11-letter words containing P
Embark on an exploration of 11-letter words that contain the letter P. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate P within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| explanation | 20 | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | the explanation was very simple |
| temperature | 15 | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | - |
| 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 | - |
| personality | 16 | a person of considerable prominence | she is a Hollywood personality |
| experienced | 23 | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | - |
| practically | 20 | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| appropriate | 17 | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | - |
| complaining | 18 | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | a complaining boss |
| 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 | - |
| perspective | 20 | the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer | - |
| 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 | - |
| supermarket | 19 | a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods | - |
| participate | 17 | become a participant; be involved in | - |
| spectacular | 17 | sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | a spectacular display of northern lights |
| cooperation | 15 | joint operation or action | their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission |
| 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 |
| replacement | 17 | a person who follows next in order | - |
| desperately | 17 | with great urgency | the soil desperately needed potash |
| respectable | 17 | large in amount or extent or degree | a respectable sum |
| masterpiece | 17 | the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman | - |
| psychiatric | 23 | relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry | psychiatric disorder |
| appreciated | 18 | fully understood or grasped | dangers not yet appreciated |
| 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 | - |
| temporarily | 18 | for a limited time only; not permanently | he will work here temporarily |
| 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 |
| proposition | 15 | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | - |
| compartment | 19 | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | - |
| partnership | 18 | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses | - |
| philosopher | 21 | a specialist in philosophy | - |
| represented | 14 | represented accurately or precisely | - |
| competitive | 20 | involving competition or competitiveness | competitive games |
| interrupted | 14 | intermittently stopping and starting | fitful (or interrupted) sleep |
| compromised | 20 | - | - |
| improvement | 20 | a change for the better; progress in development | - |
| interpreter | 13 | someone who mediates between speakers of different languages | - |
| handicapped | 22 | having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness | - |
| hospitality | 19 | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | - |
| politically | 18 | with regard to social relationships involving authority | politically correct clothing |
| spontaneous | 13 | happening or arising without apparent external cause | spontaneous laughter |
| 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 |
| housekeeper | 20 | a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
| predictable | 18 | capable of being foretold | - |
| 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 |
| sympathetic | 23 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | the sympathetic characters in the play |
| apologizing | 24 | - | - |
| manipulated | 16 | - | - |
| transparent | 13 | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | transparent crystal |
| desperation | 14 | a state in which all hope is lost or absent | courage born of desperation |
| progressive | 17 | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | - |
| superficial | 18 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory |
| consumption | 17 | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
| fingerprint | 17 | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | - |
| incompetent | 17 | legally not qualified or sufficient | incompetent witnesses |
| 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 |
| transported | 14 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| bulletproof | 18 | without flaws or loopholes | a bulletproof argument |
| cooperative | 18 | involving the joint activity of two or more | a cooperative effort |
| anticipated | 16 | expected hopefully | - |
| prehistoric | 18 | belonging to or existing in times before recorded history | prehistoric settlements |
| pretentious | 13 | intended to attract notice and impress others | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| specialized | 25 | developed or designed for a special activity or function | a specialized tool |
| preoccupied | 20 | deeply absorbed in thought | a preoccupied frown |
| citizenship | 27 | conduct as a citizen | award for good citizenship |
| expectation | 22 | belief about (or mental picture of) the future | - |
| publication | 17 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
| disciplined | 17 | obeying the rules | - |
| thunderclap | 19 | a shocking surprise | - |
| provocative | 21 | intentionally arousing sexual desire | her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative |
| prestigious | 14 | having an illustrious reputation; respected | a prestigious author |
| unimportant | 15 | devoid of importance, meaning, or force | - |
