13-letter words containing O
Embark on an exploration of 13-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfortunately | 19 | by bad luck | unfortunately it rained all day |
| investigation | 17 | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | - |
| international | 13 | from or between other countries | international trade |
| extraordinary | 24 | far more than usual or expected | an extraordinary desire for approval |
| uncomfortable | 22 | conducive to or feeling mental discomfort | this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable |
| communication | 21 | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
| consciousness | 17 | having knowledge of | his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced |
| psychological | 26 | mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature | give psychological support |
| revolutionary | 19 | a radical supporter of political or social revolution | - |
| demonstration | 16 | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion | - |
| concentration | 17 | the spatial property of being crowded together | - |
| approximately | 29 | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | lasted approximately an hour |
| sophisticated | 21 | ahead in development; complex or intricate | a sophisticated electronic control system |
| neighbourhood | 23 | a surrounding or nearby region | - |
| interrogation | 14 | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | he had trouble phrasing his interrogations |
| irresponsible | 17 | showing lack of care for consequences | behaved like an irresponsible idiot |
| misunderstood | 17 | wrongly understood | a misunderstood criticism |
| inappropriate | 19 | not in keeping with what is correct or proper | completely inappropriate behavior |
| assassination | 13 | an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation | - |
| consideration | 16 | kind and considerate regard for others | he showed no consideration for her feelings |
| environmental | 18 | of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings | environmental factors |
| automatically | 20 | in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism | - |
| determination | 16 | the act of making up your mind about something | - |
| authorization | 25 | official permission or approval | - |
| disappointing | 19 | not up to expectations | a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising |
| inconvenience | 20 | an inconvenient discomfort | - |
| superstitious | 15 | showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance | finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin |
| controversial | 18 | marked by or capable of arousing controversy | the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial |
| reincarnation | 15 | a second or new birth | - |
| unforgettable | 19 | impossible to forget | - |
| intentionally | 16 | with intention; in an intentional manner | he used that word intentionally |
| confrontation | 18 | the act of hostile groups opposing each other | the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions |
| concentrating | 18 | - | - |
| collaboration | 17 | act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country | - |
| participation | 19 | the act of sharing in the activities of a group | - |
| theoretically | 21 | in a theoretical manner | he worked the problem out theoretically |
| communicating | 22 | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | - |
| homosexuality | 28 | a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | - |
| encouragement | 18 | the act of giving hope or support to someone | - |
| administrator | 16 | someone who manages a government agency or department | - |
| philosophical | 25 | characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment | philosophical resignation |
| compassionate | 19 | share the suffering of | - |
| contradiction | 18 | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false | the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
| schizophrenia | 32 | any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact | - |
| schizophrenic | 34 | of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia | - |
| righteousness | 17 | adhering to moral principles | - |
| constellation | 15 | an arrangement of parts or elements | - |
| technological | 21 | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | technological development |
| globalization | 25 | growth to a global or worldwide scale | the globalization of the communication industry |
| schoolteacher | 23 | a teacher in a school below the college level | - |
| hallucination | 18 | a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination |
| archaeologist | 19 | an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | - |
| documentation | 18 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| exceptionally | 27 | to an exceptional degree | it worked exceptionally well |
| gravitational | 17 | of or relating to or caused by gravitation | - |
| accommodation | 22 | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | - |
| correspondent | 18 | someone who communicates by means of letters | - |
| choreographer | 24 | someone who creates new dances | - |
| multinational | 15 | involving or operating in several nations or nationalities | multinational corporations |
| conscientious | 17 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | conscientious application to the work at hand |
| unconditional | 16 | not conditional | unconditional surrender |
| congressional | 16 | of or relating to congress | congressional hearing |
| eavesdropping | 22 | - | - |
