13-letter words containing E
Embark on an exploration of 13-letter words that contain the letter E. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate E within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfortunately | 19 | by bad luck | unfortunately it rained all day |
| investigation | 17 | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | - |
| international | 13 | from or between other countries | international trade |
| understanding | 16 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | there was an understanding between management and the workers |
| circumstances | 21 | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | a victim of circumstances |
| extraordinary | 24 | far more than usual or expected | an extraordinary desire for approval |
| uncomfortable | 22 | conducive to or feeling mental discomfort | this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable |
| entertainment | 15 | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | - |
| investigating | 18 | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | - |
| consciousness | 17 | having knowledge of | his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced |
| revolutionary | 19 | a radical supporter of political or social revolution | - |
| demonstration | 16 | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion | - |
| concentration | 17 | the spatial property of being crowded together | - |
| granddaughter | 20 | a female grandchild | - |
| approximately | 29 | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | lasted approximately an hour |
| sophisticated | 21 | ahead in development; complex or intricate | a sophisticated electronic control system |
| neighbourhood | 23 | a surrounding or nearby region | - |
| interrogation | 14 | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | he had trouble phrasing his interrogations |
| irresponsible | 17 | showing lack of care for consequences | behaved like an irresponsible idiot |
| establishment | 20 | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment |
| misunderstood | 17 | wrongly understood | a misunderstood criticism |
| grandchildren | 21 | - | - |
| inappropriate | 19 | not in keeping with what is correct or proper | completely inappropriate behavior |
| underestimate | 16 | make too low an estimate of | he underestimated the work that went into the renovation |
| consideration | 16 | kind and considerate regard for others | he showed no consideration for her feelings |
| environmental | 18 | of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings | environmental factors |
| disappearance | 20 | gradually ceasing to be visible | - |
| misunderstand | 17 | interpret in the wrong way | - |
| embarrassment | 19 | extreme excess | an embarrassment of riches |
| determination | 16 | the act of making up your mind about something | - |
| unpredictable | 20 | not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | - |
| distinguished | 19 | used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | his distinguished bearing |
| inconvenience | 20 | an inconvenient discomfort | - |
| superstitious | 15 | showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance | finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin |
| 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 | - |
| mediterranean | 16 | the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia | - |
| enlightenment | 19 | a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine | - |
| 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 |
| unforgettable | 19 | impossible to forget | - |
| intentionally | 16 | with intention; in an intentional manner | he used that word intentionally |
| concentrating | 18 | - | - |
| theoretically | 21 | in a theoretical manner | he worked the problem out theoretically |
| homosexuality | 28 | a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | - |
| encouragement | 18 | the act of giving hope or support to someone | - |
| advertisement | 19 | a public promotion of some product or service | - |
| compassionate | 19 | share the suffering of | - |
| schizophrenia | 32 | any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact | - |
| schizophrenic | 34 | of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia | - |
| righteousness | 17 | adhering to moral principles | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| fundamentally | 22 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | - |
| correspondent | 18 | someone who communicates by means of letters | - |
| choreographer | 24 | someone who creates new dances | - |
| investigative | 20 | designed to find information or ascertain facts | investigative reporting |
| conscientious | 17 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | conscientious application to the work at hand |
| congressional | 16 | of or relating to congress | congressional hearing |
| eavesdropping | 22 | - | - |
| mathematician | 22 | a person skilled in mathematics | - |
| manifestation | 18 | an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | - |
| interrogating | 15 | - | - |
| architectural | 20 | of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture | architectural history |
| extermination | 22 | the act of exterminating | - |
| independently | 20 | apart from others | - |
| instinctively | 21 | as a matter of instinct | he instinctively grabbed the knife |
| knowledgeable | 24 | highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | a knowledgeable critic |
| comprehension | 22 | the relation of comprising something | - |
| demonstrating | 17 | - | - |
| contemplating | 20 | - | - |
| spontaneously | 18 | without advance preparation | - |
| inconsiderate | 16 | without proper consideration or reflection | slovenly inconsiderate reasoning |
| indispensable | 18 | absolutely necessary; vitally necessary | an indispensable worker |
| congratulated | 17 | - | - |
| vulnerability | 21 | the state of being vulnerable or exposed | his vulnerability to litigation |
| irreplaceable | 19 | impossible to replace | irreplaceable antiques |
| 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 | - |
| heartbreaking | 23 | causing or marked by grief or anguish | her sigh was heartbreaking |
