9-letter words containing EN
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter EN. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate EN within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| president | 12 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| happening | 17 | an event that happens | - |
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| attention | 9 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| listening | 10 | the act of hearing attentively | you can learn a lot by just listening |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| excellent | 18 | very good; of the highest quality | made an excellent speech |
| forgotten | 13 | not noticed inadvertently | her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night |
| expensive | 21 | high in price or charging high prices | expensive clothes |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| gentleman | 12 | a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | - |
| treatment | 11 | the management of someone or something | the treatment of water sewage |
| challenge | 15 | take exception to | She challenged his claims |
| agreement | 12 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business |
| statement | 11 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
| sensitive | 12 | hurting | - |
| equipment | 22 | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
| potential | 11 | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | - |
| surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
| existence | 18 | the state or fact of existing | laws in existence for centuries |
| influence | 14 | induce into action by using one's charm | - |
| adventure | 13 | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | - |
| represent | 11 | perform (a play), especially on a stage | - |
| forbidden | 16 | excluded from use or mention | forbidden fruit |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
| recommend | 16 | push for something | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day |
| intention | 9 | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions | good intentions are not enough |
| defendant | 14 | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | - |
| permanent | 13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| suspended | 13 | (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | suspended matter such as silt or mud... |
| generally | 13 | usually; as a rule | - |
| residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
| essential | 9 | anything indispensable | the essentials of the good life |
| passenger | 12 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| defending | 15 | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
| messenger | 12 | a person who carries a message | - |
| detention | 10 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | his detention was politically motivated |
| valentine | 12 | a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day | - |
| sentenced | 12 | - | - |
| 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 |
| invention | 12 | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | - |
| encourage | 12 | contribute to the progress or growth of | - |
| innocence | 13 | the quality of innocent naivete | - |
| sensation | 9 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| entertain | 9 | take into consideration, have in view | He entertained the notion of moving to South America |
| offensive | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| continent | 11 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | - |
| frequency | 26 | the number of occurrences within a given time period | the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second |
| pretended | 13 | adopted in order to deceive | a pretended interest |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| testament | 11 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| dimension | 12 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | - |
| generator | 10 | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | he was the generator of several complaints |
| identical | 12 | being the exact same one; not any other: | this is the identical room we stayed in before |
| 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 |
| attending | 11 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| seventeen | 12 | being one more than sixteen | - |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| 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 | - |
| authentic | 14 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | an authentic account by an eyewitness |
| defensive | 16 | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | - |
| extension | 16 | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
| judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
| forensics | 14 | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes | - |
| impatient | 13 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | impatient to begin |
| amusement | 13 | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | - |
| attendant | 10 | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | - |
| penetrate | 11 | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | - |
| inventory | 15 | a detailed list of all the items in stock | - |
| evidently | 16 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she was in bed and evidently in great pain |
| awareness | 12 | having knowledge of | he had no awareness of his mistakes |
| intensive | 12 | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies | - |
| dependent | 13 | held from above and hanging down | - |
| screening | 12 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| intensity | 12 | chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | - |
| extensive | 19 | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity | an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England |
