11-letter words containing N
Embark on an exploration of 11-letter words that contain the letter N. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate N within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| information | 16 | a message received and understood | - |
| interesting | 12 | arousing or holding the attention | - |
| responsible | 15 | being the agent or cause | determined who was the responsible party |
| opportunity | 18 | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington |
| grandfather | 19 | the father of your father or mother | - |
| grandmother | 18 | the mother of your father or mother | - |
| appointment | 17 | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee |
| competition | 17 | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | - |
| performance | 20 | a dramatic or musical entertainment | they listened to ten different performances |
| coincidence | 18 | the temporal property of two things happening at the same time | the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable |
| concentrate | 15 | make more concise | - |
| imagination | 14 | the ability to form mental images of things or events | he could still hear her in his imagination |
| environment | 16 | the area in which something exists or lives | - |
| intelligent | 12 | possessing sound knowledge | - |
| explanation | 20 | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | the explanation was very simple |
| underground | 14 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | underground resistance |
| destruction | 14 | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something | - |
| anniversary | 17 | the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) | - |
| considering | 15 | - | - |
| personality | 16 | a person of considerable prominence | she is a Hollywood personality |
| threatening | 15 | darkened by clouds | - |
| experienced | 23 | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | - |
| development | 19 | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible | the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours |
| approaching | 21 | the act of drawing spatially closer to something | - |
| transferred | 15 | - | - |
| differently | 21 | in another and different manner | very soon you will know differently |
| forgiveness | 18 | the act of excusing a mistake or offense | - |
| independent | 15 | (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb |
| fascinating | 17 | capturing interest as if by a spell | a fascinating woman |
| necessarily | 16 | in such a manner as could not be otherwise | it is necessarily so |
| complaining | 18 | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | a complaining boss |
| technically | 21 | with regard to technique | technically lagging behind the Japanese |
| celebrating | 16 | - | - |
| investigate | 15 | investigate scientifically | Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese |
| magnificent | 19 | characterized by grandeur | magnificent cathedrals |
| traditional | 12 | consisting of or derived from tradition | traditional history |
| celebration | 15 | a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event | - |
| combination | 17 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| association | 13 | a social or business relationship | many close associations with England |
| communicate | 19 | transmit thoughts or feelings | He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist |
| destination | 12 | written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location | - |
| unconscious | 15 | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware | - |
| alternative | 14 | serving or used in place of another | an alternative plan |
| unfortunate | 14 | not auspicious; boding ill | - |
| translation | 11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language | - |
| application | 17 | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | - |
| description | 16 | a statement that represents something in words | - |
| documentary | 19 | relating to or consisting of or derived from documents | - |
| fortunately | 17 | by good fortune | fortunately the weather was good |
| advertising | 16 | the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | - |
| inspiration | 13 | a product of your creative thinking and work | he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists |
| businessman | 15 | a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) | - |
| corporation | 15 | slang for a paunch | - |
| questioning | 21 | marked by or given to doubt | - |
| significant | 17 | rich in significance or implication | a significant silence |
| institution | 11 | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose | - |
| arrangement | 14 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| maintenance | 15 | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community | unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
| frightening | 19 | the act of inspiring with fear | - |
| cooperation | 15 | joint operation or action | their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission |
| reservation | 14 | an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly | - |
| meaningless | 14 | having no meaning or direction or purpose | a meaningless endeavor |
| engineering | 13 | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
| outstanding | 13 | owed as a debt | outstanding bills |
| importantly | 18 | in an important way or to an important degree | more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself |
| examination | 20 | a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge | - |
| replacement | 17 | a person who follows next in order | - |
| sentimental | 13 | effusively or insincerely emotional | sentimental soap operas |
| essentially | 14 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | the argument was essentially a technical one |
| countryside | 17 | rural regions | - |
| observation | 16 | the act of noticing or paying attention | - |
| demonstrate | 14 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness |
| remembering | 18 | the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered | he enjoyed remembering his father |
| controlling | 14 | able to control or determine policy | a controlling interest in the firm |
| humiliating | 17 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| millionaire | 13 | a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars | - |
| unnecessary | 16 | not necessary | - |
| coordinates | 14 | - | - |
| fundamental | 17 | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred |
| surrounding | 13 | closely encircling | the surrounding countryside |