| differentiate | 20 | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | - |
| valedictorian | 19 | the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement | - |
| interestingly | 17 | in an interesting manner | when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and...gets locked up |
| 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 | - |
| appropriately | 22 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | he was appropriately dressed |
| 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 |
| strengthening | 18 | becoming stronger | - |
| corresponding | 19 | conforming in every respect | boxes with corresponding dimensions |
| impersonating | 18 | - | - |
| questionnaire | 22 | a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information | - |
| metamorphosis | 22 | the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | - |
| misconception | 21 | an incorrect conception | - |
| deteriorating | 15 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| instantaneous | 13 | occurring with no delay | relief was instantaneous |
| ventriloquist | 25 | a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy | - |
| restructuring | 16 | - | - |
| parliamentary | 20 | having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament | parliamentary government |
| contraception | 19 | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery | - |
| inadvertently | 20 | without knowledge or intention | - |
| intergalactic | 18 | between or among galaxies | intergalactic space |
| materialistic | 17 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | - |
| characterized | 30 | - | - |
| deterioration | 14 | process of changing to an inferior state | - |
| disillusioned | 15 | freed from illusion | - |
| uninteresting | 14 | arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement | a very uninteresting account of her trip |
| progressively | 22 | advancing in amount or intensity | - |
| rehabilitated | 19 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| skateboarding | 21 | the sport of skating on a skateboard | - |
| circumference | 24 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| defibrillator | 19 | an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation | - |
| disintegrated | 16 | - | - |
| 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 |
| businesswoman | 20 | a female businessperson | - |
| reprehensible | 20 | bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife |
| temperamental | 19 | likely to perform unpredictably | a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't |
| uncomplicated | 22 | easy and not involved or complicated | found an uncomplicated solution to the problem |
| magnetosphere | 21 | the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field | - |
| precautionary | 20 | taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | gave precautionary advice |
| preliminaries | 17 | - | - |
| effectiveness | 24 | power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | - |
| contemplation | 19 | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | - |
| unexplainable | 24 | not to be accounted for or explained | an unexplainable fear |
| discriminated | 19 | - | - |
| fortuneteller | 16 | a person who foretells your personal future | - |
| 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 | - |
| dermatologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | - |
| predominantly | 21 | much greater in number or influence | the patients are predominantly indigenous |
| commemoration | 21 | a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | - |
| revolutionize | 25 | change radically | E-mail revolutionized communication in academe |
| unintentional | 13 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | - |
| 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 |
| forgetfulness | 20 | tendency to forget | - |
| congresswoman | 21 | a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| authenticated | 19 | established as genuine | - |
| uninterrupted | 16 | continuing in time or space without interruption | moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks |
| predetermined | 19 | set in advance | at a predetermined time |
| refrigeration | 17 | the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes | - |
| supercomputer | 21 | a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time | - |
| overestimated | 19 | - | - |
| exponentially | 25 | in an exponential manner | inflation is growing exponentially |
| miscellaneous | 17 | having many aspects or qualities | a miscellaneous crowd |
| meteorologist | 16 | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions | - |
| categorically | 21 | in an unqualified manner | - |
| undergraduate | 16 | a university student who has not yet received a first degree | - |
| unforeseeable | 18 | incapable of being anticipated | unforeseeable consequences |
| quartermaster | 24 | an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops | - |
| reimbursement | 19 | compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc. | he received reimbursement for his travel expenses |
| proliferation | 18 | a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) | the proliferation of nuclear weapons |
| sterilization | 22 | the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) | - |
| paraphernalia | 20 | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | - |
| physiotherapy | 29 | therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities | - |
| projectionist | 24 | the person who operates the projector in a movie house | - |
| revolutionist | 16 | a radical supporter of political or social revolution | - |
| 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 |
| developmental | 21 | of or relating to or constituting development | developmental psychology |
| precipitation | 19 | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | - |
| redevelopment | 21 | the act of improving by renewing and restoring | - |
| 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 | - |
| teleportation | 15 | a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another | - |
| transgression | 14 | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle | the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father |