| problematic | 19 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | a problematic situation at home |
| inseparable | 15 | not capable of being separated | inseparable pieces of rock |
| disposition | 14 | your usual mood | he has a happy disposition |
| cooperating | 16 | - | - |
| caterpillar | 15 | a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work | - |
| contemplate | 17 | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | - |
| predicament | 18 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | finds himself in a most awkward predicament |
| inscription | 15 | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something | - |
| microscopic | 21 | of or relating to or used in microscopy | microscopic analysis |
| marketplace | 21 | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | - |
| calligraphy | 22 | beautiful handwriting | - |
| unhappiness | 18 | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | - |
| provocation | 18 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | - |
| interpreted | 14 | understood in a certain way; made sense of | an open door interpreted as an invitation |
| apprehended | 20 | fully understood or grasped | these apprehended truths |
| premonition | 15 | a feeling of evil to come | - |
| atmospheric | 20 | relating to or located in the atmosphere | atmospheric tests |
| provisional | 16 | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | a provisional government |
| respiratory | 16 | pertaining to respiration | respiratory assistance |
| superiority | 16 | the quality of being at a competitive advantage | - |
| therapeutic | 18 | relating to or involved in therapy | therapeutic approach to criminality |
| conspicuous | 17 | without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | - |
| 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 | - |
| spiritually | 16 | in a spiritual manner | the ninth century was the spiritually freest period |
| implemented | 18 | forced or compelled or put in force | - |
| temperament | 17 | your usual mood | - |
| penetrating | 14 | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing | a cold penetrating wind |
| pessimistic | 17 | expecting the worst possible outcome | - |
| predecessor | 16 | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | - |
| imperialism | 17 | any instance of aggressive extension of authority | - |
| 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 | - |
| shoplifting | 20 | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting |
| susceptible | 17 | easily impressed emotionally | - |
| 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 | - |
| deprivation | 17 | a state of extreme poverty | - |
| presentable | 15 | fit to be seen | presentable clothes |
| loudspeaker | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | - |
| decapitated | 17 | having had the head cut off | - |
| pathologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| patronizing | 23 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| townspeople | 18 | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city | - |
| demographic | 22 | a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) | - |
| malpractice | 19 | a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct | he charged them with electoral malpractices |
| unspeakable | 19 | too sacred to be uttered | - |
| compensated | 18 | receiving or eligible for compensation | - |
| compression | 17 | applying pressure | - |
| persistence | 15 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time | - |
| prematurely | 18 | too soon; in a premature manner | I spoke prematurely |
| progression | 14 | a series with a definite pattern of advance | - |
| pleasurable | 15 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | full of happiness and pleasurable excitement |
| sponsorship | 18 | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | - |
| acupuncture | 17 | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin | - |
| positioning | 14 | causing to fall into line or into position | - |
| promiscuous | 17 | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | - |
| landscaping | 17 | working as a landscape gardener | - |
| unexplained | 21 | having the reason or cause not made clear | an unexplained error |
| aphrodisiac | 19 | stimulating sexual desire | - |
| 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 | - |
| hypothermia | 24 | subnormal body temperature | - |
| suppression | 15 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the suppression of heresy |
| psychedelic | 24 | having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states | a psychedelic painting |
| 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 | - |
| policewoman | 20 | a woman policeman | - |
| imperialist | 15 | of or relating to imperialism | imperialistic wars |
| prospective | 20 | of or concerned with or related to the future | prospective earnings |
| hypermarket | 25 | a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town) | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| counterpart | 15 | a duplicate copy | - |
| spontaneity | 16 | the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | the spontaneity of his laughter |
| deportation | 14 | the act of expelling a person from their native land | his deportation to a penal colony |
| 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 | - |
| autographed | 18 | bearing an autograph | an autographed copy of his latest book |
| irreparable | 15 | impossible to repair, rectify, or amend | irreparable harm |
| transponder | 14 | electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply | - |
| catchphrase | 23 | a phrase that has become a catchword | - |
| picturesque | 24 | strikingly expressive | a picturesque description of the rainforest |
| safekeeping | 21 | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | - |
| 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 | - |
| participant | 17 | someone who takes part in an activity | - |
| prosecuting | 16 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| apologising | 15 | - | - |
| displeasure | 14 | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
| epinephrine | 18 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
| reciprocate | 17 | act, feel, or give mutually or in return | We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate! |
| speculating | 16 | - | - |
| hyperactive | 24 | more active than normal | a hyperactive child |
| 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' |
| 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 | - |
| campaigning | 19 | the campaign of a candidate to be elected | - |
| scrumptious | 17 | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | - |
| captivating | 19 | capturing interest as if by a spell | Roosevelt was a captivating speaker |
| exponential | 20 | a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent | - |
| specialised | 16 | developed or designed for a special activity or function | - |
| conspirator | 15 | a member of a conspiracy | - |
| poltergeist | 14 | a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder | - |
| sarcophagus | 19 | a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) | - |
| sleepwalker | 20 | someone who walks about in their sleep | - |
| inescapable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | inescapable conclusion |
| discrepancy | 21 | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | - |
| unpatriotic | 15 | showing lack of love for your country | - |
| approximate | 24 | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | - |
| painstaking | 18 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | painstaking research |
| pandemonium | 18 | a state of extreme confusion and disorder | - |
| 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) | - |
| backpacking | 28 | carrying something in a pack on the back | the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
| colonoscopy | 20 | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation | - |
| multiplying | 19 | - | - |
| perpetrated | 16 | - | - |
| pterodactyl | 19 | extinct flying reptile | - |
| shepherdess | 20 | a woman shepherd | - |
| expenditure | 21 | money paid out; an amount spent | - |
| paradoxical | 23 | seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true | it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking |
| personified | 17 | - | - |
| planetarium | 15 | a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling | - |
| pomegranate | 16 | shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit | - |
| prescribing | 18 | - | - |
| 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 |
| triceratops | 15 | huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill | - |
| 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 | - |
| impractical | 19 | not practical or realizable; speculative | - |
| inexpensive | 23 | relatively low in price or charging low prices | inexpensive family restaurants |
| decomposing | 19 | - | - |
| reproducing | 17 | - | - |
| amphetamine | 20 | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | - |
| mountaintop | 15 | - | - |
| photocopier | 20 | a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies | - |
| puritanical | 15 | morally rigorous and strict | she was anything but puritanical in her behavior |
| speculative | 18 | showing curiosity | raised a speculative eyebrow |
| pressurized | 23 | - | - |
| jeopardized | 31 | - | - |
| manipulator | 15 | an agent that operates some apparatus or machine | - |
| bookkeeping | 24 | the activity of recording business transactions | - |
| patriarchal | 18 | characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | - |
| polytechnic | 23 | a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences | - |
| replication | 15 | the act of making copies | - |
| stethoscope | 18 | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body | - |
| workmanship | 25 | skill in an occupation or trade | - |
| emancipated | 18 | free from traditional social restraints | an emancipated young woman pursuing her career |
| metaphysics | 23 | the philosophical study of being and knowing | - |
| predestined | 15 | established or prearranged unalterably | it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world |
| impregnable | 18 | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | an impregnable fortress |
| permissible | 17 | that may be permitted especially as according to rule | permissible behavior in school |
| perpetually | 18 | without interruption | - |
| impatiently | 18 | with impatience; in an impatient manner | he answered her impatiently |
| supposition | 15 | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | - |
| complainant | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
| opinionated | 14 | obstinate in your opinions | - |
| paperweight | 22 | a weight used to hold down a stack of papers | - |
| philanderer | 17 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
| persecuting | 16 | - | - |
| centerpiece | 17 | the central or most important feature | education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform |
| complacency | 24 | the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself | his complacency was absolutely disgusting |
