9-letter words containing C
Embark on an exploration of 9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
| certainly | 14 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | she certainly is a hard worker |
| screaming | 14 | sharp piercing cry | her screaming attracted the neighbors |
| detective | 15 | a police officer who investigates crimes | - |
| necessary | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| excellent | 18 | very good; of the highest quality | made an excellent speech |
| fantastic | 14 | ludicrously odd | fantastic Halloween costumes |
| according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
| introduce | 12 | bring something new to an environment | A new word processor was introduced |
| recognize | 21 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| character | 16 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| condition | 12 | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | - |
| political | 13 | involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians | calling a meeting is a political act in itself |
| perfectly | 19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | a perfectly idiotic idea |
| insurance | 11 | written contract or certificate of insurance | - |
| delicious | 12 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delicious joke |
| carefully | 17 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | - |
| celebrate | 13 | behave as expected during of holidays or rites | celebrate Christmas |
| chocolate | 16 | a medium brown to dark-brown color | - |
| community | 18 | a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | - |
| concerned | 14 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | a memorandum to those concerned |
| expecting | 21 | - | - |
| basically | 16 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | He is basically dishonest |
| cigarette | 12 | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | - |
| commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
| secretary | 14 | a person to whom a secret is entrusted | - |
| inspector | 13 | an investigator who observes carefully | - |
| christian | 14 | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | - |
| committed | 16 | associated in an exclusive sexual relationship | - |
| including | 13 | - | - |
| direction | 12 | the act of setting and holding a course | a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
| challenge | 15 | take exception to | She challenged his claims |
| ambulance | 15 | a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals | - |
| sacrifice | 16 | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | - |
| education | 12 | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | - |
| childhood | 19 | the state of a child between infancy and adolescence | - |
| champagne | 19 | a region of northeastern France | - |
| searching | 15 | having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | searching insights |
| convinced | 17 | persuaded of; very sure | were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join |
| connected | 14 | being joined in close association | - |
| principal | 15 | the educator who has executive authority for a school | she sent unruly pupils to see the principal |
| committee | 15 | a self-constituted organization to promote something | - |
| policeman | 15 | a member of a police force | - |
| existence | 18 | the state or fact of existing | laws in existence for centuries |
| confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
| financial | 14 | involving financial matters | - |
| chuckling | 21 | - | - |
| influence | 14 | induce into action by using one's charm | - |
| recording | 13 | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) | she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| colleague | 12 | an associate that one works with | - |
| precisely | 16 | indicating exactness or preciseness | he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do |
| charlotte | 14 | the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina | - |
| backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
| someplace | 15 | in or at or to some place | - |
| procedure | 14 | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work | - |
| confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
| communist | 15 | a socialist who advocates communism | - |
| structure | 11 | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
| protected | 14 | guarded from injury or destruction | - |
| recommend | 16 | push for something | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day |
| executive | 21 | someone who manages a government agency or department | - |
| reception | 13 | the act of receiving | - |
| affection | 17 | a positive feeling of liking | he had trouble expressing the affection he felt |
| technique | 23 | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | - |
| complaint | 15 | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | - |
| democracy | 19 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
| effective | 20 | exerting force or influence | the law is effective immediately |
| continued | 12 | without stop or interruption | to insure the continued success of the war |
| completed | 16 | successfully completed or brought to an end | the completed project |
| suspected | 14 | believed likely | a suspected thief |
| recovered | 15 | freed from illness or injury | appears to be entirely recovered |
| objection | 20 | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest | - |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| practical | 15 | guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | completely practical in his approach to business |
| technical | 16 | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | technical college |
| corporate | 13 | done by or characteristic of individuals acting together | the corporate good |
| accompany | 20 | be present or associated with an event or entity | - |
| confusion | 14 | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | - |
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| recognise | 12 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| principle | 15 | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | the principles of internal-combustion engines |
| respected | 14 | receiving deferential regard | a respected family |
| cooperate | 13 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| attacking | 16 | disposed to attack | - |
| announcer | 11 | reads news, commercials on radio or television | - |
| conscious | 13 | intentionally conceived | a conscious effort to speak more slowly |
| dedicated | 14 | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose | a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II |
| broadcast | 14 | cause to become widely known | broadcast the news |
| cancelled | 14 | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled | - |
| scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
| described | 15 | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail | the vividly described wars |
| residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
| infection | 14 | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | - |
| confusing | 15 | lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | sent confusing signals to Iraq |
| candidate | 13 | someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | - |
| architect | 16 | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | - |
| exception | 20 | a deliberate act of omission | with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news |
| collected | 14 | in full control of your faculties | the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination |
| pregnancy | 17 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| publicity | 18 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
| companion | 15 | a traveler who accompanies you | - |
| celebrity | 16 | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | - |
| associate | 11 | make a logical or causal connection | - |
| announced | 12 | declared publicly; made widely known | their announced intentions |
| objective | 23 | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes | objective case |
| orchestra | 14 | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
| execution | 18 | putting a condemned person to death | - |
| chemistry | 19 | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | - |
| receiving | 15 | - | - |
| collapsed | 14 | - | - |
| classical | 13 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture | classical mythology |
| alcoholic | 16 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| increased | 12 | made greater in size or amount or degree | - |
| correctly | 16 | in an accurate manner | the flower had been correctly depicted by his son |
| curiosity | 14 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| sentenced | 12 | - | - |
| specially | 16 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger |
| reference | 14 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| exclusive | 21 | not divided or shared with others | they have exclusive use of the machine |
| briefcase | 16 | a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | - |
| scheduled | 16 | planned or scheduled for some certain time or times | the scheduled meeting |
| encourage | 12 | contribute to the progress or growth of | - |
| landscape | 14 | a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | - |
| counselor | 11 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
| innocence | 13 | the quality of innocent naivete | - |
| classroom | 13 | a room in a school where lessons take place | - |
| moustache | 16 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | - |
| blackmail | 19 | exert pressure on someone through threats | - |
| automatic | 13 | a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | - |
| continent | 11 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | - |
| selection | 11 | the person or thing chosen or selected | - |
| substance | 13 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | - |
| hurricane | 14 | a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) | - |
| collector | 13 | a person who collects things | - |
| frequency | 26 | the number of occurrences within a given time period | the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second |
| suspicion | 13 | an impression that something might be the case | - |
| cellphone | 16 | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | - |
| pronounce | 13 | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | She pronounces French words in a funny way |
| scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
| specialty | 16 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| realistic | 11 | representing what is real; not abstract or ideal | realistic portraiture |
| handcuffs | 21 | - | - |
| identical | 12 | being the exact same one; not any other: | this is the identical room we stayed in before |
| injection | 18 | any solution that is injected (as into the skin) | - |
| contained | 12 | gotten under control | the oil spill is contained |
| crocodile | 14 | large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters | - |
| accepting | 16 | tolerating without protest | always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| fragrance | 15 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| vengeance | 15 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge |
| producing | 15 | - | - |
| injustice | 18 | the practice of being unjust or unfair | - |
| discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| secondary | 15 | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | - |
| container | 11 | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | - |
| conductor | 14 | the person who leads a musical group | - |
| excrement | 20 | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| psychotic | 21 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| courtroom | 13 | a room in which a lawcourt sits | television cameras were admitted in the courtroom |