| transformed | 17 | given a completely different form or appearance | shocked to see the transformed landscape |
| challenging | 18 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | performed the most challenging task without a mistake |
| handwriting | 19 | something written by hand | she recognized his handwriting |
| emotionally | 16 | in an emotional manner | at the funeral he spoke emotionally |
| enforcement | 18 | the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to | - |
| prosecution | 15 | the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion | - |
| preparation | 15 | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | - |
| compliments | 19 | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare | - |
| acknowledge | 22 | report the receipt of | The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper |
| recognition | 14 | approval | give her recognition for trying |
| immigration | 16 | migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) | - |
| inheritance | 16 | any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | my only inheritance was my mother's blessing |
| exceptional | 22 | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | an exceptional memory |
| convenience | 18 | a toilet that is available to the public | - |
| proposition | 15 | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | - |
| intercourse | 13 | communication between individuals | - |
| compartment | 19 | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | - |
| congressman | 16 | a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| achievement | 21 | the action of accomplishing something | - |
| partnership | 18 | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses | - |
| represented | 14 | represented accurately or precisely | - |
| humiliation | 16 | depriving one of self-esteem | - |
| resignation | 12 | acceptance of despair | - |
| distraction | 14 | an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | - |
| interrupted | 14 | intermittently stopping and starting | fitful (or interrupted) sleep |
| improvement | 20 | a change for the better; progress in development | - |
| interpreter | 13 | someone who mediates between speakers of different languages | - |
| undoubtedly | 18 | without doubt; certainly | it's undoubtedly very beautiful |
| handicapped | 22 | having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness | - |
| involvement | 19 | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | - |
| merchandise | 19 | engage in the trade of | - |
| spontaneous | 13 | happening or arising without apparent external cause | spontaneous laughter |
| consolation | 13 | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment | second place was no consolation to him |
| consequence | 24 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | his decision had depressing consequences for business |
| accompanied | 20 | playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment | - |
| permanently | 18 | for a long time without essential change | he is permanently disabled |
| pornography | 22 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
| potentially | 16 | with a possibility of becoming actual | he is potentially dangerous |
| preliminary | 18 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | training is a necessary preliminary to employment |
| astonishing | 15 | so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | such an enormous response was astonishing |
| declaration | 14 | a formal public statement | a declaration of independence |
| devastating | 16 | physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination | - |
| educational | 14 | providing knowledge | an educational film |
| circulation | 15 | free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant) | ocean circulation is an important part of global climate |
| frustration | 14 | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | - |
| trespassing | 14 | gradually intrusive without right or permission | trespassing hunters |
| composition | 17 | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | he got an A on his composition |
| influential | 14 | having or exercising influence or power | an influential newspaper |
| apologizing | 24 | - | - |
| distinguish | 16 | identify as in botany or biology, for example | - |
| disturbance | 16 | a noisy fight | - |
| introducing | 15 | - | - |
| trafficking | 24 | - | - |
| confiscated | 19 | - | - |
| encouraging | 15 | furnishing support and encouragement | - |
| frustrating | 15 | preventing realization or attainment of a desire | - |
| interfering | 15 | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | an interfering old woman |
| manipulated | 16 | - | - |
| suffocating | 20 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the room was suffocating--hot and airless |
| transparent | 13 | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | transparent crystal |
| transmitter | 13 | set used to broadcast radio or tv signals | - |
| sensational | 11 | commanding attention | a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten |
| desperation | 14 | a state in which all hope is lost or absent | courage born of desperation |
| counterfeit | 16 | make a copy of with the intent to deceive | they counterfeited dollar bills |
| substantial | 13 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | a substantial family |
| businessmen | 15 | the body of individuals who manage businesses | - |
| conditioner | 14 | a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer | - |
| everlasting | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | - |
| foolishness | 17 | the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | - |
| interrogate | 12 | pose a series of questions to | - |
| voluntarily | 17 | out of your own free will | he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting |
| consumption | 17 | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
| fashionable | 19 | popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time | - |
| fingerprint | 17 | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | - |
| sensitivity | 17 | the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | - |
| incompetent | 17 | legally not qualified or sufficient | incompetent witnesses |
| considerate | 14 | showing concern for the rights and feelings of others | friends considerate enough to leave us alone |
| dimensional | 14 | having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person | never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless |
| resemblance | 17 | similarity in appearance or external or superficial details | - |
| manufacture | 18 | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | - |
| genetically | 17 | by genetic mechanisms | genetically passed down talents |
| negotiation | 12 | a discussion intended to produce an agreement | the buyout negotiation lasted several days |
| distinction | 14 | a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes | it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation |
| financially | 19 | from a financial point of view | this was financially unattractive |
| functioning | 17 | process or manner of functioning or operating | - |
| transported | 14 | - | - |
| transaction | 13 | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | no transactions are possible without him |
| nonetheless | 14 | despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | - |
| orientation | 11 | a predisposition in favor of something | showed a Marxist orientation |
| operational | 13 | being in effect or operation | de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations |
| programming | 19 | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something | - |
| supervision | 16 | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | - |
| wonderfully | 21 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
| commentator | 17 | a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day | - |
| accordingly | 20 | (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor |
| electronics | 15 | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | - |
| penetration | 13 | clear or deep perception of a situation | - |
| philippines | 20 | an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands | - |
| speculation | 15 | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits | he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it |
| proceedings | 17 | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked | - |
| indifferent | 18 | characterized by a lack of partiality | a properly indifferent jury |
| insensitive | 14 | deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive | insensitive to the needs of the patients |
| instruction | 13 | the profession of a teacher | - |
| heartbroken | 20 | full of sorrow | - |
| anticipated | 16 | expected hopefully | - |
| descendants | 15 | all of the offspring of a given progenitor | - |
| contributed | 16 | - | - |
| babysitting | 19 | the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home | - |
| billionaire | 13 | a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars | - |
| convertible | 18 | a sofa that can be converted into a bed | - |
| pretentious | 13 | intended to attract notice and impress others | - |
| intimidated | 15 | made timid or fearful as by threats | - |
| transmitted | 14 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | genetically transmitted features |
| assassinate | 11 | destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation | He assassinated his enemy's character |
| legislation | 12 | the act of making or enacting laws | - |
| electrician | 15 | a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | - |
| exploration | 20 | to travel for the purpose of discovery | - |
| persecution | 15 | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | - |
| unstoppable | 17 | not capable of being stopped | as unstoppable as the wind |
| confinement | 18 | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | - |
| controversy | 19 | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | - |
| overlapping | 19 | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | - |
| renaissance | 13 | the revival of learning and culture | - |
| brainwashed | 20 | subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones | brainwashed prisoners of war |
| chamberlain | 20 | British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) | - |
| fascination | 16 | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | - |
| citizenship | 27 | conduct as a citizen | award for good citizenship |
| continental | 13 | being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe | the continental United States |
| containment | 15 | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully | containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975 |
| accountable | 17 | liable to account for one's actions | governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves |
| enlightened | 16 | people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity | - |
| expectation | 22 | belief about (or mental picture of) the future | - |
| nightingale | 16 | European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song | - |
| obstruction | 15 | any structure that makes progress difficult | - |
| publication | 17 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
| retribution | 13 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | the swiftness of divine retribution |
| ventilation | 14 | a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air | she was continually adjusting the ventilation |
| disciplined | 17 | obeying the rules | - |
| distinctive | 17 | capable of being classified | - |
| hardworking | 23 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
| thunderclap | 19 | a shocking surprise | - |
| unavailable | 16 | not available or accessible or at hand | fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency |
| conditioned | 15 | physically fit | - |
| elimination | 13 | the act of removing or getting rid of something | - |
| executioner | 20 | an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant | - |
| exterminate | 20 | destroy completely, as if down to the roots | - |
| mercenaries | 15 | - | - |
| requirement | 22 | anything indispensable | allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions |
| entertained | 12 | pleasantly occupied | - |
| credentials | 14 | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | - |
| malfunction | 18 | fail to function or function improperly | the coffee maker malfunctioned |
| uncertainty | 16 | the state of being unsure of something | - |
| unimportant | 15 | devoid of importance, meaning, or force | - |
| continually | 16 | seemingly without interruption | complained continually that there wasn't enough money |
| inseparable | 15 | not capable of being separated | inseparable pieces of rock |
| inquisition | 20 | a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy | - |
| calculating | 16 | acting with a specific goal | the most calculating and selfish men in the community |
| disposition | 14 | your usual mood | he has a happy disposition |
| calculation | 15 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| defenseless | 15 | having no protecting or concealing cover | - |
| cooperating | 16 | - | - |
| restoration | 11 | getting something back again | - |
