | relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language | - |
| electrocuting | 18 | - | - |
| distinctively | 22 | in an identifiably distinctive manner | the distinctively conservative district of the county |
| endocrinology | 20 | the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions | - |
| arachnophobia | 25 | a morbid fear of spiders | - |
| artificiality | 21 | the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally | - |
| ceremoniously | 20 | in a ceremonious manner | my mother advised her children ceremoniously |
| conceptualize | 28 | have the idea for | - |
| commissioning | 20 | the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions | - |
| commercialism | 23 | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) | - |
| consequential | 24 | having important issues or results | the year's only really consequential legislation |
| criminologist | 18 | a specialist in criminology | - |
| disassociated | 17 | - | - |
| beatification | 20 | a state of supreme happiness | - |
| baccalaureate | 19 | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies | - |
| carboniferous | 20 | from 345 million to 280 million years ago | - |
| underclassman | 18 | an undergraduate who is not yet a senior | - |
| perspicacious | 21 | mentally acute or penetratingly discerning | much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument |
| pronouncement | 19 | an authoritative declaration | - |
| rapprochement | 24 | the reestablishing of cordial relations | - |
| sadomasochist | 21 | someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism | - |
| specification | 22 | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | - |
| synthetically | 24 | by synthesis; in a synthetic manner | some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically |
| thermodynamic | 26 | of or concerned with thermodynamics | the thermodynamic limit |
| overabundance | 21 | a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy |
| participatory | 22 | affording the opportunity for individual participation | participatory democracy |
| excommunicate | 28 | exclude from a church or a religious community | The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner |
| functionaries | 18 | - | - |
| glorification | 19 | a state of high honor | - |
| ichthyologist | 25 | a zoologist who studies fishes | - |
| incrimination | 17 | an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed | his incrimination was based on my testimony |
| intercultural | 15 | - | - |
| lackadaisical | 22 | lacking spirit or liveliness | a lackadaisical attempt |
| encephalogram | 23 | a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph | - |
| anticlockwise | 24 | in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move | - |
| anticommunist | 19 | - | - |
| anticlimactic | 21 | of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style | - |
| computerizing | 29 | - | - |
| confraternity | 21 | - | - |
| cyanobacteria | 22 | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | - |
| discontinuity | 19 | lack of connection or continuity | - |
| unconstrained | 16 | free from constraint | he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society |
| unaccountably | 22 | in an unaccountable manner | in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero's friend |
| typographical | 26 | relating to or occurring or used in typography | a typographical error |
| problematical | 21 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
| retroactively | 21 | after the fact | he will get paid retroactively |
| sadomasochism | 23 | sadism and masochism combined in one person | - |
| sharecropping | 23 | - | - |
| tetrachloride | 19 | any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule | - |
| synchronizing | 31 | coordinating by causing to indicate the same time | - |
| treacherously | 21 | in a disloyal and faithless manner | he behaved treacherously |
| topographical | 23 | concerned with topography | a topographical engineer |
| extrajudicial | 30 | beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted | an extrajudicial penalty |
| excessiveness | 25 | immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | - |
| fictionalized | 28 | - | - |
| gesticulating | 17 | making gestures while speaking | her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary |
| geometrically | 21 | in a geometric fashion | it grew geometrically |
| incontestable | 17 | incapable of being contested or disputed | - |
| indescribably | 23 | to an inexpressible degree | she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton |
| intransigence | 16 | the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise | - |
| metallurgical | 18 | of or relating to metallurgy | metallurgical engineer |
| misperception | 21 | - | - |
| monochromatic | 24 | having or appearing to have only one color | - |
| microcomputer | 23 | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time | - |
| microorganism | 20 | any organism of microscopic size | - |
| multicoloured | 18 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | - |
| domesticating | 19 | - | - |
| effervescence | 26 | the property of giving off bubbles | - |
| entomological | 18 | of or relating to the biological science of entomology | entomological research |
| amniocentesis | 17 | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities | - |
| anticoagulant | 16 | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | - |
| chromatograph | 26 | - | - |
| computational | 19 | of or involving computation or computers | computational linguistics |
| confessionary | 21 | - | - |
| connotatively | 21 | - | - |
| crystallizing | 28 | the formation of crystals | - |
| counterstrike | 19 | make a counterattack | - |
| disgracefully | 23 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | his grades were disgracefully low |
| diametrically | 21 | as from opposite ends of a diameter | when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false? |
| deterministic | 18 | an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes | - |
| cannibalizing | 27 | - | - |
| acetylcholine | 23 | a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems | - |
| acceptability | 24 | satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards | - |
| unpredictably | 23 | in an erratic unpredictable manner | - |
| unrecoverable | 20 | incapable of being recovered or regained | - |
| probabilistic | 21 | of or relating to the Roman Catholic philosophy of probabilism | - |
| preadolescent | 18 | of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 | - |
| precipitately | 22 | at breakneck speed | - |