| manifestation | 18 | an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | - |
| companionship | 24 | the state of being with someone | - |
| interrogating | 15 | - | - |
| contamination | 17 | the state of being contaminated | - |
| extermination | 22 | the act of exterminating | - |
| knowledgeable | 24 | highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | a knowledgeable critic |
| comprehension | 22 | the relation of comprising something | - |
| pronunciation | 17 | the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners |
| demonstrating | 17 | - | - |
| justification | 25 | a statement in explanation of some action or belief | - |
| contemplating | 20 | - | - |
| qualification | 27 | a statement that limits or restricts some claim | - |
| spontaneously | 18 | without advance preparation | - |
| inconsiderate | 16 | without proper consideration or reflection | slovenly inconsiderate reasoning |
| congratulated | 17 | - | - |
| tyrannosaurus | 16 | large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America | - |
| traditionally | 17 | according to tradition; in a traditional manner | traditionally, we eat fried foods on Hanukah |
| dysfunctional | 22 | (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose | dysfunctional behavior |
| comprehensive | 25 | an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge | - |
| condescending | 20 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| inspirational | 15 | imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul | - |
| inconceivable | 22 | totally unlikely | - |
| unconsciously | 20 | without awareness | she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room |
| autobiography | 24 | a biography of yourself | - |
| improvisation | 20 | an unplanned expedient | - |
| contradictory | 21 | unable for both to exist or be true at the same time | - |
| valedictorian | 19 | the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement | - |
| configuration | 19 | an arrangement of parts or elements | the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time |
| reunification | 18 | the act of coming together again | monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990 |
| reinforcement | 20 | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | - |
| swordsmanship | 24 | skill in fencing | - |
| appropriately | 22 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | he was appropriately dressed |
| counterattack | 21 | an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. | - |
| complimentary | 24 | costing nothing | complimentary tickets |
| corresponding | 19 | conforming in every respect | boxes with corresponding dimensions |
| impersonating | 18 | - | - |
| institutional | 13 | organized as or forming an institution | institutional religion |
| clarification | 20 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
| questionnaire | 22 | a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information | - |
| metamorphosis | 22 | the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | - |
| misconception | 21 | an incorrect conception | - |
| collaborating | 18 | - | - |
| deteriorating | 15 | - | - |
| psychoanalyst | 26 | a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis | - |
| impossibility | 22 | an alternative that is not available | - |
| electrocution | 17 | execution by electricity | - |
| perfectionist | 20 | a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards | - |
| gratification | 19 | state of being gratified or satisfied | dull repetitious work gives no gratification |
| instantaneous | 13 | occurring with no delay | relief was instantaneous |
| strangulation | 14 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | - |
| ventriloquist | 25 | a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy | - |
| contraception | 19 | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery | - |
| deterioration | 14 | process of changing to an inferior state | - |
| disillusioned | 15 | freed from illusion | - |
| radioactivity | 22 | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | - |
| physiological | 24 | of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning | physiological processes |
| progressively | 22 | advancing in amount or intensity | - |
| hieroglyphics | 27 | - | - |
| incarceration | 17 | the state of being imprisoned | his ignominious incarceration in the local jail |
| decomposition | 20 | in a decomposed state | - |
| reconstructed | 18 | adapted to social or economic change | a reconstructed feminist |
| accommodating | 23 | helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation | the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in |
| psychosomatic | 27 | used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis | - |
| retrospective | 20 | an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work | - |
| gynaecologist | 20 | a specialist in gynecology | - |
| skateboarding | 21 | the sport of skating on a skateboard | - |
| defibrillator | 19 | an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation | - |
| acknowledging | 25 | - | - |
| psychotherapy | 31 | the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods | - |
| businesswoman | 20 | a female businessperson | - |
| uncomplicated | 22 | easy and not involved or complicated | found an uncomplicated solution to the problem |
| magnetosphere | 21 | the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field | - |
| precautionary | 20 | taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | gave precautionary advice |
| contemplation | 19 | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | - |
| compatibility | 24 | a feeling of sympathetic understanding | - |
| fortuneteller | 16 | a person who foretells your personal future | - |
| sanctimonious | 17 | excessively or hypocritically pious | a sickening sanctimonious smile |
| archeological | 21 | related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology | - |
| certification | 20 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| dermatologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | - |
| authorisation | 16 | official permission or approval | - |
| untrustworthy | 22 | not worthy of trust or belief | an untrustworthy person |
| predominantly | 21 | much greater in number or influence | the patients are predominantly indigenous |
| commemoration | 21 | a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | - |
| privatization | 27 | changing something from state to private ownership or control | - |
| revolutionize | 25 | change radically | E-mail revolutionized communication in academe |
| transcription | 17 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| laughingstock | 24 | a victim of ridicule or pranks | - |
| unintentional | 13 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | - |
| resuscitation | 15 | the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness | although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration |
| overconfident | 22 | marked by excessive confidence | so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen |
| forgetfulness | 20 | tendency to forget | - |
| hypochondriac | 29 | suffering from hypochondria | - |
| inconspicuous | 19 | not prominent or readily noticeable | he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole |
| congresswoman | 21 | a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| refrigeration | 17 | the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes | - |
| sportsmanship | 22 | fairness in following the rules of the game | - |
| supercomputer | 21 | a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time | - |
| overestimated | 19 | - | - |
| exponentially | 25 | in an exponential manner | inflation is growing exponentially |
| miscellaneous | 17 | having many aspects or qualities | a miscellaneous crowd |
| meteorologist | 16 | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions | - |
| contaminating | 18 | that infects or taints | - |
| categorically | 21 | in an unqualified manner | - |
| unforeseeable | 18 | incapable of being anticipated | unforeseeable consequences |
| authoritarian | 16 | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | an authoritarian regime |
| proliferation | 18 | a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) | the proliferation of nuclear weapons |
| sterilization | 22 | the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) | - |
| opportunistic | 19 | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | - |
| physiotherapy | 29 | therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities | - |
| projectionist | 24 | the person who operates the projector in a movie house | - |
| revolutionist | 16 | a radical supporter of political or social revolution | - |
| commemorative | 24 | intended as a commemoration | a commemorative plaque |
| contraceptive | 22 | capable of preventing conception or impregnation | contraceptive devices and medications |
| developmental | 21 | of or relating to or constituting development | developmental psychology |
| precipitation | 19 | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | - |
| redevelopment | 21 | the act of improving by renewing and restoring | - |
| semiautomatic | 19 | a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously | - |
| teleportation | 15 | a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another | - |
| transgression | 14 | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle | the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father |
| hermaphrodite | 24 | of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs | - |
| impressionist | 17 | relating to or characteristic of Impressionism | impressionist music |
| impersonation | 17 | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | - |
| involuntarily | 19 | against your will | he was involuntarily held against his will |
| confederation | 19 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
| visualization | 25 | a mental image that is similar to a visual perception | - |
| paradoxically | 28 | in a paradoxical manner | paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter |
| overqualified | 29 | - | - |
| fertilization | 25 | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | - |
| globalisation | 16 | growth to a global or worldwide scale | - |
| comparatively | 25 | in a relative manner; by comparison to something else | - |
| disconcerting | 19 | causing an emotional disturbance | his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly |
| discoloration | 16 | a soiled or discolored appearance | - |
| accompaniment | 23 | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | - |
| uncooperative | 20 | intentionally unaccommodating | - |
| unaccompanied | 22 | without anybody else or anything else | - |
| premeditation | 18 | planning or plotting in advance of acting | - |
| nationalistic | 15 | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | minor nationalistic differences |
| complementary | 24 | either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) | - |
| expropriation | 24 | taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) | - |
| exhibitionist | 25 | someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention | - |
| brainstorming | 18 | a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions | we had an intense brainstorming session today |
| dishonourable | 19 | lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor | - |
| astonishingly | 20 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | - |
| petrochemical | 24 | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas | - |
| nitroglycerin | 19 | a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | - |
| collaborative | 20 | accomplished by collaboration | collaborative research |
| counterfeiter | 18 | someone who makes copies illegally | - |
| philanthropic | 25 | generous in assistance to the poor | philanthropic contributions |
| stereotypical | 20 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | - |
| ornithologist | 17 | a zoologist who studies birds | - |
| ideologically | 20 | - | - |
| magnification | 21 | a photographic print that has been enlarged | - |
| corroboration | 17 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| consecutively | 23 | in a consecutive manner | he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again |
| procrastinate | 17 | postpone doing what one should be doing | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days |
| transmutation | 15 | an act that changes the form or character or substance of something | - |
| incorruptible | 19 | incapable of being morally corrupted | incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society |
| introspective | 20 | given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences | - |
| insubordinate | 16 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| bouillabaisse | 17 | highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs | - |
| uncomfortably | 25 | in physical discomfort | she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted |
| unequivocally | 30 | in an unambiguous manner | she stated her intentions unequivocally |
| percussionist | 17 | a musician who plays percussion instruments | - |
| stabilization | 24 | the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | - |
| thermonuclear | 20 | using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission | - |
| groundskeeper | 21 | someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) | - |
| introspection | 17 | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | - |
| irresponsibly | 20 | in an irresponsible manner | he acted irresponsibly |
| chronological | 21 | relating to or arranged according to temporal order | chronological age |
| conservatoire | 18 | a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts | - |
| contortionist | 15 | an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions | - |
| decompression | 20 | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) | - |
| authoritative | 19 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | the captain's authoritative manner |
| unpretentious | 15 | not ostentatious | - |
| unmentionable | 17 | a garment worn under other garments | - |
| preoccupation | 21 | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does | - |
| orchestrating | 19 | - | - |
| expeditionary | 26 | (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad | the French expeditionary force in Indochina |
| fragmentation | 19 | separating something into fine particles | - |
| indoctrinated | 17 | - | - |
| incorporating | 18 | - | - |
| interpersonal | 15 | occurring among or involving several people | interpersonal situations in which speech occurs |
| discretionary | 19 | having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment | The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds |
| unfashionable | 21 | not in accord with or not following current fashion | unfashionable clothes |
| rationalizing | 23 | - | - |
| functionality | 21 | capable of serving a purpose well | software with greater functionality |
| objectionable | 26 | liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to | found the politician's views objectionable |
| communicative | 24 | able or tending to communicate | was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew |
| corroborating | 18 | - | - |
| contemplative | 22 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| counterweight | 22 | a weight that balances another weight | - |
| biotechnology | 24 | the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | - |
| brokenhearted | 23 | full of sorrow | - |
| professorship | 23 | the position of professor | - |
| reintegration | 14 | - | - |
| socialization | 24 | the action of establishing on a socialist basis | the socialization of medical services |
| stationmaster | 15 | the person in charge of a railway station | - |
| exhibitionism | 27 | the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals | - |
| informational | 18 | relating to or having the nature of information | - |
| inconsistency | 20 | the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | - |
| irrationality | 16 | the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | - |
| modernization | 25 | making modern in appearance or behavior | the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process |
| oceanographic | 23 | - | - |
| approximation | 26 | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | - |
| commemorating | 22 | intended as a commemoration | - |
| contractually | 20 | by virtue of a contract | they were contractually responsible |
| consolidating | 17 | - | - |
| conspicuously | 22 | in a prominent way | - |
| demonstrative | 19 | serving to demonstrate | - |
| psychoanalyze | 35 | subject to psychoanalytic treatment | - |
| idiosyncratic | 21 | peculiar to the individual | we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures |
| mummification | 24 | (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color | - |
| encyclopaedia | 23 | a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty | - |
| confectionery | 23 | a confectioner's shop | - |
| deforestation | 17 | the removal of trees | - |
| directionless | 16 | aimlessly drifting | - |
| biodegradable | 20 | capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria | a biodegradable detergent |
| uncoordinated | 17 | lacking in cooperative planning and organization | uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games |
| revolutionise | 16 | change radically | - |
| subordination | 16 | the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class | - |
| triangulation | 14 | a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated | - |
| expressionism | 24 | an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality | - |
| intravenously | 19 | in an intravenous manner | the patient had to be fed intravenously |
| juxtaposition | 29 | the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors |
| knickerbocker | 31 | - | - |
| oceanographer | 21 | a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas | - |
| amplification | 22 | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input | - |
| appropriation | 19 | incorporation by joining or uniting | - |
| convalescence | 22 | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | - |
| consolidation | 16 | the act of combining into an integral whole | a consolidation of two corporations |
| ventriloquism | 27 | the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) | - |
| stabilisation | 15 | the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | - |
| superposition | 17 | (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest | - |
| transnational | 13 | involving or operating in several nations or nationalities | transnational terrorist networks |
| generalissimo | 16 | the officer who holds the supreme command | - |
| haemorrhaging | 23 | - | - |
| housecleaning | 19 | (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions | more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms |
| hydroelectric | 24 | of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower | hydroelectric power |
| matriculation | 17 | admission to a group (especially a college or university) | - |
| electrostatic | 17 | concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity |
| diagnostician | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| accreditation | 18 | the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards) | a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools |
| victimization | 29 | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization |
| phenobarbital | 22 | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | - |
| proportionate | 17 | exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities | - |
| reciprocating | 20 | - | - |
| subcontractor | 19 | someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor | - |
| oversensitive | 19 | unduly sensitive or thin-skinned | - |
| foreshadowing | 24 | the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand | - |
| horticultural | 18 | of or relating to the cultivation of plants | - |
| hybridization | 31 | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | - |
| mortification | 20 | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect | - |
| nonnegotiable | 16 | - | - |
| nondisclosure | 16 | - | - |
| domestication | 18 | the attribute of having been domesticated | - |
| consternation | 15 | fear resulting from the awareness of danger | - |
| unconquerable | 26 | incapable of being surmounted or excelled | - |
| unceremonious | 17 | without ceremony or formality | an unceremonious speech |
| visualisation | 16 | a mental image that is similar to a visual perception | - |
| postmodernism | 20 | genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism | - |
| phytoplankton | 27 | photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae | - |
| preconception | 21 | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence | he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions |
| sympathectomy | 30 | surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system | - |
| synchronicity | 26 | the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | - |
| thoughtlessly | 23 | in a thoughtless manner | he stared thoughtlessly at the picture |
| falsification | 21 | the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | - |
| gynecological | 22 | of or relating to or practicing gynecology | gynecological examination |
| hallucinatory | 21 | characterized by or characteristic of hallucination | the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever |
| hydrochloride | 26 | a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride | - |
| impressionism | 19 | a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light | - |
| indisposition | 16 | a certain degree of unwillingness | his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition |
| interrogative | 17 | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | - |
| dispassionate | 16 | unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice | a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact |
| climatologist | 18 | someone who is expert in climatology | - |
| confectionary | 23 | a confectioner's shop | - |
| concertmaster | 19 | - | - |
| condescension | 18 | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior | - |
| contravention | 18 | coming into conflict with | - |