| exasperated | 21 | greatly annoyed; out of patience | had an exasperated look on his face |
| explanatory | 23 | serving or intended to explain or make clear | explanatory notes |
| punctuation | 15 | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | - |
| iconography | 22 | the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject | religious iconography |
| unpublished | 19 | not published | unpublished letters and diaries |
| wiretapping | 19 | - | - |
| dilapidated | 16 | in deplorable condition | - |
| disapproval | 19 | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | - |
| paratrooper | 15 | a soldier in the paratroops | - |
| paracetamol | 17 | - | - |
| pyroclastic | 20 | - | - |
| resplendent | 14 | having great beauty and splendor | - |
| predisposed | 17 | made susceptible | because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease |
| principally | 20 | for the most part | - |
| compilation | 17 | the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) | - |
| disapproved | 20 | - | - |
| descriptive | 19 | of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage | descriptive grammar |
| ectoplasmic | 19 | - | - |
| provocateur | 18 | a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts | - |
| showmanship | 24 | the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner | - |
| preventable | 18 | capable of being prevented | conscious of preventable human suffering |
| hippocampus | 24 | seahorses | - |
| impassioned | 16 | characterized by intense emotion | an impassioned appeal |
| omnipresent | 15 | being present everywhere at once | - |
| phosphorous | 21 | containing or characteristic of phosphorus | - |
| serendipity | 17 | good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
| prefectural | 18 | of or relating to a prefecture | a prefectural museum |
| mantelpiece | 17 | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | - |
| breastplate | 15 | armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | - |
| empowerment | 20 | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | - |
| exploratory | 23 | serving in or intended for exploration or discovery | an exploratory operation |
| perestroika | 17 | an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy | - |
| patronising | 14 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| peacekeeper | 21 | a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area | - |
| misanthrope | 18 | someone who dislikes people in general | - |
| preparatory | 18 | preceding and preparing for something | preparatory steps |
| preposition | 15 | a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word | - |
| impulsively | 21 | in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions | he often acts impulsively and later regrets it |
| supervisory | 19 | of or limited to or involving supervision | in a supervisory capacity |
| unimpressed | 16 | not moved to serious regard | trying to appear unimpressed |
| choreograph | 22 | compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music | Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music |
| storekeeper | 17 | a merchant who owns or manages a shop | - |
| hospitalize | 25 | admit into a hospital | Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high |
| evaporating | 17 | - | - |
| necrophilia | 18 | an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies | - |
| pollination | 13 | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant | - |
| repatriated | 14 | - | - |
| stewardship | 20 | the position of steward | - |
| precipitate | 17 | fall from clouds | Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum |
| propagation | 16 | the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | - |
| pronouncing | 16 | - | - |
| implausible | 17 | having a quality that provokes disbelief | gave the teacher an implausible excuse |
| interceptor | 15 | a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft | - |
| suppository | 18 | a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts | - |
| unspeakably | 22 | to an inexpressible degree | - |
| capitalized | 25 | - | - |
| comptroller | 17 | someone who maintains and audits business accounts | - |
| narcoleptic | 17 | a person who has narcolepsy | - |
| omnipotence | 17 | the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power | - |
| palpitation | 15 | a shaky motion | - |
| parachuting | 19 | descent with a parachute | he had done a lot of parachuting in the army |
| proficiency | 23 | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | practice greatly improves proficiency |
| impermanent | 17 | not permanent; not lasting | politics is an impermanent factor of life |
| grandparent | 15 | a parent of your father or mother | - |
| symptomatic | 22 | characteristic or indicative of a disease | a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever |
| answerphone | 19 | - | - |
| computation | 17 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| overstepped | 19 | - | - |
| penultimate | 15 | the next to last syllable in a word | - |
| polystyrene | 19 | a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic | expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation |
| policewomen | 20 | - | - |
| prejudicial | 23 | tending to favor preconceived ideas | the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population |
| implicating | 18 | - | - |
| impeachment | 22 | a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office | - |
| sweepstakes | 20 | a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants | - |
| appeasement | 17 | the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | - |
| capillaries | 15 | - | - |
