11-letter words containing O
Embark on an exploration of 11-letter words that contain the letter O. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate O 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 | - |
| 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 |
| comfortable | 20 | in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards |
| grandmother | 18 | the mother of your father or mother | - |
| complicated | 20 | difficult to analyze or understand | a complicated problem |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| possibility | 18 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | - |
| destruction | 14 | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something | - |
| considering | 15 | - | - |
| personality | 16 | a person of considerable prominence | she is a Hollywood personality |
| authorities | 14 | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit | the matter was referred to higher authorities |
| 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 | - |
| forgiveness | 18 | the act of excusing a mistake or offense | - |
| appropriate | 17 | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | - |
| complaining | 18 | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | a complaining boss |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| scholarship | 21 | profound scholarly knowledge | - |
| photography | 25 | the act of taking and printing photographs | - |
| inspiration | 13 | a product of your creative thinking and work | he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists |
| corporation | 15 | slang for a paunch | - |
| questioning | 21 | marked by or given to doubt | - |
| institution | 11 | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| whereabouts | 19 | the general location where something is | I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime |
| controlling | 14 | able to control or determine policy | a controlling interest in the firm |
| millionaire | 13 | a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars | - |
| coordinates | 14 | - | - |
| surrounding | 13 | closely encircling | the surrounding countryside |
| transformed | 17 | given a completely different form or appearance | shocked to see the transformed landscape |
| 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 |
| temporarily | 18 | for a limited time only; not permanently | he will work here temporarily |
| immigration | 16 | migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) | - |
| brotherhood | 20 | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer | - |
| catastrophe | 18 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system |
| 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 | - |
| philosopher | 21 | a specialist in philosophy | - |
| humiliation | 16 | depriving one of self-esteem | - |
| resignation | 12 | acceptance of despair | - |
| competitive | 20 | involving competition or competitiveness | competitive games |
| distraction | 14 | an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | - |
| compromised | 20 | - | - |
| improvement | 20 | a change for the better; progress in development | - |
| furthermore | 19 | in addition | computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving |
| undoubtedly | 18 | without doubt; certainly | it's undoubtedly very beautiful |
| hospitality | 19 | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | - |
| involvement | 19 | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | - |
| politically | 18 | with regard to social relationships involving authority | politically correct clothing |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| educational | 14 | providing knowledge | an educational film |
| troublesome | 15 | causing difficulty or annoyance | a troublesome infection |
| 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 |
| housekeeper | 20 | a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
| frustration | 14 | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | - |
| composition | 17 | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | he got an A on his composition |
| apologizing | 24 | - | - |
| introducing | 15 | - | - |
| confiscated | 19 | - | - |
| encouraging | 15 | furnishing support and encouragement | - |
| radioactive | 17 | exhibiting or caused by radioactivity | radioactive isotope |
| suffocating | 20 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the room was suffocating--hot and airless |
| 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 |
| progressive | 17 | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | - |
| immortality | 18 | perpetual life after death | - |
| conditioner | 14 | a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer | - |
| 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 |
| comfortably | 23 | in financial comfort | she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| negotiation | 12 | a discussion intended to produce an agreement | the buyout negotiation lasted several days |
| probability | 20 | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| mischievous | 21 | naughtily or annoyingly playful | - |
| 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 | - |
| trustworthy | 20 | worthy of trust or belief | a trustworthy report |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| instruction | 13 | the profession of a teacher | - |
| bulletproof | 18 | without flaws or loopholes | a bulletproof argument |
| cooperative | 18 | involving the joint activity of two or more | a cooperative effort |
| heartbroken | 20 | full of sorrow | - |
| contributed | 16 | - | - |
| treacherous | 16 | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | the fiercest and most treacherous of foes |
| prehistoric | 18 | belonging to or existing in times before recorded history | prehistoric settlements |
| billionaire | 13 | a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars | - |
| discoveries | 17 | - | - |
| convertible | 18 | a sofa that can be converted into a bed | - |
| pretentious | 13 | intended to attract notice and impress others | - |
| legislation | 12 | the act of making or enacting laws | - |
| cholesterol | 16 | an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues | - |
| exploration | 20 | to travel for the purpose of discovery | - |
| formalities | 16 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | - |
| 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) | - |
| accommodate | 20 | provide housing for | - |
| 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) | - |