| psychokinetic | 29 | moving an object without apparent use of physical means | - |
| prophetically | 25 | in a prophetic manner | he prophetically anticipated the disaster |
| psychoanalyse | 26 | subject to psychoanalytic treatment | - |
| recombination | 19 | (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents | - |
| reciprocation | 19 | mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) | - |
| seismographic | 23 | - | - |
| scarification | 20 | - | - |
| shortchanging | 23 | - | - |
| stylistically | 21 | in a rhetorically stylistic manner | stylistically complex |
| toxicological | 25 | of or relating to toxicology | - |
| parenthetical | 20 | qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses | parenthetical remarks |
| functionalism | 20 | any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose | - |
| gastronomical | 18 | of or relating to gastronomy | - |
| hydrocephalic | 29 | relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus | - |
| ineffectively | 27 | in an ineffective manner | he dealt with the problem rather ineffectively |
| incandescence | 20 | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised | - |
| macroeconomic | 23 | of or relating to macroeconomics | - |
| mitochondrion | 21 | an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy | - |
| nullification | 18 | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | - |
| electromagnet | 18 | a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet | - |
| encyclopaedic | 25 | comprehensive in scope or content (as an encyclopedia) | - |
| actualization | 24 | making real or giving the appearance of reality | - |
| anticommunism | 21 | - | - |
| cinematograph | 23 | - | - |
| concatenation | 17 | a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | a complicated concatenation of circumstances |
| coconspirator | 19 | a member of a conspiracy | - |
| decentralized | 26 | withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities | a decentralized school administration |
| deliciousness | 16 | extreme appetizingness | - |
| authentically | 21 | genuinely; with authority | it is authentically British |
| calcification | 22 | an inflexible and unchanging state | the calcification of negotiations |
| brachiosaurus | 20 | - | - |
| acetaminophen | 22 | an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) | - |
| unconsummated | 20 | not consummated (especially of a marriage) | an unconsummated marriage can be annulled |
| unexceptional | 24 | not special in any way; lacking distinction | a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career |
| unexperienced | 25 | - | - |
| voraciousness | 18 | an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) | - |
| pharmacopoeia | 24 | a collection or stock of drugs | - |
| pharmaceutics | 24 | the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, | - |
| photochemical | 27 | of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems | - |
| phallocentric | 22 | - | - |
| pragmatically | 23 | in a realistic manner | we want to build a democratic society, but we must act pragmatically |
| prevaricating | 21 | - | - |
| precipitously | 22 | very suddenly and to a great degree | conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate |
| prehistorical | 20 | belonging to or existing in times before recorded history | - |
| psychokinesis | 27 | the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force | - |
| promiscuously | 22 | in an indiscriminate manner | she reads promiscuously |
| rationalistic | 15 | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism | - |
| radioactively | 22 | in a radioactive manner | radioactively labeled |
| recalculation | 17 | the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data) | recalculation yielded a much larger value |
| resuscitating | 16 | - | - |
| reintroducing | 17 | - | - |
| scriptwriting | 21 | - | - |
| scatterbrains | 17 | - | - |
| romanticizing | 27 | - | - |
| semiconscious | 19 | partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations | - |
| spectroscopic | 23 | of or relating to or involving spectroscopy | spectroscopic analysis |
| structuralist | 15 | - | - |
| tenaciousness | 15 | persistent determination | - |
| symbiotically | 25 | in a symbiotic manner | - |
| tonsillectomy | 20 | surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy | - |
| paternalistic | 17 | benevolent but sometimes intrusive | - |
| factorization | 27 | (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression | - |
| ferociousness | 18 | the trait of extreme cruelty | - |
| expectorating | 25 | - | - |
| hypercritical | 25 | inclined to judge too severely | hypercritical of colloquial speech |
| inflorescence | 20 | the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | - |
| incontestably | 20 | - | - |
| inconsecutive | 20 | - | - |
| intracerebral | 17 | within the brain | - |
| interchanging | 20 | - | - |
| instinctually | 18 | - | - |
| ludicrousness | 16 | - | - |
| melodramatics | 20 | - | - |
| maxillofacial | 27 | of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla) | maxillofacial surgery |
| metabolically | 22 | involving metabolism | metabolically important substances |
| lymphosarcoma | 27 | - | - |
| mischievously | 26 | in a disobedient or naughty way | he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister |
| neoclassicism | 19 | revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation | - |
| neuromuscular | 17 | affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue | - |
| nonstructured | 16 | - | - |
| objectiveness | 27 | judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices | - |
| nonconformist | 20 | not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought | their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary |
| encompassment | 21 | including entirely | - |
| allegorically | 19 | in an allegorical manner | the play ended allegorically |
| acidification | 21 | the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid | - |
| cinematically | 22 | - | - |
| christianized | 28 | - | - |
| clandestinely | 19 | - | - |
| cerebrospinal | 19 | of or relating to the brain and spinal cord | cerebrospinal fluid |
| compositional | 19 | arranging or grouping | - |
| conditionally | 19 | subject to a condition | he accepted the offer conditionally |
| concupiscence | 23 | a desire for sexual intimacy | - |
| colloquialism | 26 | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | - |
| conversazione | 27 | - | - |
| corporateness | 17 | - | - |
| conglomerated | 19 | - | - |
| consanguinity | 19 | (anthropology) related by blood | - |
| deceitfulness | 19 | the quality of being crafty | - |