| eccentric | 15 | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | a friendly eccentric |
| penthouse | 14 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building | - |
| amendment | 14 | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | - |
| descended | 14 | - | - |
| prominent | 13 | conspicuous in position or importance | a prominent citizen |
| senseless | 9 | not marked by the use of reason | a senseless act |
| alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
| sentiment | 11 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | - |
| intervene | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II? |
| gardening | 12 | the cultivation of plants | - |
| mentality | 14 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
| 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 | - |
| genuinely | 13 | genuinely; with authority | - |
| peninsula | 11 | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water | - |
| generated | 11 | - | - |
| endlessly | 13 | continuing forever without end | - |
| phenomena | 16 | - | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| competent | 15 | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | a competent performance |
| enlighten | 13 | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | - |
| obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
| violently | 15 | in a violent manner | they attacked violently |
| presently | 14 | at this time or period; now | he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations |
| ingenious | 10 | showing inventiveness and skill | an ingenious solution to the problem |
| tormented | 12 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | a small tormented schoolboy |
| endurance | 12 | a state of surviving; remaining alive | - |
| attentive | 12 | taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | - |
| patiently | 14 | with patience; in a patient manner | he patiently played with the child |
| enjoyable | 21 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | the company was enjoyable |
| mercenary | 16 | serving for wages in a foreign army | mercenary killers |
| enjoyment | 21 | act of receiving pleasure from something | - |
| awakening | 17 | the act of waking | it was an early awakening |
| implement | 15 | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | He implemented a new economic plan |
| consensus | 11 | agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions |
| penniless | 11 | not having enough money to pay for necessities | - |
| intensely | 12 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | she loved him intensely |
| incentive | 14 | an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | - |
| placement | 15 | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | the placement of the chairs |
| detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
| menopause | 13 | the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | - |
| immensely | 16 | to an exceedingly great extent or degree | was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator |
| parenting | 12 | - | - |
| precedent | 14 | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | - |
| renovated | 13 | - | - |
| clientele | 11 | customers collectively | they have an upper class clientele |
| offending | 17 | offending against or breaking a law or rule | contracts offending against the statute were canceled |
| davenport | 15 | a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island | - |
| scenarios | 11 | - | - |
| residency | 15 | the act of dwelling in a place | - |
| presenter | 11 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
| flattened | 13 | having been flattened | - |
| entourage | 10 | the group following and attending to some important person | - |
| plentiful | 14 | producing in abundance | a plentiful year |
| contender | 12 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| contented | 12 | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are | a contented smile |
| scavenger | 15 | someone who collects things that have been discarded by others | - |
| sharpened | 15 | having the point made sharp | a sharpened pencil |
| twentieth | 15 | coming next after the nineteenth in position | - |
| insolence | 11 | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | - |
| ingenuity | 13 | the property of being ingenious | a plot of great ingenuity |
| entangled | 11 | deeply involved especially in something complicated | felt unwilling entangled in their affairs |
| impending | 15 | close in time; about to occur | his impending retirement |
| magdalene | 13 | - | - |
| alienated | 10 | socially disoriented | we live in an age of rootless alienated people |
| tenacious | 11 | sticking together | tenacious burrs |
| denounced | 13 | - | - |
| fattening | 13 | subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter | a fattening hog |
| reverence | 14 | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | - |
| influenza | 21 | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | - |
| benefited | 15 | - | - |
| weakening | 17 | causing debilitation | - |
| seventies | 12 | the time of life between 70 and 80 | - |
| insistent | 9 | repetitive and persistent | the bluejay's insistent cry |
| millennia | 11 | - | - |
| impotence | 15 | an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | - |
| inventive | 15 | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | had an inventive turn of mind |
| amazement | 22 | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising | - |
| turbulent | 11 | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | a turbulent and unruly childhood |
| succulent | 13 | tender and full of juice | succulent roast beef |
| recipient | 13 | a person who receives something | - |
| renounced | 12 | - | - |
| atonement | 11 | compensation for a wrong | - |
| apprehend | 17 | take into custody | - |
| sickening | 16 | causing or able to cause nausea | a sickening stench |