| stimulation | 13 | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | - |
| intoxicated | 21 | stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) | a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors |
| unthinkable | 20 | incapable of being conceived or considered | - |
| commandment | 20 | a doctrine that is taught | - |
| contemplate | 17 | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | - |
| daydreaming | 19 | absentminded dreaming while awake | - |
| extravagant | 22 | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | extravagant praise |
| nationality | 14 | people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation | immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out |
| residential | 12 | used or designed for residence or limited to residences | a residential hotel |
| predicament | 18 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | finds himself in a most awkward predicament |
| unification | 16 | an occurrence that involves the production of a union | - |
| untouchable | 18 | belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India | - |
| consecutive | 18 | successive (without a break) | - |
| adventurous | 15 | willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises | adventurous pioneers |
| criticizing | 25 | - | - |
| neighboring | 18 | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | neighboring cities |
| nothingness | 15 | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | - |
| sightseeing | 16 | going about to look at places of interest | - |
| sovereignty | 18 | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | - |
| interaction | 13 | (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons | - |
| dangerously | 16 | in a dangerous manner | he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge |
| devastation | 15 | plundering with excessive damage and destruction | - |
| reconstruct | 15 | return to its original or usable and functioning condition | - |
| retaliation | 11 | action taken in return for an injury or offense | - |
| stimulating | 14 | that stimulates | - |
| identifying | 19 | - | - |
| inscription | 15 | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something | - |
| termination | 13 | the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) | - |
| adolescence | 16 | in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | - |
| corrections | 15 | the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders | for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections |
| blindfolded | 19 | wearing a blindfold | - |
| disoriented | 13 | socially disoriented | - |
| momentarily | 18 | at any moment | - |
| installment | 13 | a part of a broadcast serial | - |
| intolerable | 13 | incapable of being tolerated or endured | an intolerable degree of sentimentality |
| thunderbolt | 17 | a shocking surprise | - |
| intentional | 11 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | - |
| unhappiness | 18 | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | - |
| unrealistic | 13 | not realistic | unrealistic expectations |
| beneficiary | 21 | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | - |
| nationalist | 11 | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | nationalist aspirations |
| provocation | 18 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | - |
| seriousness | 11 | the trait of being serious | a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness |
| interpreted | 14 | understood in a certain way; made sense of | an open door interpreted as an invitation |
| interviewer | 17 | a person who conducts an interview | - |
| apprehended | 20 | fully understood or grasped | these apprehended truths |
| abomination | 15 | hate coupled with disgust | - |
| selfishness | 17 | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others | - |
| godforsaken | 20 | located in a dismal or remote area; desolate | a godforsaken wilderness crossroads |
| coordinator | 14 | someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously | - |
| overflowing | 21 | covered with water | an overflowing tub |
| recruitment | 15 | the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) | - |
| premonition | 15 | a feeling of evil to come | - |
| indigestion | 13 | a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | - |
| infiltrated | 15 | - | - |
| unannounced | 14 | without warning or announcement | they arrived unannounced |
| candlelight | 18 | the light provided by a burning candle | - |
| circulating | 16 | passing from one to another | circulating bills and coins |
| neanderthal | 15 | extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia | - |
| provisional | 16 | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | a provisional government |
| recognizing | 24 | - | - |
| integration | 12 | the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | - |
| conspicuous | 17 | without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | - |
| entertainer | 11 | a person who tries to please or amuse | - |
| existential | 18 | derived from experience or the experience of existence | formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters |
| reactionary | 16 | an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism | - |
| prohibition | 18 | the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment | - |
| imaginative | 17 | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | an imaginative use of material |
| willingness | 15 | cheerful compliance | he expressed his willingness to help |
| implemented | 18 | forced or compelled or put in force | - |
| sustainable | 13 | capable of being sustained | - |
| temperament | 17 | your usual mood | - |
| tranquility | 23 | a state of peace and quiet | - |
| acquisition | 22 | an ability that has been acquired by training | - |
| forthcoming | 22 | at ease in talking to others | - |
| penetrating | 14 | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing | a cold penetrating wind |
| suspenseful | 16 | (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense | - |
| supervising | 17 | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | - |
| unprotected | 16 | lacking protection or defense | - |
| brilliantly | 16 | with brightness | the stars shone brilliantly |
| clandestine | 14 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | clandestine intelligence operations |
| consciously | 18 | with awareness | she consciously played with the idea of inviting them |
| shoplifting | 20 | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting |
| subordinate | 14 | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence |
| transfusion | 14 | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery | - |
| consistency | 18 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake |
| deliverance | 17 | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | work is the deliverance of mankind |
| extradition | 19 | the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) | - |
| undertaking | 17 | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | he prepared for great undertakings |
| cleanliness | 13 | diligence in keeping clean | - |
| constipated | 16 | have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels | - |
| contraption | 15 | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | - |
| confederate | 17 | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | - |
| crucifixion | 25 | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering | - |
| deprivation | 17 | a state of extreme poverty | - |
| coordinated | 15 | being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements | she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated |
| realization | 20 | something that is made real or concrete | the victory was the realization of a whole year's work |
| presentable | 15 | fit to be seen | presentable clothes |
| measurement | 15 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | the measurements were carefully done |
| annihilated | 15 | destroyed completely | - |
| abandonment | 16 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless |
| nourishment | 16 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| patronizing | 23 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| involuntary | 17 | not subject to the control of the will | involuntary manslaughter |
| unfulfilled | 18 | of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities | unfulfilled and uneasy men |
| townspeople | 18 | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city | - |
| transformer | 16 | an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage | - |
| withholding | 22 | income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer | - |
| ejaculation | 20 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | - |
| unspeakable | 19 | too sacred to be uttered | - |
| christening | 17 | giving a Christian name at baptism | - |
| compensated | 18 | receiving or eligible for compensation | - |
| compression | 17 | applying pressure | - |
| fulfillment | 19 | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) | - |
| persistence | 15 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time | - |
| progression | 14 | a series with a definite pattern of advance | - |
| hitchhiking | 27 | - | - |
| illuminated | 14 | provided with artificial light | illuminated advertising |
| knucklehead | 25 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| advancement | 19 | gradual improvement or growth or development | advancement of knowledge |
| overlooking | 19 | used of a height or viewpoint | the balcony overlooking the ballroom |
| remembrance | 19 | the ability to recall past occurrences | - |
| incinerated | 14 | - | - |
| unavoidable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | an unavoidable accident |
| chickenshit | 25 | a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear | - |
| contaminate | 15 | make impure | - |
| altercation | 13 | noisy quarrel | - |
| eliminating | 14 | - | - |
| sponsorship | 18 | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | - |
| endorsement | 14 | a signature that validates something | the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement |
| fluorescent | 16 | a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp | - |
| cornerstone | 13 | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | - |
| suffocation | 19 | killing by depriving of oxygen | - |
| untraceable | 15 | incapable of being traced or tracked down | an untraceable source |
| anonymously | 19 | without giving a name | she wrote these letters anonymously |
| bombardment | 20 | an attack by dropping bombs | - |
| connoisseur | 13 | an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts | - |
| acupuncture | 17 | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin | - |
| fantasizing | 24 | - | - |
| countenance | 15 | the appearance conveyed by a person's face | a pleasant countenance |
| neurologist | 12 | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | - |
| positioning | 14 | causing to fall into line or into position | - |
| refreshment | 19 | activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation | time for rest and refreshment by the pool |
| insinuating | 12 | calculated to please or gain favor | - |
| instability | 16 | the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | - |
| landscaping | 17 | working as a landscape gardener | - |
| unexplained | 21 | having the reason or cause not made clear | an unexplained error |
| withdrawing | 22 | - | - |
| contingency | 19 | a possible event or occurrence or result | - |
| determining | 15 | having the power or quality of deciding | - |
| counselling | 14 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
| inquisitive | 23 | showing curiosity | if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive |
| conjunction | 22 | the state of being joined together | - |
| degradation | 14 | a low or downcast state | - |
| exceedingly | 25 | to an extreme degree | - |
| monstrosity | 16 | a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | - |
| nationalism | 13 | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high |
| punctuality | 18 | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time | - |
| respiration | 13 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | - |
| consignment | 16 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
| contraction | 15 | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | the contraction of a gas on cooling |
| hibernation | 16 | cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals | - |
| suppression | 15 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the suppression of heresy |
| consolidate | 14 | bring together into a single whole or system | The town and county schools are being consolidated |
| conditional | 14 | imposing or depending on or containing a condition | conditional acceptance of the terms |
| conflicting | 19 | in disagreement | - |
| restriction | 13 | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | the restriction of the infection to a focal area |
| segregation | 13 | the act of segregating or sequestering | - |
| ineffective | 22 | not producing an intended effect | an ineffective teacher |
| unbreakable | 19 | impossible to break especially under ordinary usage | unbreakable plastic dinnerwear |