| boardinghouse | 20 | a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests | - |
| bloodcurdling | 20 | extremely alarming | - |
| videocassette | 19 | a cassette for videotape | - |
| perfectionism | 22 | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable | his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students |
| powerlessness | 18 | the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | - |
| profitability | 23 | the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit | - |
| predominately | 21 | - | - |
| provocatively | 26 | in a provocative manner | `Try it,' he said provocatively |
| provisionally | 21 | temporarily and conditionally | they have agreed provisionally |
| reconstituted | 16 | - | - |
| socioeconomic | 21 | involving social as well as economic factors | socioeconomic status |
| streptococcus | 21 | spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis | - |
| overdramatize | 28 | present in an overly dramatic manner | - |
| overstatement | 18 | making to seem more important than it really is | - |
| overpopulated | 21 | - | - |
| extrapolation | 22 | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations | - |
| fortification | 21 | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | - |
| incorporation | 17 | learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself | - |
| instructional | 15 | of or relating to or used in instruction | instructional aids |
| insupportable | 19 | incapable of being justified or explained | - |
| metamorphoses | 22 | - | - |
| mitochondrial | 21 | - | - |
| mystification | 23 | confusion resulting from failure to understand | - |
| noncompliance | 21 | the failure to obey | - |
| anachronistic | 20 | chronologically misplaced | English public schools are anachronistic |
| agglomeration | 17 | a jumbled collection or mass | - |
| archaeopteryx | 30 | extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds | - |
| antipsychotic | 25 | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | - |
| competitively | 25 | in competition | the companies should bid competitively |
| conflagration | 19 | a very intense and uncontrolled fire | - |
| cosmetologist | 18 | an expert in the use of cosmetics | - |
| connectedness | 18 | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | - |
| disconnection | 18 | state of being disconnected | - |
| discontinuing | 17 | - | - |
| disembowelled | 22 | - | - |
| dimensionally | 19 | - | - |
| bougainvillea | 19 | any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions | - |
| unaccountable | 19 | not to be accounted for or explained | perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress |
| unobtrusively | 21 | in an unobtrusive manner | messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom |
| polycarbonate | 22 | - | - |
| posttraumatic | 19 | - | - |
| preponderance | 20 | a superiority in numbers or amount | a preponderance of evidence against the defendant |
| rectification | 20 | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | - |
| recrimination | 17 | mutual accusations | - |
| repositioning | 16 | the act of placing in a new position | - |
| translocation | 15 | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts | translocations can result in serious congenital disorders |
| tortoiseshell | 16 | brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles | - |
| orchestration | 18 | the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments | - |
| foreknowledge | 25 | knowledge of an event before it occurs | - |
| housebreaking | 23 | trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent | - |
| incommunicado | 22 | without the means or right to communicate | a prisoner held incommunicado |
| incredulously | 19 | in an incredulous manner | the woman looked up at her incredulously |
| millionairess | 15 | a woman millionaire | - |
| mononucleosis | 17 | an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing | - |
| morphological | 23 | relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language | - |
| observational | 18 | relying on observation or experiment | - |
| nutritionally | 16 | with regard to nutrition | nutritionally, her new diet is suicide |
| dramatization | 25 | conversion into dramatic form | the play was a dramatization of a short story |
| electrocuting | 18 | - | - |
| endocrinology | 20 | the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions | - |
| arachnophobia | 25 | a morbid fear of spiders | - |
| argumentation | 16 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | - |
| ceremoniously | 20 | in a ceremonious manner | my mother advised her children ceremoniously |
| conceptualize | 28 | have the idea for | - |
| commissioning | 20 | the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions | - |
| commercialism | 23 | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) | - |
| consequential | 24 | having important issues or results | the year's only really consequential legislation |
| criminologist | 18 | a specialist in criminology | - |
| disassociated | 17 | - | - |
| beatification | 20 | a state of supreme happiness | - |
| carboniferous | 20 | from 345 million to 280 million years ago | - |
| steppingstone | 18 | - | - |
| perspicacious | 21 | mentally acute or penetratingly discerning | much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument |
| postoperative | 20 | happening or done after a surgical operation | postoperative complications |
| privatisation | 18 | changing something from state to private ownership or control | - |
| pusillanimous | 17 | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful | - |
| pronouncement | 19 | an authoritative declaration | - |