| parchment | 18 | skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | - |
| transcend | 12 | be greater in scope or size than some standard | - |
| rendering | 11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language | - |
| resilient | 9 | elastic; rebounds readily | as resilient as seasoned hickory |
| condensed | 13 | - | - |
| enclosure | 11 | something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | - |
| crescendo | 14 | grow louder | The music crescendoes here |
| elemental | 11 | of or being the essential or basic part | - |
| promenade | 14 | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | - |
| sacrament | 13 | a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction | - |
| sunscreen | 11 | a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | - |
| repellent | 11 | serving or tending to repel | I find his obsequiousness repellent |
| centurion | 11 | (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers | - |
| adrenalin | 10 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
| negligent | 11 | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern | negligent parents |
| indulgent | 11 | tolerant or lenient | indulgent parents risk spoiling their children |
| dysentery | 16 | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | - |
| ascension | 11 | a movement upward | - |
| obscenity | 16 | the trait of behaving in an obscene manner | - |
| enigmatic | 14 | not clear to the understanding | I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later |
| seniority | 12 | higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service | - |
| diligence | 13 | persevering determination to perform a task | his diligence won him quick promotions |
| momentous | 13 | of very great significance | a momentous event |
| shortened | 13 | cut short in duration | her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking |
| repayment | 16 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
| resentful | 12 | full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will | resentful at the way he was treated |
| disengage | 12 | free or remove obstruction from | - |
| endeavour | 13 | attempt by employing effort | - |
| ascending | 13 | the act of changing location in an upward direction | - |
| cavendish | 18 | British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) | - |
| deficient | 15 | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | - |
| enquiries | 18 | - | - |
| menstrual | 11 | of or relating to menstruation or the menses | menstrual period |
| renewable | 14 | capable of being renewed; replaceable | renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible |
| pertinent | 11 | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | - |
| deafening | 14 | loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | - |
| emergence | 14 | the act of emerging | - |
| closeness | 11 | close or warm friendship | - |
| merriment | 13 | activities that are enjoyable or amusing | - |
| pentagram | 14 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | - |
| fifteenth | 18 | coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position | - |
| engraving | 14 | making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them | - |
| blackened | 18 | (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood | - |
| momentary | 16 | lasting for a markedly brief time | a momentary glimpse |
| unwritten | 12 | using speech rather than writing | - |
| intendant | 10 | - | - |
| outspoken | 15 | given to expressing yourself freely or insistently | outspoken in their opposition to segregation |
| venerable | 14 | profoundly honored | - |
| enhancing | 15 | - | - |
| epicenter | 13 | the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake | - |
| sixteenth | 19 | one part in sixteen equal parts | - |
| underwent | 13 | - | - |
| incidence | 14 | the relative frequency of occurrence of something | - |
| carpentry | 16 | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | - |
| annulment | 11 | the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | - |
| splendour | 12 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
| replenish | 14 | fill something that had previously been emptied | - |
| genitalia | 10 | external sex organ | - |
| rendition | 10 | an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning |
| freshener | 15 | anything that freshens | - |
| retention | 9 | the power of retaining and recalling past experience | - |
| engrossed | 11 | giving or marked by complete attention to | that engrossed look or rapt delight |
| endearing | 11 | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way | - |
| tentative | 12 | unsettled in mind or opinion | drew a few tentative conclusions |
| transient | 9 | lasting a very short time | youth's transient beauty |
| endowment | 15 | the capital that provides income for an institution | - |
| pendragon | 13 | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons | - |
| greenhorn | 13 | an awkward and inexperienced youth | - |
| centipede | 14 | chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors | - |
| evergreen | 13 | a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year | - |
| reconvene | 14 | meet again | The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall |
| allotment | 11 | a share set aside for a specific purpose | - |
| pensioner | 11 | the beneficiary of a pension fund | - |
| impudence | 16 | an impudent statement | - |
| commenced | 18 | - | - |
| bedridden | 14 | confined to bed (by illness) | - |
| whitening | 16 | changing to a lighter color | - |
| penalized | 21 | - | - |
| decadence | 15 | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | - |
| dissident | 11 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| dispenser | 12 | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | - |
| eloquence | 20 | powerful and effective language | his eloquence attracted a large congregation |