| certainty | 14 | something that is certain | his victory is a certainty |
| civilized | 24 | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world |
| authentic | 14 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | an authentic account by an eyewitness |
| calculate | 13 | predict in advance | - |
| classmate | 13 | an acquaintance that you go to school with | - |
| ignorance | 12 | the lack of knowledge or education | - |
| nightclub | 17 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night |
| countless | 11 | too numerous to be counted | countless hours |
| forensics | 14 | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes | - |
| activated | 15 | (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive | - |
| practiced | 16 | skillful after much practice | - |
| physician | 19 | a licensed medical practitioner | - |
| groceries | 12 | - | - |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| parachute | 16 | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | - |
| converted | 15 | - | - |
| microwave | 19 | cook or heat in a microwave oven | You can microwave the leftovers |
| cockroach | 22 | any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests | - |
| socialist | 11 | advocating or following the socialist principles | socialistic government |
| constable | 13 | a police officer of the lowest rank | - |
| courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
| competing | 16 | - | - |
| communion | 15 | sharing thoughts and feelings | - |
| cameraman | 15 | a photographer who operates a movie camera | - |
| backstage | 18 | concealed from public view or attention | - |
| allowance | 14 | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | an allowance for profit |
| addiction | 13 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | - |
| mechanics | 18 | the technical aspects of doing something | the mechanics of prose style |
| priceless | 13 | having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth | - |
| mechanism | 18 | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| spaceship | 18 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
| criticism | 15 | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | the senator received severe criticism from his opponent |
| economics | 15 | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | - |
| cathedral | 15 | the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese | - |
| clearance | 13 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| occasions | 13 | something you have to do | he minded his own specialized occasions |
| incapable | 15 | not meeting requirements | - |
| communism | 17 | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | - |
| sanctuary | 14 | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | - |
| telescope | 13 | a magnifier of images of distant objects | - |
| traumatic | 13 | psychologically painful | few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child |
| successor | 13 | a person who follows next in order | he was President Lincoln's successor |
| stretched | 15 | extended or spread over a wide area or distance | broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us |
| hypocrite | 19 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| countdown | 15 | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | - |
| criticize | 22 | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | The paper criticized the new movie |
| decorated | 13 | provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction | - |
| excessive | 21 | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | - |
| arrogance | 12 | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | - |
| directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
| conceived | 17 | - | - |
| fireplace | 16 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it |
| whichever | 23 | - | - |
| sculpture | 13 | creating figures or designs in three dimensions | - |
| commotion | 15 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
| caretaker | 15 | a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) | - |
| touchdown | 18 | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes | - |
| processed | 14 | freed from impurities by processing | - |
| rejection | 18 | (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign | rejection of the transplanted liver |
| consulate | 11 | diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul | - |
| welcoming | 17 | very cordial | a welcoming smile |
| tolerance | 11 | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | - |
| deception | 14 | a misleading falsehood | - |
| necessity | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| screening | 12 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| scratches | 16 | - | - |
| spectacle | 15 | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself | - |
| exchanged | 23 | changed for (replaced by) something different | - |
| neglected | 13 | lacking a caretaker | a neglected child |
| typically | 19 | in a typical manner | Tom was typically hostile |
| protector | 13 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| indicated | 13 | - | - |
| masculine | 13 | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
| eccentric | 15 | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | a friendly eccentric |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
| horoscope | 16 | a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place | - |
| patriotic | 13 | inspired by love for your country | - |
| staircase | 11 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| prejudice | 21 | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | - |
| replacing | 14 | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | replacing the star will not be easy |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| chauffeur | 20 | drive someone in a vehicle | - |
| affecting | 18 | arousing affect | the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene |
| precision | 13 | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance | note the meticulous precision of his measurements |
| holocaust | 14 | the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 | - |
| crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
| descended | 14 | - | - |
| accordion | 14 | a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player | - |
| uncertain | 11 | not established or confirmed | - |
| preaching | 17 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | - |
| lunchtime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch | he observed a regular lunchtime |
| concluded | 15 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | - |
| concubine | 15 | a woman who cohabits with an important man | - |
| concealed | 14 | not accessible to view | concealed (or hidden) damage |
| collision | 11 | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together | the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction |
| strategic | 12 | relating to or concerned with strategy | strategic weapon |
| deceiving | 16 | - | - |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| evacuated | 15 | - | - |
| catalogue | 12 | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | - |
| sarcastic | 13 | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds | - |
| stretcher | 14 | a stone that forms the top of wall or building | - |
| uncovered | 15 | not covered with clothing | - |
| reflected | 15 | (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back | reflected light |
| construct | 13 | make by combining materials and parts | Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer |
| corrected | 14 | having something undesirable neutralized | with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20 |
| component | 15 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | spare components for cars |
| enchanted | 15 | influenced as by charms or incantations | - |
| cardboard | 15 | a stiff moderately thick paper | - |
| corrupted | 14 | containing errors or alterations | spoke a corrupted version of the language |
| coalition | 11 | the state of being combined into one body | - |
| celestial | 11 | relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven | celestial beings |
| comparing | 16 | the act of examining resemblances | - |
| ferocious | 14 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a ferocious beating |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| reluctant | 11 | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom | a reluctant smile |
| suffocate | 17 | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | - |
| launching | 15 | the act of propelling with force | - |
| scrambled | 16 | thrown together in a disorderly fashion | a scrambled plan of action |
| socialism | 13 | an economic system based on state ownership of capital | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| incorrect | 13 | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth | an incorrect calculation |
| competent | 15 | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | a competent performance |
| fractured | 15 | - | - |
| cleopatra | 13 | beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC) | - |
| abundance | 14 | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | an age of abundance |
| reproduce | 14 | repeat after memorization | - |
| disgraced | 14 | suffering shame | - |
| freelance | 14 | serving for wages in a foreign army | - |
| clamoring | 14 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
| molecular | 13 | relating to simple or elementary organization | proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception |
| scapegoat | 14 | someone who is punished for the errors of others | - |
| reduction | 12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something | - |
| intellect | 11 | knowledge and intellectual ability | he has a keen intellect |
| acquitted | 21 | declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless | he stands acquitted on all charges |
| abduction | 14 | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body | - |
| obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
| secretive | 14 | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | - |
| compelled | 16 | - | - |
| physicist | 19 | a scientist trained in physics | - |
| consuming | 14 | very strong; urgently felt | politics is his consuming passion |
| cleansing | 12 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| advancing | 16 | moving forward | - |
| prescribe | 15 | issue commands or orders for | - |
| hypocrisy | 22 | an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | - |
| discarded | 14 | thrown away | - |
| clockwork | 24 | any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock | - |
| municipal | 15 | of or relating to the government of a municipality | international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law |
| workplace | 20 | a place where work is done | - |
| voicemail | 16 | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed | - |
| scarecrow | 16 | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds | - |
| projector | 20 | an optical device for projecting a beam of light | - |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| clubhouse | 16 | a building that is occupied by a social club | the clubhouse needed a new roof |
| avalanche | 17 | gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow | - |
| scripture | 13 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| untouched | 15 | not influenced or affected | stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world |
| prosecute | 13 | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | - |
| perceived | 17 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a perceived threat |
| crossword | 15 | a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle | - |
| doctorate | 12 | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | - |
| duplicate | 14 | being two identical | - |
| chevalier | 17 | a gallant or courtly gentleman | - |
| accessory | 16 | clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| financing | 15 | the act of financing | - |