| deceptively | 22 | in a misleading way | the exam looked deceptively easy |
| extrapolate | 20 | draw from specific cases for more general cases | - |
| needlepoint | 14 | lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern | - |
| pedagogical | 18 | of or relating to pedagogy | pedagogical significance |
| sociopathic | 20 | of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder | - |
| homeopathic | 23 | of or relating to the practice of homeopathy | homeopathic medicine |
| hydroponics | 22 | a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients | - |
| trepidation | 14 | a feeling of alarm or dread | - |
| apprenticed | 18 | bound by contract | - |
| agoraphobia | 19 | a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place) | - |
| evaporation | 16 | the process of extracting moisture | - |
| copyrighted | 23 | (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright | - |
| nondescript | 16 | lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting | women dressed in nondescript clothes |
| personalize | 22 | make personal or more personal | personalized service |
| perpetuated | 16 | - | - |
| harpsichord | 22 | a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots | - |
| unrepentant | 13 | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | - |
| appallingly | 19 | to an appalling extent | the prisoners were appallingly thin |
| asphyxiated | 27 | in a state of asphyxia | - |
| compounding | 19 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| agoraphobic | 21 | suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places | - |
| disparaging | 16 | expressive of low opinion | disparaging remarks about the new house |
| parishioner | 16 | a member of a parish | - |
| parenthesis | 16 | a message that departs from the main subject | - |
| peritonitis | 13 | inflammation of the peritoneum | - |
| playfulness | 19 | activities that are enjoyable or amusing | - |
| pocketknife | 26 | a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket | - |
| pulchritude | 19 | physical beauty (especially of a woman) | - |
| prosthetics | 18 | the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts | - |
| replaceable | 17 | capable of being replaced | - |
| predictably | 21 | in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree | predictably, he did not like the news |
| precipitous | 17 | done with very great haste and without due deliberation | - |
| hypnotizing | 29 | - | - |
| hypothermic | 26 | of or relating to or affected by hypothermia | - |
| sympathizer | 30 | a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | - |
| chaperoning | 19 | - | - |
| compressing | 18 | applying pressure | - |
| duplicating | 17 | - | - |
| reciprocity | 20 | a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence | - |
| splattering | 14 | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | - |
| specialness | 15 | the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance | - |
| spendthrift | 20 | someone who spends money prodigally | - |
| speedometer | 16 | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed | - |
| preexisting | 21 | existing previously or before something | - |
| handicapper | 21 | someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) | - |
| undeveloped | 18 | not developed, improved, exploited or used | vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources |
| uncompleted | 18 | not yet finished | an uncompleted play |
| boilerplate | 15 | standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories | - |
| compunction | 19 | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | - |
| dispensable | 16 | capable of being dispensed with or done without | dispensable items of personal property |
| orthopedics | 19 | the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints | - |
| perforation | 16 | a hole made in something | a perforation of the eardrum |
| plagiarized | 24 | copied and passed off as your own | used plagiarized data in his thesis |
| pleasurably | 18 | in a very pleasurable manner | - |
| physicality | 24 | preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites | - |
| porterhouse | 16 | large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin | - |
| simplifying | 22 | - | - |
| springboard | 17 | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched | he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own |
| spreadsheet | 17 | a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen | - |
| stockpiling | 20 | accumulating and storing a reserve supply | the stockpiling of war materials |
| predominant | 16 | most frequent or common | - |
| prerecorded | 17 | recorded at one time for transmission later | - |
| haemophilia | 21 | congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son | - |
| hemophiliac | 23 | someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding | - |
| impermeable | 19 | preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through | impermeable stone |
| inopportune | 15 | not opportune | arrived at a most inopportune hour |
| superlative | 16 | the superlative form of an adjective or adverb | `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast' |
| unpalatable | 15 | not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind | an unpalatable meal |
| unsurpassed | 14 | not capable of being improved on | - |
| chairperson | 18 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | address your remarks to the chairperson |
| circumspect | 21 | heedful of potential consequences | circumspect actions |
| comradeship | 21 | the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | - |
| collapsible | 17 | capable of collapsing or being collapsed | a collapsible boat |
| comeuppance | 21 | an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | - |
| duplicitous | 16 | marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | - |
| explosively | 26 | in an explosive manner | the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable |
| expensively | 26 | in an expensive manner | an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her |
| optometrist | 15 | a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses | - |
| perceptible | 19 | easily seen or detected | he continued after a perceptible pause |
| peculiarity | 18 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| philosophic | 23 | characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment | philosophical resignation |
| persevering | 17 | quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness | with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business |
| pontificate | 18 | the government of the Roman Catholic Church | - |
| salespeople | 15 | - | - |
| showstopper | 21 | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down | - |
| spokeswoman | 22 | a female spokesperson | - |
| stereotyped | 17 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | stereotyped phrases of condolence |
| impropriety | 20 | an act of undue intimacy | - |
| unflappable | 20 | not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure | unflappable in a crisis |
| upholsterer | 16 | a craftsman who upholsters furniture | - |
| apportioned | 16 | given out in portions | - |
| blaspheming | 21 | - | - |
| capitulated | 16 | - | - |
| consumptive | 20 | a person with pulmonary tuberculosis | - |
| accompanist | 19 | a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) | - |
| displeasing | 15 | causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities | displeasing news |
| culpability | 20 | a state of guilt | - |
| nymphomania | 23 | abnormally intense sexual desire in women | - |
| phraseology | 20 | the manner in which something is expressed in words | - |
| physiognomy | 25 | the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | - |
| pigeonholed | 18 | - | - |
| politicized | 25 | - | - |
| psychically | 26 | from a psychic point of view | he was psychically blind |
| rapscallion | 15 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| seismograph | 19 | a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake) | - |
| splintering | 14 | the act of chipping something | - |
| spermicidal | 18 | destructive to spermatozoa | - |
| stipulation | 13 | (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record | a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay |
| prepackaged | 23 | prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale | prepackaged foods |
| prohibitive | 21 | tending to discourage (especially of prices) | the price was prohibitive |
| haloperidol | 17 | tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome | - |
| irreparably | 18 | in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree | - |
| tempestuous | 15 | characterized by violent emotions or behavior | - |
| superimpose | 17 | place on top of | can you superimpose the two images? |
| typographer | 22 | one who sets written material into type | - |
| unspecified | 19 | not stated explicitly or in detail | threatened unspecified reprisals |
| competently | 20 | with competence; in a competent capable manner | they worked competently |
| paleolithic | 18 | of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic) | paleolithic artifacts |
| deprecating | 17 | tending to diminish or disparage | managed a deprecating smile at the compliment |
| despondency | 20 | feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | - |
| expropriate | 22 | deprive of possessions | The Communist government expropriated the landowners |
| francophone | 21 | - | - |
| passionless | 13 | unmoved by feeling | this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine |
| paragliding | 16 | gliding in a parasail | - |
| perchlorate | 18 | a salt of perchloric acid | - |
| portraiture | 13 | a word picture of a person's appearance and character | - |
| psychedelia | 22 | the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs | - |
| purposeless | 15 | serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | a life essentially purposeless |
| repetitious | 13 | characterized by repetition | - |
| repudiation | 14 | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid | Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated |
| rhinoplasty | 19 | cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose | - |
| scorekeeper | 19 | an official who records the score during the progress of a game | - |
| proliferate | 16 | cause to grow or increase rapidly | We must not proliferate nuclear arms |
| propranolol | 15 | - | - |
| prominently | 18 | in a prominent way | the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway |
| importation | 15 | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country | - |
| jeopardised | 22 | - | - |
| lithosphere | 19 | the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | - |
| geophysical | 22 | of or concerned with geophysics | geophysical sciences |
| graphically | 22 | in a diagrammatic manner | - |
| syncopation | 18 | (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | - |
| teaspoonful | 16 | as much as a teaspoon will hold | - |
| troposphere | 18 | the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude) | - |
| uncorrupted | 16 | (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased | uncorrupted English |
| approbation | 17 | official approval | - |