| enlisting | 10 | the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) | - |
| rewritten | 12 | - | - |
| prevalent | 14 | most frequent or common | - |
| dependant | 13 | a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | - |
| detriment | 12 | a damage or loss | - |
| dispensed | 13 | distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions | medicines dispensed to the sick |
| strenuous | 9 | taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance | a strenuous task |
| tormentor | 11 | someone who torments | - |
| sweetener | 12 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| deterrent | 10 | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | - |
| coherence | 16 | the state of cohering or sticking together | - |
| amenities | 11 | things that make you comfortable and at ease | - |
| incumbent | 15 | the official who holds an office | - |
| cryogenic | 17 | of or relating to very low temperatures | - |
| abhorrent | 14 | offensive to the mind | an abhorrent deed |
| wrenching | 18 | causing great physical or mental suffering | a wrenching pain |
| sharpener | 14 | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | a knife sharpener |
| pretender | 12 | 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 | - |
| darkening | 15 | changing to a darker color | - |
| licensing | 12 | - | - |
| firmament | 16 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| energized | 20 | - | - |
| enforcing | 15 | - | - |
| citizenry | 23 | the body of citizens of a state or country | - |
| womenfolk | 21 | - | - |
| enactment | 13 | the passing of a law by a legislative body | - |
| enveloped | 15 | - | - |
| sweetened | 13 | with sweetening added | - |
| intensify | 15 | become more intense | - |
| encrusted | 12 | having a hardened crust as a covering | - |
| worsening | 13 | process of changing to an inferior state | - |
| stringent | 10 | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | stringent safety measures |
| perennial | 11 | recurring again and again | perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements |
| immensity | 16 | unusual largeness in size or extent or number | - |
| hygienist | 16 | a medical specialist in hygiene | - |
| identikit | 14 | a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought | - |
| lamenting | 12 | vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression | lamenting sinners |
| loosening | 10 | the act of making something less tight | - |
| dentistry | 13 | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | - |
| entranced | 12 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
| appendage | 15 | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | - |
| recurrent | 11 | recurring again and again | - |
| indecency | 17 | an indecent or improper act | - |
| encircled | 14 | confined on all sides | the encircled pioneers |
| softening | 13 | having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin | - |
| ventilate | 12 | expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen | - |
| maddening | 14 | extremely annoying or displeasing | the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening |
| genealogy | 14 | successive generations of kin | - |
| enchilada | 15 | tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili | - |
| whiteness | 15 | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) | - |
| repentant | 11 | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | - |
| imprudent | 14 | lacking wise self-restraint | an imprudent remark |
| insurgent | 10 | in opposition to a civil authority or government | - |
| deepening | 13 | accumulating and becoming more intense | the deepening gloom |
| drunkenly | 17 | showing effects of much strong drink | He sang drunkenly |
| enrolling | 10 | - | - |
| entrapped | 14 | - | - |
| senhorita | 12 | - | - |
| umpteenth | 16 | last in an indefinitely numerous series | - |
| enquiring | 19 | - | - |
| ascendant | 12 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| absorbent | 13 | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance | - |
| affluence | 17 | abundant wealth | - |
| misshapen | 16 | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly | misshapen old fingers |
| untenable | 11 | (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified | - |
| provident | 15 | careful in regard to your own interests | wild squirrels are provident |
| insolvent | 12 | someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts | - |
| deference | 15 | courteous regard for people's feelings | in deference to your wishes |
| fervently | 18 | with passionate fervor | both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people |
| endoscope | 14 | a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery | - |
| enshrined | 13 | - | - |
| archenemy | 19 | - | - |
| silencing | 12 | - | - |
| penitence | 13 | remorse for your past conduct | - |
| ibuprofen | 16 | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic | daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach |
| endorsing | 11 | - | - |
| hortensia | 12 | deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue | - |
| newsagent | 13 | someone who sells newspapers | - |
| velveteen | 15 | a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet | - |
| pubescent | 15 | covered with fine soft hairs or down | - |
| henpecked | 21 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| expedient | 19 | a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one | - |
| greenwood | 14 | woodlands in full leaf | the greenwood was Robin Hood's home |
| enslaving | 13 | - | - |
| envisaged | 14 | - | - |
| enunciate | 11 | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | - |
| centenary | 14 | of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years | - |
| centrally | 14 | in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function | The theater is centrally located |
| workbench | 23 | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic | - |
| venturing | 13 | - | - |
| proponent | 13 | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea | - |
| increment | 13 | the amount by which something increases | - |
| ingenuous | 10 | lacking in sophistication or worldliness | his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it |
| gentility | 13 | elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression | - |
| grenadier | 11 | an infantryman equipped with grenades | - |
| hardening | 14 | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | the hardening of concrete |
| censoring | 12 | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | - |
| augmented | 13 | added to or made greater in amount or number or strength | his augmented renown |
| inference | 14 | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation | - |
| kitchener | 18 | British field marshal (1850-1916) | - |
| congenial | 12 | suitable to your needs | a congenial atmosphere to work in |
| deferment | 15 | act of putting off to a future time | - |
| condenser | 12 | lens used to concentrate light on an object | - |
| erogenous | 10 | sensitive to sexual stimulation | - |
| energizer | 19 | a device that supplies electrical energy | - |
| pestilent | 11 | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease | a pestilential malignancy in the air |
| flatulent | 12 | suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal | - |
| grenadine | 11 | thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks | - |
| enlarging | 11 | - | - |
| encompass | 15 | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds |
| ensconced | 14 | - | - |
| acetylene | 14 | a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | - |
| menagerie | 12 | the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition | - |
| wholeness | 15 | a state of robust good health | - |
| polythene | 17 | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation | - |
| hyphenate | 20 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
| distended | 12 | - | - |
| eminently | 14 | in an eminent manner | two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution |
| condiment | 14 | a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment | mustard and ketchup are condiments |
| greenback | 18 | a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | - |
| endorphin | 15 | a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties | - |
| enclosing | 12 | the act of enclosing something inside something else | - |
| archfiend | 18 | - | - |
| adherence | 15 | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | - |
| nonentity | 12 | the state of not existing | - |
| mentalist | 11 | - | - |
| sequencer | 20 | (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer | - |
| sensually | 12 | in a sultry and sensual manner | the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables |
| toughened | 14 | physically toughened | - |
| ventricle | 14 | a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries | - |
| suspender | 12 | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | - |
| retentive | 12 | good at remembering | a retentive mind |
| divergent | 14 | tending to move apart in different directions | - |
| fastening | 13 | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | - |
| adornment | 12 | a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | - |
| oestrogen | 10 | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | - |
| orientate | 9 | determine one's position with reference to another point | - |
| thickened | 19 | having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear | - |
| subtenant | 11 | - | - |
| prescient | 13 | perceiving the significance of events before they occur | extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations |
| inclement | 13 | (of weather or climate) severe | - |
| convening | 15 | the act of convening | - |
| crudeness | 12 | a wild or unrefined state | - |
| obscenely | 16 | in a lewd and obscene manner | he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely |
| sceneries | 11 | - | - |
| segmented | 13 | having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters | - |
| sedentary | 13 | requiring sitting or little activity | forced by illness to lead a sedentary life |
| sensorial | 9 | involving or derived from the senses | - |
| preventer | 14 | - | - |
| quenching | 24 | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | - |
| indenture | 10 | a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | - |
| indolence | 12 | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | - |
| inpatient | 11 | a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated | - |
| denigrate | 11 | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | - |
| disorient | 10 | cause to be lost or disoriented | - |
| expending | 20 | the act of spending money for goods or services | - |
| endocrine | 12 | any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | - |
| epicentre | 13 | the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake | - |
| enthroned | 13 | - | - |
| enrolment | 11 | the act of enrolling | - |
| braveness | 14 | a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | - |
| centering | 12 | the concentration of attention or energy on something | - |
| abstinent | 11 | self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink | not totally abstinent but abstemious |
| nobleness | 11 | the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | - |
| parentage | 12 | the state of being a parent | - |
| meningeal | 12 | relating to the meninges | - |
| tenderize | 19 | make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer | tenderize meat |
| unbending | 13 | incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | an unbending will to dominate |
| prudently | 15 | in a prudent manner | I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom. |
| pencilled | 14 | drawn or written with a pencil | - |