| franchise | 17 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
| ancestral | 11 | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ancestral home |
| anarchist | 14 | an advocate of anarchism | - |
| merciless | 13 | having or showing no mercy | the merciless enemy |
| schooling | 15 | the process of being formally educated at a school | - |
| porcelain | 13 | ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic | - |
| endurance | 12 | a state of surviving; remaining alive | - |
| cherished | 18 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | a cherished friend |
| checkmate | 22 | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king | - |
| misplaced | 16 | lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place | misplaced tickets |
| psychosis | 19 | any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted | - |
| horseback | 20 | on the back of a horse | he rode horseback to town |
| livestock | 18 | any animals kept for use or profit | - |
| commodity | 19 | articles of commerce | - |
| lucrative | 14 | producing a sizeable profit | - |
| cremation | 13 | the incineration of a dead body | - |
| colourful | 14 | striking in variety and interest | - |
| capturing | 14 | - | - |
| antarctic | 13 | at or near the south pole | - |
| nostalgic | 12 | unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons | - |
| mercenary | 16 | serving for wages in a foreign army | mercenary killers |
| seduction | 12 | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | - |
| perfected | 17 | (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed | a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style |
| lecturing | 12 | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) | - |
| malicious | 13 | having the nature of or resulting from malice | malicious gossip |
| defective | 18 | having a defect | I returned the appliance because it was defective |
| bracelets | 13 | - | - |
| unnoticed | 12 | not noticed | hoped his departure had passed unnoticed |
| consensus | 11 | agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions |
| councilor | 13 | - | - |
| craziness | 20 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
| directory | 15 | an alphabetical list of names and addresses | - |
| epileptic | 15 | a person who has epilepsy | - |
| captivity | 19 | the state of being imprisoned | he was held in captivity until he died |
| chihuahua | 20 | a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico | - |
| solicitor | 11 | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | - |
| roadblock | 18 | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | - |
| decorator | 12 | someone who decorates | - |
| fictional | 14 | formed or conceived by the imagination | a fictional character |
| harmonica | 16 | a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | - |
| packaging | 19 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | the packaging of new ideas |
| seductive | 15 | tending to entice into a desired action or state | - |
| incentive | 14 | an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | - |
| barricade | 14 | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | - |
| magically | 17 | in a magical manner | it disappeared magically |
| copyright | 20 | a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work | - |
| aesthetic | 14 | (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | - |
| speculate | 13 | invest at a risk | - |
| placement | 15 | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | the placement of the chairs |
| relevance | 14 | the relation of something to the matter at hand | - |
| imperfect | 18 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | - |
| ludicrous | 12 | broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | ludicrous green hair |
| embracing | 16 | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | - |
| concierge | 14 | a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | - |
| buttercup | 15 | any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | - |
| sasquatch | 23 | large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada | - |
| severance | 14 | the act of severing | - |
| incurable | 13 | a person whose disease is incurable | - |
| cultivate | 14 | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | - |
| achieving | 18 | - | - |
| addictive | 16 | causing or characterized by addiction | addictive drugs |
| skeptical | 17 | marked by or given to doubt | a skeptical attitude |
| hierarchy | 20 | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | - |
| cowardice | 17 | the trait of lacking courage | - |
| treachery | 17 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| precedent | 14 | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | - |
| heartache | 17 | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | - |
| hijacking | 26 | robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | - |
| continuum | 13 | a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts | - |
| ecosystem | 16 | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment | - |
| conceited | 14 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | a conceited fool |
| reconcile | 13 | come to terms | - |
| courteous | 11 | exhibiting courtesy and politeness | - |
| declaring | 13 | - | - |
| clientele | 11 | customers collectively | they have an upper class clientele |
| nocturnal | 11 | belonging to or active during the night | nocturnal animals are active at night |
| occurring | 14 | - | - |
| sorceress | 11 | a woman sorcerer | - |
| torchwood | 18 | - | - |
| ballistic | 13 | relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity | ballistic missile |
| assurance | 11 | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something | an assurance of help when needed |
| paramedic | 16 | a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | - |
| medicinal | 14 | having the properties of medicine | medicinal herbs |
| punctured | 14 | having a hole cut through | a punctured balloon |