| arraignment | 14 | a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment | - |
| cannibalism | 17 | the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind | - |
| clairvoyant | 19 | foreseeing the future | - |
| conceivable | 20 | capable of being imagined | - |
| efficiently | 22 | with efficiency; in an efficient manner | he functions efficiently |
| nonexistent | 18 | not having existence or being or actuality | chimeras are nonexistent |
| misdemeanor | 16 | a crime less serious than a felony | - |
| protagonist | 14 | a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | - |
| impertinent | 15 | improperly forward or bold | impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup |
| incorporate | 15 | make into a whole or make part of a whole | She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal |
| liposuction | 15 | lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction | - |
| undisturbed | 15 | untroubled by interference or disturbance | he could pursue his studies undisturbed |
| unwittingly | 18 | without knowledge or intention | he unwittingly deleted the references |
| alternating | 12 | occurring by turns; first one and then the other | alternating feelings of love and hate |
| policewoman | 20 | a woman policeman | - |
| quarantined | 21 | under forced isolation especially for health reasons | a quarantined animal |
| incriminate | 15 | suggest that someone is guilty | - |
| gingerbread | 16 | cake flavored with ginger | - |
| unknowingly | 22 | without knowledge or intention | - |
| unforgiving | 19 | not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty | - |
| antifascist | 16 | - | - |
| dehydration | 19 | the process of extracting moisture | - |
| exclamation | 22 | an exclamatory rhetorical device | - |
| originality | 15 | the ability to think and act independently | - |
| inclination | 13 | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) | - |
| masculinity | 18 | the properties characteristic of the male sex | - |
| transsexual | 18 | a person who has undergone a sex change operation | - |
| mockingbird | 23 | long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds | - |
| implication | 17 | a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | - |
| improvising | 19 | - | - |
| inferiority | 17 | an inferior quality | - |
| fornication | 16 | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | - |
| counterpart | 15 | a duplicate copy | - |
| culmination | 15 | a final climactic stage | their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development |
| spontaneity | 16 | the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | the spontaneity of his laughter |
| carnivorous | 16 | (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals | carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects |
| romanticism | 17 | an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) | - |
| scaffolding | 21 | a system of scaffolds | - |
| influencing | 17 | - | - |
| defenceless | 17 | without defense | - |
| deportation | 14 | the act of expelling a person from their native land | his deportation to a penal colony |
| distressing | 13 | bad; unfortunate | - |
| dysfunction | 20 | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group | erectile dysfunction |
| opportunist | 15 | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | - |
| mesmerizing | 25 | attracting and holding interest as if by a spell | the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing |
| rattlesnake | 15 | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | - |
| quarrelling | 21 | - | - |
| reluctantly | 16 | with reluctance | - |
| sensibility | 16 | (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation | - |
| instinctive | 16 | unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct | offering to help was as instinctive as breathing |
| unanimously | 16 | of one mind; without dissent | the Senate unanimously approved the bill |
| melancholic | 20 | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | her melancholic smile |
| stabilizing | 23 | causing to become stable | the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society |
| incarnation | 13 | a new personification of a familiar idea | the incarnation of evil |
| infatuation | 14 | temporary love of an adolescent | - |
| terminology | 17 | a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | legal terminology |
| transponder | 14 | electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply | - |
| condominium | 18 | one of the dwelling units in a condominium | - |
| anaesthetic | 16 | characterized by insensibility | - |
| diminishing | 18 | becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so | diminishing returns |
| correlation | 13 | a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation) | what is the correlation between those two variables? |
| terrorizing | 21 | - | - |
| unaccounted | 16 | - | - |
| antiquities | 20 | - | - |
| affirmation | 19 | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | - |
| abnormality | 18 | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence | - |
| drunkenness | 16 | the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | - |
| enchantment | 18 | a magical spell | - |
| flourishing | 18 | very lively and profitable | flourishing businesses |
| interactive | 16 | capable of acting on or influencing each other | - |
| commendable | 20 | in an admirable manner | - |
| detrimental | 14 | (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury | - |
| safekeeping | 21 | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | - |
| socializing | 23 | the act of meeting for social purposes | - |
| smithereens | 16 | a collection of small fragments considered as a whole | Berlin was bombed to smithereens |
| unreachable | 18 | inaccessibly located or situated | an unreachable canyon |
| commonplace | 21 | not challenging; dull and lacking excitement | - |
| consecrated | 16 | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | a consecrated church |
| demolishing | 18 | complete destruction of a building | - |
| dismantling | 15 | the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons |
| enlargement | 14 | a discussion that provides additional information | - |
| participant | 17 | someone who takes part in an activity | - |
| prosecuting | 16 | - | - |
| promotional | 15 | of or relating to serving as publicity | promotional fares |
| presumption | 17 | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to | - |
| hummingbird | 22 | tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight | - |
| inexcusable | 22 | not excusable | - |
| indignation | 13 | a feeling of righteous anger | - |