| perpetrator | 15 | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | - |
| theoretical | 16 | concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations | theoretical science |
| fascination | 16 | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | - |
| preoccupied | 20 | deeply absorbed in thought | a preoccupied frown |
| 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 |
| expectation | 22 | belief about (or mental picture of) the future | - |
| 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 |
| hardworking | 23 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
| provocative | 21 | intentionally arousing sexual desire | her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative |
| 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 | - |
| prestigious | 14 | having an illustrious reputation; respected | a prestigious author |
| malfunction | 18 | fail to function or function improperly | the coffee maker malfunctioned |
| unimportant | 15 | devoid of importance, meaning, or force | - |
| continually | 16 | seemingly without interruption | complained continually that there wasn't enough money |
| problematic | 19 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | a problematic situation at home |
| inquisition | 20 | a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy | - |
| disposition | 14 | your usual mood | he has a happy disposition |
| observatory | 19 | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | - |
| calculation | 15 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| accelerator | 15 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
| 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 |
| commandment | 20 | a doctrine that is taught | - |
| contemplate | 17 | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | - |
| nationality | 14 | people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation | immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out |
| 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 |
| neighboring | 18 | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | neighboring cities |
| nothingness | 15 | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| microscopic | 21 | of or relating to or used in microscopy | microscopic analysis |
| bloodstream | 16 | the blood flowing through the circulatory system | - |
| blindfolded | 19 | wearing a blindfold | - |
| disoriented | 13 | socially disoriented | - |
| momentarily | 18 | at any moment | - |
| intolerable | 13 | incapable of being tolerated or endured | an intolerable degree of sentimentality |
| thunderbolt | 17 | a shocking surprise | - |
| discouraged | 16 | made less hopeful or enthusiastic | felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem |
| intentional | 11 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | - |
| collaborate | 15 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| 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 | - |
| resourceful | 16 | having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations |
| seriousness | 11 | the trait of being serious | a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness |
| abomination | 15 | hate coupled with disgust | - |
| godforsaken | 20 | located in a dismal or remote area; desolate | a godforsaken wilderness crossroads |
| thermometer | 18 | measuring instrument for measuring temperature | - |
| distributor | 14 | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion | - |
| coordinator | 14 | someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously | - |
| overflowing | 21 | covered with water | an overflowing tub |
| premonition | 15 | a feeling of evil to come | - |
| illustrious | 11 | widely known and esteemed | an illustrious judge |
| indigestion | 13 | a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | - |
| atmospheric | 20 | relating to or located in the atmosphere | atmospheric tests |
| unannounced | 14 | without warning or announcement | they arrived unannounced |
| bourgeoisie | 14 | the social class between the lower and upper classes | - |
| provisional | 16 | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | a provisional government |
| recognizing | 24 | - | - |
| respiratory | 16 | pertaining to respiration | respiratory assistance |
| integration | 12 | the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | - |
| superiority | 16 | the quality of being at a competitive advantage | - |
| conspicuous | 17 | without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | - |
| 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 | - |
| grasshopper | 19 | terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping | - |
| ideological | 15 | concerned with or suggestive of ideas | ideological application of a theory |
| territorial | 11 | a territorial military unit | - |
| acquisition | 22 | an ability that has been acquired by training | - |
| forthcoming | 22 | at ease in talking to others | - |
| predecessor | 16 | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | - |
| unprotected | 16 | lacking protection or defense | - |
| archaeology | 20 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
| 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 |
| 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) | - |
| 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 | - |
| commemorate | 19 | celebrate by some ceremony or observation | - |
| 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 |
| stomachache | 23 | an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | - |
| loudspeaker | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | - |
| 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 | - |
| pathologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| 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 |
| marshmallow | 21 | spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar | - |
| 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 | - |
| demographic | 22 | a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) | - |
| ejaculation | 20 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | - |
| cauliflower | 19 | a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds | - |
| compensated | 18 | receiving or eligible for compensation | - |
| compression | 17 | applying pressure | - |
| progression | 14 | a series with a definite pattern of advance | - |
| overlooking | 19 | used of a height or viewpoint | the balcony overlooking the ballroom |
| unavoidable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | an unavoidable accident |