| photocopy | 21 | reproduce by xerography | - |
| logically | 15 | in a logical manner | he acted logically under the circumstances |
| diplomacy | 19 | wisdom in the management of public affairs | - |
| blackjack | 30 | a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship | - |
| radically | 15 | in a radical manner | she took a radically different approach |
| resurrect | 11 | return from the dead | - |
| detection | 12 | the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | - |
| bewitched | 20 | captured, as if under a spell | - |
| cartridge | 13 | an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | - |
| medically | 17 | involving medical practice | medically trained nurses |
| shipwreck | 23 | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | - |
| toothache | 17 | an ache localized in or around a tooth | - |
| projected | 21 | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | massive projected buttresses |
| recession | 11 | the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service | - |
| customary | 16 | commonly used or practiced; usual | took his customary morning walk |
| commissar | 15 | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit | - |
| fruitcake | 18 | a whimsically eccentric person | - |
| scenarios | 11 | - | - |
| scrubbing | 16 | the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | - |
| residency | 15 | the act of dwelling in a place | - |
| pesticide | 14 | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | - |
| hydraulic | 18 | moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil) | hydraulic erosion |
| courtesan | 11 | a woman who cohabits with an important man | - |
| divorcing | 16 | - | - |
| eradicate | 12 | kill in large numbers | - |
| excursion | 18 | a journey taken for pleasure | many summer excursions to the shore |
| flashback | 23 | an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier) | - |
| checkbook | 26 | a book issued to holders of checking accounts | - |
| circulate | 13 | cause to be distributed | This letter is being circulated among the faculty |
| schoolboy | 19 | a boy attending school | - |
| socialize | 20 | take part in social activities; interact with others | He never socializes with his colleagues |
| sociology | 15 | the study and classification of human societies | - |
| racetrack | 17 | a course over which races are run | - |
| reinforce | 14 | strengthen and support with rewards | Let's reinforce good behavior |
| hunchback | 25 | an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column | - |
| caressing | 12 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| twitching | 18 | a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | - |
| comforted | 17 | made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress | the news make her feel comforted |
| bickering | 18 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| canceling | 14 | - | - |
| casserole | 11 | food cooked and served in a casserole | - |
| castrated | 12 | deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes | - |
| atrocious | 11 | provoking horror | an atrocious automobile accident |
| toothpick | 20 | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth | - |
| reckoning | 16 | a bill for an amount due | - |
| interface | 14 | (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) | - |
| lubricant | 13 | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery | - |
| courtship | 16 | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | its was a brief and intense courtship |
| composite | 15 | considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers | - |
| blockhead | 21 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| balancing | 14 | getting two things to correspond | - |
| afflicted | 18 | mentally or physically unfit | - |
| selective | 14 | characterized by very careful or fastidious selection | the school was very selective in its admissions |
| spectator | 13 | a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | - |
| umbilical | 15 | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | - |
| unchanged | 16 | remaining in an original state | - |
| unethical | 14 | not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior | unethical business practices |
| piggyback | 24 | on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip | she carried her child piggyback |
| recurring | 12 | coming back | - |
| knackered | 20 | very tired | - |
| cranberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries | - |
| combining | 16 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| chronicle | 16 | a record or narrative description of past events | - |
| nicknamed | 18 | - | - |
| contender | 12 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| contented | 12 | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are | a contented smile |
| commodore | 16 | a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral | - |
| escalator | 11 | a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) | - |
| chameleon | 16 | lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue | - |
| scavenger | 15 | someone who collects things that have been discarded by others | - |
| stitching | 15 | joining or attaching by stitches | - |
| insolence | 11 | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | - |
| intricate | 11 | having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate | intricate lacework |
| deduction | 13 | an amount or percentage deducted | - |
| pistachio | 16 | nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel | - |
| processor | 13 | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing | - |
| publicist | 15 | someone who publicizes | - |
| resonance | 11 | having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | - |
| conqueror | 20 | someone who is victorious by force of arms | - |
| deceitful | 15 | intended to deceive | deceitful advertising |
| deceptive | 17 | causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | deceptive calm |
| displaced | 15 | - | - |
| ridiculed | 13 | - | - |