| pendulous | 12 | having branches or flower heads that bend downward | the pendulous branches of a weeping willow |
| hottentot | 12 | any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa | - |
| incipient | 13 | only partly in existence; imperfectly formed | incipient civil disorder |
| interment | 11 | the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave | - |
| corpulent | 13 | excessively fat | - |
| dentition | 10 | the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal | - |
| evidenced | 16 | supported by evidence | their evidenced friendliness to the US |
| falseness | 12 | the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | - |
| genocidal | 13 | - | - |
| greenroom | 12 | a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors | - |
| graveness | 13 | a manner that is serious and solemn | - |
| benchmark | 22 | a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point | - |
| abatement | 13 | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | - |
| oxygenate | 20 | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen | oxygenate blood |
| mendacity | 17 | the tendency to be untruthful | - |
| rudiments | 12 | the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | he mastered only the rudiments of geometry |
| potentate | 11 | a ruler who is unconstrained by law | - |
| reticence | 13 | the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary | - |
| imminence | 15 | the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon | - |
| elopement | 13 | the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married) | - |
| fenugreek | 17 | annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry | - |
| enlivened | 13 | made lively or spirited | a meal enlivened by the music |
| enteritis | 9 | inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea | - |
| benighted | 16 | overtaken by night or darkness | benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home |
| aloneness | 9 | a disposition toward being alone | - |
| orienting | 10 | positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually | noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive |
| vagueness | 13 | indistinctness of shape or character | the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner |
| plenitude | 12 | a full supply | - |
| reprehend | 15 | express strong disapproval of | - |
| renovator | 12 | a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | - |
| revenging | 14 | - | - |
| penalised | 12 | - | - |
| phenotype | 19 | what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment | - |
| impotency | 18 | an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | - |
| intension | 9 | what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression | - |
| lessening | 10 | a change downward | - |
| dampening | 15 | the act of making something slightly wet | - |
| drenching | 16 | the act of making something completely wet | he gave it a good drenching |
| ebullient | 11 | joyously unrestrained | - |
| endoscopy | 17 | visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope | - |
| ennobling | 12 | tending to exalt | ennobling thoughts |
| enviously | 15 | with jealousy; in an envious manner | - |
| misspoken | 17 | - | - |
| nutriment | 11 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| millenary | 14 | the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | - |
| sensorium | 11 | the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world | - |
| tenseness | 9 | the physical condition of being stretched or strained | he could feel the tenseness of her body |
| truculent | 11 | defiantly aggressive | a truculent speech against the new government |
| unavenged | 14 | for which vengeance has not been taken | an unavenged murder |
| unscented | 12 | - | - |
| propylene | 16 | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis | - |
| jobcentre | 20 | a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered | - |
| leniently | 12 | in a permissively lenient manner | he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime |
| looseness | 9 | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | - |
| damascene | 14 | a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel | - |
| deadening | 12 | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | - |
| diffident | 17 | lacking self-confidence | stood in the doorway diffident and abashed |
| excentric | 20 | - | - |
| fourpence | 16 | a former English silver coin worth four pennies | - |
| genuflect | 15 | bend the knees and bow in a servile manner | - |
| geniality | 13 | a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) | - |
| greenbelt | 12 | a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city | - |
| greengage | 12 | sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum | - |
| enzymatic | 25 | of or relating to or produced by an enzyme | - |
| enumerate | 11 | determine the number or amount of | - |
| entrecote | 11 | cut of meat taken from between the ribs | - |
| calendula | 12 | any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes | - |
| catchment | 18 | a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) | - |
| censuring | 12 | - | - |
| antenatal | 9 | occurring or existing before birth | antenatal care |
| adenosine | 10 | (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP | - |
| mendicant | 14 | a pauper who lives by begging | - |
| methylene | 17 | the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane | - |
| virulence | 14 | extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) | the virulence of the plague |
| sentience | 11 | state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness | - |
| sevenfold | 16 | having seven units or components | - |
| slenderly | 13 | in a slim or slender manner | a slenderly built woman |
| sostenuto | 9 | - | - |
| spikenard | 16 | an aromatic ointment used in antiquity | - |
| stiffener | 15 | material used for stiffening something | - |
| stenciled | 12 | - | - |