| rapprochement | 24 | the reestablishing of cordial relations | - |
| renegotiation | 14 | - | - |
| rollerblading | 17 | skating using Rollerblades | - |
| sadomasochist | 21 | someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism | - |
| soundproofing | 20 | - | - |
| sequestration | 22 | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | - |
| serendipitous | 16 | lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
| specification | 22 | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | - |
| supranational | 15 | transcending established national boundaries or spheres of interest | a supranational economy |
| thermodynamic | 26 | of or concerned with thermodynamics | the thermodynamic limit |
| overabundance | 21 | a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy |
| participatory | 22 | affording the opportunity for individual participation | participatory democracy |
| expressionist | 22 | of or relating to expressionism | expressionist art |
| fertilisation | 16 | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | - |
| excommunicate | 28 | exclude from a church or a religious community | The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner |
| functionaries | 18 | - | - |
| glorification | 19 | a state of high honor | - |
| ichthyologist | 25 | a zoologist who studies fishes | - |
| inquisitorial | 22 | having the authority to conduct official investigations | the inquisitorial power of the Senate |
| incrimination | 17 | an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed | his incrimination was based on my testimony |
| dissemination | 16 | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | - |
| encephalogram | 23 | a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph | - |
| anticlockwise | 24 | in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move | - |
| anticommunist | 19 | - | - |
| computerizing | 29 | - | - |
| confraternity | 21 | - | - |
| cyanobacteria | 22 | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | - |
| discontinuity | 19 | lack of connection or continuity | - |
| businesswomen | 20 | - | - |
| unconstrained | 16 | free from constraint | he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society |
| troublemaking | 22 | - | - |
| unaccountably | 22 | in an unaccountable manner | in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero's friend |
| typographical | 26 | relating to or occurring or used in typography | a typographical error |
| unquestioning | 23 | being without doubt or reserve | - |
| problematical | 21 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
| questioningly | 26 | in a curious and questioning manner | they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions |
| regurgitation | 15 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| retroactively | 21 | after the fact | he will get paid retroactively |
| reinvigorated | 18 | with restored energy | - |
| renegotiating | 15 | - | - |
| sadomasochism | 23 | sadism and masochism combined in one person | - |
| sharecropping | 23 | - | - |
| tetrachloride | 19 | any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule | - |
| surreptitious | 15 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | surreptitious mobilization of troops |
| synchronizing | 31 | coordinating by causing to indicate the same time | - |
| treacherously | 21 | in a disloyal and faithless manner | he behaved treacherously |
| topographical | 23 | concerned with topography | a topographical engineer |
| overemotional | 18 | excessively or abnormally emotional | - |
| ornamentation | 15 | something used to beautify | - |
| extrapolating | 23 | - | - |
| expeditiously | 26 | with efficiency; in an efficient manner | - |
| fictionalized | 28 | - | - |
| geometrically | 21 | in a geometric fashion | it grew geometrically |
| illuminations | 15 | - | - |
| incontestable | 17 | incapable of being contested or disputed | - |
| misperception | 21 | - | - |
| monochromatic | 24 | having or appearing to have only one color | - |
| microcomputer | 23 | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time | - |
| microorganism | 20 | any organism of microscopic size | - |
| multicoloured | 18 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | - |
| mouthwatering | 22 | - | - |
| normalization | 24 | the imposition of standards or regulations | - |
| nonresponsive | 18 | - | - |
| domesticating | 19 | - | - |
| dispositional | 16 | - | - |
| entomological | 18 | of or relating to the biological science of entomology | entomological research |
| amniocentesis | 17 | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities | - |
| anticoagulant | 16 | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | - |
| anthropophagy | 27 | human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh | - |
| chromatograph | 26 | - | - |
| computational | 19 | of or involving computation or computers | computational linguistics |
| confessionary | 21 | - | - |
| connotatively | 21 | - | - |
| counterstrike | 19 | make a counterattack | - |
| acetylcholine | 23 | a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems | - |
| unadventurous | 17 | lacking in boldness | - |
| unambiguously | 21 | so as to be unique | - |
| unrecoverable | 20 | incapable of being recovered or regained | - |
| untraditional | 14 | not conforming to or in accord with tradition | - |
| worthlessness | 19 | having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful | the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness |
| wholesomeness | 21 | the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you | - |