| blockbuster | 21 | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) | - |
| contaminate | 15 | make impure | - |
| altercation | 13 | noisy quarrel | - |
| sponsorship | 18 | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | - |
| thoughtless | 18 | without care or thought for others | the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake' |
| 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 | - |
| stockbroker | 23 | an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds | - |
| storyteller | 14 | someone who tells a story | - |
| suffocation | 19 | killing by depriving of oxygen | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| promiscuous | 17 | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | - |
| contingency | 19 | a possible event or occurrence or result | - |
| counselling | 14 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
| reformatory | 19 | tending to reform | reformatory punishment |
| aphrodisiac | 19 | stimulating sexual desire | - |
| conjunction | 22 | the state of being joined together | - |
| degradation | 14 | a low or downcast state | - |
| crematorium | 17 | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes | - |
| 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 |
| obliterated | 14 | reduced to nothingness | - |
| respiration | 13 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | - |
| hypothermia | 24 | subnormal body temperature | - |
| wheelbarrow | 22 | a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | - |
| 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 | - |
| hemorrhoids | 20 | - | - |
| aristocracy | 18 | the most powerful members of a society | - |
| clairvoyant | 19 | foreseeing the future | - |
| conceivable | 20 | capable of being imagined | - |
| deteriorate | 12 | grow worse | Her condition deteriorated |
| 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. | - |
| shareholder | 18 | someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | - |
| 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 | - |
| policewoman | 20 | a woman policeman | - |
| switchboard | 22 | telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords | - |
| unknowingly | 22 | without knowledge or intention | - |
| unforgiving | 19 | not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty | - |
| dehydration | 19 | the process of extracting moisture | - |
| exclamation | 22 | an exclamatory rhetorical device | - |
| originality | 15 | the ability to think and act independently | - |
| prospective | 20 | of or concerned with or related to the future | prospective earnings |
| inclination | 13 | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) | - |
| 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 | - |
| corroborate | 15 | give evidence for | - |
| counterpart | 15 | a duplicate copy | - |
| culmination | 15 | a final climactic stage | their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development |
| objectively | 28 | with objectivity | we must look at the facts objectively |
| spontaneity | 16 | the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | the spontaneity of his laughter |
| horseradish | 18 | coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root | - |
| ultraviolet | 14 | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays | - |
| biochemical | 22 | of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms | - |
| 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 | - |
| deportation | 14 | the act of expelling a person from their native land | his deportation to a penal colony |
| 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 | - |
| prerogative | 17 | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males |
| proletariat | 13 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | - |
| promiscuity | 20 | indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations | - |
| unanimously | 16 | of one mind; without dissent | the Senate unanimously approved the bill |
| autographed | 18 | bearing an autograph | an autographed copy of his latest book |
| catholicism | 20 | the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church | - |
| melancholic | 20 | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | her melancholic smile |
| 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 | - |
| 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? |
| objectivity | 28 | judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices | - |
| terrorizing | 21 | - | - |
| unaccounted | 16 | - | - |
| affirmation | 19 | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | - |
| abnormality | 18 | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence | - |
| flourishing | 18 | very lively and profitable | flourishing businesses |
| commendable | 20 | in an admirable manner | - |
| socializing | 23 | the act of meeting for social purposes | - |
| superfluous | 16 | serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | - |
| apocalyptic | 22 | prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom | - |
| 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 | - |
| egotistical | 14 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | an egotistical disregard of others |
| prosecuting | 16 | - | - |
| ratatouille | 11 | a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings | - |
| stepbrother | 18 | a brother who has only one parent in common with you | - |
| promotional | 15 | of or relating to serving as publicity | promotional fares |
| presumption | 17 | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to | - |
| indignation | 13 | a feeling of righteous anger | - |
| intolerance | 13 | impatience with annoyances | his intolerance of interruptions |
| synchronize | 28 | cause to indicate the same time or rate | synchronize your watches |
| apologising | 15 | - | - |
| reciprocate | 17 | act, feel, or give mutually or in return | We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate! |
| foreclosure | 16 | the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default | - |
| infestation | 14 | a swarm of insects that attack plants | - |
| informative | 19 | serving to instruct or enlighten or inform | - |
| bellybutton | 18 | a scar where the umbilical cord was attached | she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton |
| blasphemous | 20 | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath |
| comparative | 20 | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb | `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast' |
| demolitions | 14 | - | - |