| hermaphrodite | 24 | of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs | - |
| impressionist | 17 | relating to or characteristic of Impressionism | impressionist music |
| impersonation | 17 | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | - |
| intelligently | 17 | in an intelligent manner | she acted intelligently in this difficult situation |
| argumentative | 19 | given to or characterized by argument | an argumentative discourse |
| confederation | 19 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
| disadvantaged | 20 | marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences | - |
| overqualified | 29 | - | - |
| frighteningly | 24 | in an alarming manner | the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true |
| fertilization | 25 | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| uninhabitable | 20 | not fit for habitation | - |
| premeditation | 18 | planning or plotting in advance of acting | - |
| exterminating | 23 | - | - |
| miscalculated | 20 | - | - |
| 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) | - |
| butterfingers | 19 | someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball) | - |
| expropriation | 24 | taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) | - |
| exhibitionist | 25 | someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention | - |
| inexhaustible | 25 | that cannot be entirely consumed or used up | an inexhaustible supply of coal |
| magnificently | 24 | in an impressively beautiful manner | - |
| unwillingness | 17 | the trait of being unwilling | his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made |
| alternatively | 19 | in place of, or as an alternative to | alternatively we could buy a used car |
| dishonourable | 19 | lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor | - |
| petrochemical | 24 | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas | - |
| reinstatement | 15 | the act of restoring someone to a previous position | we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel |
| supplementary | 22 | functioning in a supporting capacity | - |
| flabbergasted | 22 | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless |
| 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 | - |
| unimaginative | 19 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | even his profanity was unimaginative |
| stereotypical | 20 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | - |
| extinguishing | 25 | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | - |
| ideologically | 20 | - | - |
| consecutively | 23 | in a consecutive manner | he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again |
| unadulterated | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | the unadulterated truth |
| procrastinate | 17 | postpone doing what one should be doing | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days |
| shamelessness | 18 | behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame | - |
| 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 | - |
| insubordinate | 16 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| dismemberment | 22 | the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces | - |
| antihistamine | 18 | a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site | - |
| chateaubriand | 21 | French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) | - |
| bouillabaisse | 17 | highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs | - |
| unequivocally | 30 | in an unambiguous manner | she stated her intentions unequivocally |
| unintelligent | 14 | lacking intelligence | a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers |
| 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 | - |
| groundskeeper | 21 | someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) | - |
| introspection | 17 | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | - |
| irresponsibly | 20 | in an irresponsible manner | he acted irresponsibly |
| conservatoire | 18 | a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts | - |
| decaffeinated | 23 | - | - |
| decompression | 20 | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) | - |
| authoritative | 19 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | the captain's authoritative manner |
| unpretentious | 15 | not ostentatious | - |
| unmentionable | 17 | a garment worn under other garments | - |
| preoccupation | 21 | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does | - |
| orchestrating | 19 | - | - |
| expeditionary | 26 | (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad | the French expeditionary force in Indochina |
| fragmentation | 19 | separating something into fine particles | - |
| indoctrinated | 17 | - | - |
| interpersonal | 15 | occurring among or involving several people | interpersonal situations in which speech occurs |
| 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 | - |
| unfashionable | 21 | not in accord with or not following current fashion | unfashionable clothes |
| 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 | - |
| hyperactivity | 29 | a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement | - |
| infinitesimal | 18 | infinitely or immeasurably small | - |
| 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 |
| contemplative | 22 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| counterweight | 22 | a weight that balances another weight | - |
| disinterested | 15 | unaffected by self-interest | - |
| beneficiaries | 20 | - | - |
| biotechnology | 24 | the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | - |
| brokenhearted | 23 | full of sorrow | - |
| professorship | 23 | the position of professor | - |
| reintegration | 14 | - | - |
| stationmaster | 15 | the person in charge of a railway station | - |
| telemarketing | 20 | the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales | - |
| featherweight | 26 | an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds | - |
| exhibitionism | 27 | the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals | - |
| inconsistency | 20 | the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | - |
| modernization | 25 | making modern in appearance or behavior | the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process |
| oceanographic | 23 | - | - |
| commemorating | 22 | intended as a commemoration | - |
| demonstrative | 19 | serving to demonstrate | - |
| 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 |
| irrepressible | 17 | impossible to repress or control | an irrepressible chatterbox |
| 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 | - |
| deforestation | 17 | the removal of trees | - |
| directionless | 16 | aimlessly drifting | - |
| biodegradable | 20 | capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria | a biodegradable detergent |
| 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 |
| weightlifting | 24 | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights | - |
| refurbishment | 23 | the state of being restored to its former good condition | - |
| revolutionise | 16 | change radically | - |
| expressionism | 24 | an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality | - |
| imperialistic | 19 | of or relating to imperialism | imperialistic wars |
| indifferently | 23 | with indifference; in an indifferent manner | she shrugged indifferently |
| indefatigable | 20 | showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality | an indefatigable advocate of equal rights |
| intravenously | 19 | in an intravenous manner | the patient had to be fed intravenously |
| 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 | - |
| convalescence | 22 | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | - |
| unsustainable | 15 | - | - |
| ventriloquism | 27 | the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) | - |
| regurgitating | 16 | - | - |
| reverberating | 19 | characterized by resonance | - |
| superposition | 17 | (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest | - |
| paediatrician | 18 | a specialist in the care of babies | - |
| generalissimo | 16 | the officer who holds the supreme command | - |
| haemorrhaging | 23 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| energetically | 19 | in an energetic manner | - |
| embellishment | 22 | elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail | the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings |
| electrostatic | 17 | concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity |
| 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 |
| phenobarbital | 22 | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | - |
| proportionate | 17 | exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities | - |
| reciprocating | 20 | - | - |
| sleeplessness | 15 | a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep | - |
| tranquilliser | 22 | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | - |
| oversensitive | 19 | unduly sensitive or thin-skinned | - |
| foreshadowing | 24 | the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand | - |
| inevitability | 21 | the quality of being unavoidable | - |
| insensitivity | 19 | the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | - |
| inventiveness | 19 | the power of creative imagination | - |
| machiavellian | 23 | a follower of Machiavelli's principles | - |
| nonnegotiable | 16 | - | - |
| nondisclosure | 16 | - | - |
| domestication | 18 | the attribute of having been domesticated | - |
| anaesthetized | 26 | - | - |
| consternation | 15 | fear resulting from the awareness of danger | - |
| 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 |
| ungentlemanly | 19 | not befitting a gentleman | - |
| postmodernism | 20 | genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism | - |
| 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 | - |
| thoughtlessly | 23 | in a thoughtless manner | he stared thoughtlessly at the picture |
| extravagantly | 27 | in a wasteful manner | - |
| gynecological | 22 | of or relating to or practicing gynecology | gynecological examination |
| hydrochloride | 26 | a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride | - |
| impressionism | 19 | a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light | - |
| indeterminate | 16 | not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance | of indeterminate age |
| interrogative | 17 | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | - |
| leatherjacket | 29 | any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes | - |
| dispassionate | 16 | unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice | a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact |
| affirmatively | 27 | in an affirmative manner | - |
| arbitrariness | 15 | the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | - |
| 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 | - |
| dependability | 22 | the quality of being dependable or reliable | - |
| boardinghouse | 20 | a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests | - |
| accessibility | 22 | the quality of being at hand when needed | - |
| unanticipated | 18 | not anticipated | unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development |
| 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 |
| powerlessness | 18 | the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | - |
| precipitating | 20 | bringing on suddenly or abruptly | the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce |
| predominately | 21 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| substantiated | 16 | - | - |
| transcendence | 18 | the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | - |
| tranquillizer | 31 | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | - |
| theatricality | 21 | an artificial and mannered quality | - |
| overdramatize | 28 | present in an overly dramatic manner | - |
| overstatement | 18 | making to seem more important than it really is | - |
| overpopulated | 21 | - | - |
| extrapolation | 22 | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations | - |
| insupportable | 19 | incapable of being justified or explained | - |
| metamorphoses | 22 | - | - |
| noncompliance | 21 | the failure to obey | - |
| disseminating | 17 | - | - |
| agglomeration | 17 | a jumbled collection or mass | - |