| fabrication | 18 | writing in a fictional form | - |
| netherworld | 18 | (religion) the world of the dead | - |
| sociologist | 14 | a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society | - |
| impersonate | 15 | assume or act the character of | She impersonates Madonna |
| transporter | 13 | a long truck for carrying motor vehicles | - |
| archipelago | 19 | a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
| denominator | 14 | the divisor of a fraction | - |
| nutritional | 11 | of or relating to or providing nutrition | nutritional information |
| notoriously | 14 | - | - |
| scrumptious | 17 | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | - |
| incantation | 13 | a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | - |
| exponential | 20 | a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent | - |
| cultivation | 16 | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | - |
| camouflaged | 20 | made invisible by means of protective coloring | - |
| conspirator | 15 | a member of a conspiracy | - |
| contracting | 16 | becoming infected | the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic |
| confidently | 20 | with confidence; in a confident manner | we have to do what is right confidently |
| molestation | 13 | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | - |
| poltergeist | 14 | a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder | - |
| memorabilia | 17 | a record of things worth remembering | - |
| sarcophagus | 19 | a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) | - |
| celebratory | 18 | used for celebrating | - |
| aggravation | 16 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | - |
| designation | 13 | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | - |
| unpatriotic | 15 | showing lack of love for your country | - |
| approximate | 24 | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | - |
| bloodsucker | 20 | carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | - |
| continuance | 15 | the property of enduring or continuing in time | - |
| pandemonium | 18 | a state of extreme confusion and disorder | - |
| religiously | 15 | with extreme conscientiousness | he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock |
| salesperson | 13 | a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) | - |
| intravenous | 14 | within or by means of a vein | an intravenous inflammation |
| magnanimous | 16 | generous and understanding and tolerant | magnanimous toward his enemies |
| associating | 14 | - | - |
| benevolence | 18 | an act intending or showing kindness and good will | - |
| colonoscopy | 20 | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation | - |
| foreseeable | 16 | capable of being anticipated | foreseeable costs were well within the budget |
| pterodactyl | 19 | extinct flying reptile | - |
| redecorated | 15 | - | - |
| renegotiate | 12 | revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor | - |
| incinerator | 13 | a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) | - |
| matrimonial | 15 | of or relating to the state of marriage | - |
| unconfirmed | 19 | not finally established or settled | an unconfirmed letter of credit |
| affiliation | 17 | a social or business relationship | a valuable financial affiliation |
| flirtatious | 14 | like a coquette | - |
| paradoxical | 23 | seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true | it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking |
| personified | 17 | - | - |
| pomegranate | 16 | shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit | - |
| methodology | 21 | the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline | - |
| rationalize | 20 | weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | - |
| proprietary | 18 | an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits | - |
| holographic | 22 | written entirely in one's own hand | holographic document |
| subdivision | 17 | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | - |
| triceratops | 15 | huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill | - |
| arbitration | 13 | the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | they submitted their disagreement to arbitration |
| confederacy | 22 | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | - |
| contributor | 15 | someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money | - |
| responsibly | 18 | in a responsible manner | we must act responsibly |
| proletarian | 13 | a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | - |
| procreation | 15 | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | - |
| hostilities | 14 | fighting; acts of overt warfare | the outbreak of hostilities |
| carburettor | 15 | mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion | - |
| decomposing | 19 | - | - |
| discotheque | 26 | a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music | - |
| disobedient | 15 | unwilling to submit to authority | - |
| convergence | 19 | a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | - |
| overbearing | 17 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | - |
| reproducing | 17 | - | - |
| undisclosed | 15 | not made known | - |
| colonialism | 15 | exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country | - |
| combustible | 19 | a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power | - |
| deformation | 17 | a change for the worse | - |
| mountainous | 13 | having hills and crags | - |
| mountaintop | 15 | - | - |
| nervousness | 14 | an uneasy psychological state | - |
| nonsensical | 13 | having no intelligible meaning | a nonsensical jumble of words |
| overheating | 18 | excessive heating | - |
| photocopier | 20 | a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies | - |
| realisation | 11 | something that is made real or concrete | - |
| requisition | 20 | an official form on which a request in made | first you have to fill out the requisition |
| incorrectly | 18 | in an incorrect manner | - |
| irrevocable | 18 | incapable of being retracted or revoked | firm and irrevocable is my doom |
| introverted | 15 | given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences | - |
| jeopardized | 31 | - | - |
| kalashnikov | 25 | a type of submachine gun made in Russia | - |
| masochistic | 20 | deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated | - |
| manipulator | 15 | an agent that operates some apparatus or machine | - |
| vacationing | 17 | the act of taking a vacation | - |
| unsolicited | 14 | not requested or sought | unsolicited junk mail |