| 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 | - |
| circumscribed | 24 | subject to limits or subjected to limits | - |
| characterised | 21 | - | - |
| competitively | 25 | in competition | the companies should bid competitively |
| 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 | - |
| disembowelled | 22 | - | - |
| dimensionally | 19 | - | - |
| bougainvillea | 19 | any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions | - |
| unaccountable | 19 | not to be accounted for or explained | perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress |
| unobtrusively | 21 | in an unobtrusive manner | messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom |
| unenlightened | 18 | lacking information or instruction | lamentably unenlightened as to the laws |
| polycarbonate | 22 | - | - |
| preponderance | 20 | a superiority in numbers or amount | a preponderance of evidence against the defendant |
| qualitatively | 28 | in a qualitative manner | this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron |
| rectification | 20 | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | - |
| recrimination | 17 | mutual accusations | - |
| repositioning | 16 | the act of placing in a new position | - |
| steadfastness | 17 | loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty | - |
| streetwalking | 21 | - | - |
| transgressive | 17 | - | - |
| transmittable | 17 | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | - |
| transparently | 18 | so as to be easily understood or seen through | his transparently lucid prose |
| tortoiseshell | 16 | brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles | - |
| orchestration | 18 | the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments | - |
| existentially | 23 | - | - |
| foreknowledge | 25 | knowledge of an event before it occurs | - |
| gentlemanlike | 20 | befitting a man of good breeding | - |
| housebreaking | 23 | trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent | - |
| incredulously | 19 | in an incredulous manner | the woman looked up at her incredulously |
| materializing | 25 | - | - |
| mismanagement | 20 | management that is careless or inefficient | he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies |
| millionairess | 15 | a woman millionaire | - |
| 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 | - |
| observational | 18 | relying on observation or experiment | - |
| 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 | - |
| alphabetizing | 30 | - | - |
| argumentation | 16 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | - |
| ceremoniously | 20 | in a ceremonious manner | my mother advised her children ceremoniously |
| conceptualize | 28 | have the idea for | - |
| 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 |
| demilitarized | 26 | - | - |
| disassociated | 17 | - | - |
| disheartening | 18 | destructive of morale and self-reliance | - |
| disengagement | 18 | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection | - |
| disfigurement | 20 | an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back |
| 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 | - |
| steppingstone | 18 | - | - |
| underclassman | 18 | an undergraduate who is not yet a senior | - |
| unpresentable | 17 | creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression | - |
| unembarrassed | 18 | not embarrassed | an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened |
| unjustifiable | 25 | incapable of being justified or explained | - |
| perspicacious | 21 | mentally acute or penetratingly discerning | much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument |
| postoperative | 20 | happening or done after a surgical operation | postoperative complications |
| preternatural | 15 | surpassing the ordinary or normal | Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel |
| pronouncement | 19 | an authoritative declaration | - |
| redistributed | 17 | having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas | redistributed industries |
| rapprochement | 24 | the reestablishing of cordial relations | - |
| renegotiation | 14 | - | - |
| rollerblading | 17 | skating using Rollerblades | - |
| sequestration | 22 | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | - |
| serendipitous | 16 | lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
| specification | 22 | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | - |
| televangelist | 17 | an evangelist who conducts services on television | - |
| 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 |
| expressionist | 22 | of or relating to expressionism | expressionist art |
| fertilisation | 16 | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | - |
| excommunicate | 28 | exclude from a church or a religious community | The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner |
| functionaries | 18 | - | - |
| inflexibility | 28 | a lack of physical flexibility | - |
| intercultural | 15 | - | - |
| irretrievable | 18 | impossible to recover or recoup or overcome | an irretrievable loss |
| dissemination | 16 | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| attentiveness | 16 | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) | his attentiveness to her wishes |
| businesswomen | 20 | - | - |
| unconstrained | 16 | free from constraint | he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society |
| underpinnings | 17 | - | - |
| troublemaking | 22 | - | - |
| unquestioning | 23 | being without doubt or reserve | - |
| unrelentingly | 17 | in a relentless manner | - |
| vegetarianism | 19 | a diet excluding all meat and fish | - |
| problematical | 21 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
| questioningly | 26 | in a curious and questioning manner | they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions |
| regurgitation | 15 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| rearrangement | 16 | changing an arrangement | - |
| retroactively | 21 | after the fact | he will get paid retroactively |
| relinquishing | 26 | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | - |
| reinvigorated | 18 | with restored energy | - |
| renegotiating | 15 | - | - |
| sharecropping | 23 | - | - |
