12-letter words containing P
Embark on an exploration of 12-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| relationship | 17 | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | - |
| professional | 17 | a person engaged in one of the learned professions | - |
| disappointed | 18 | disappointingly unsuccessful | disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions |
| particularly | 19 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | he was particularly fussy about spelling |
| photographer | 23 | someone who takes photographs professionally | - |
| championship | 26 | the status of being a champion | - |
| psychiatrist | 22 | a physician who specializes in psychiatry | - |
| specifically | 24 | in distinction from others | a program specifically for teenagers |
| presentation | 14 | formally making a person known to another or to the public | - |
| independence | 18 | freedom from control or influence of another or others | - |
| accomplished | 24 | highly skilled | an accomplished pianist |
| prescription | 18 | a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist | he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly |
| psychologist | 23 | a scientist trained in psychology | - |
| presidential | 15 | befitting a president | criticized the candidate for not looking presidential |
| compensation | 18 | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | - |
| unacceptable | 20 | not conforming to standard usage | the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers' |
| disappearing | 18 | the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | - |
| dictatorship | 20 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| experiencing | 24 | - | - |
| supernatural | 14 | supernatural forces and events and beings collectively | She doesn't believe in the supernatural |
| unemployment | 21 | the state of being unemployed or not having a job | unemployment is a serious social evil |
| prostitution | 14 | offering sexual intercourse for pay | - |
| experimental | 23 | relying on observation or experiment | experimental results that supported the hypothesis |
| surprisingly | 18 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | - |
| appreciation | 18 | delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) | - |
| imprisonment | 18 | the state of being imprisoned | the imprisonment of captured soldiers |
| contemporary | 21 | a person of nearly the same age as another | - |
| catastrophic | 21 | extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin | a catastrophic depression |
| unexpectedly | 27 | without advance planning | - |
| hospitalized | 27 | - | - |
| superstition | 14 | an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear | - |
| metropolitan | 16 | a person who lives in a metropolis | - |
| chemotherapy | 27 | the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) | - |
| participated | 19 | - | - |
| receptionist | 16 | a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors | - |
| anticipation | 16 | an expectation | - |
| manipulation | 16 | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage | his manipulation of his friends was scandalous |
| preposterous | 16 | so unreasonable as to invite derision | a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history |
| exploitation | 21 | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | capitalistic exploitation of the working class |
| manipulating | 17 | - | - |
| disciplinary | 20 | designed to promote discipline | the mother was stern and disciplinary |
| interruption | 14 | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity | - |
| respectfully | 22 | in a respectful manner | might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity? |
| passionately | 17 | in a stormy or violent manner | - |
| penitentiary | 17 | a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes | - |
| entrepreneur | 14 | someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it | - |
| hypocritical | 24 | professing feelings or virtues one does not have | hypocritical praise |
| photographic | 25 | representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph | - |
| incorporated | 17 | formed or united into a whole | - |
| spirituality | 17 | property or income owned by a church | - |
| choreography | 26 | a show involving artistic dancing | - |
| accompanying | 24 | occurring with or following as a consequence | - |
| preservation | 17 | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change | - |
| reproduction | 17 | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall | - |
| sleepwalking | 22 | walking by a person who is asleep | - |
| incompetence | 20 | lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications | - |
| perseverance | 19 | persistent determination | - |
| municipality | 21 | an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government | - |
| encyclopedia | 22 | 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 | - |
| pathological | 20 | of or relating to the practice of pathology | pathological laboratory |
| housekeeping | 22 | the work of cleaning and running a house | - |
| compromising | 21 | making or willing to make concessions | loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet |
| hypothetical | 25 | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | hypothetical situation |
| pornographic | 22 | designed to arouse lust | pornographic films and magazines |
| manipulative | 19 | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage | the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child |
| impenetrable | 18 | permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter | impenetrable gloom |
| proclamation | 18 | a formal public statement | - |
| inexplicable | 25 | incapable of being explained or accounted for | inexplicable errors |
| pediatrician | 17 | a specialist in the care of babies | - |
| productivity | 23 | the quality of being productive or having the power to produce | - |
| constipation | 16 | the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | - |
| premeditated | 18 | characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning | a premeditated crime |
| reproductive | 20 | producing new life or offspring | the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions |
| metaphysical | 24 | highly abstract and overly theoretical | metaphysical reasoning |
| occupational | 18 | of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained | occupational hazard |
| helplessness | 17 | powerlessness revealed by an inability to act | - |
| complication | 20 | a development that complicates a situation | - |
| purification | 19 | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | - |
| spokesperson | 20 | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose | the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government |
| anthropology | 21 | the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings | - |
| subscription | 18 | agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name | - |
| displacement | 19 | act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics | - |
| cosmopolitan | 18 | a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries | - |
| scriptwriter | 19 | someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas | - |
| philharmonic | 24 | a large orchestra; can perform symphonies | - |
| alphabetical | 21 | arranged in order according to the alphabet | dictionaries list words in alphabetical order |
| presumptuous | 18 | excessively forward | the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants |
| anticipating | 17 | - | - |
| sportscaster | 16 | an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events | - |
| psychopathic | 29 | suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder | - |
| interpreting | 15 | an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables |
| emancipation | 18 | freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child | - |
| computerized | 28 | - | - |
| appreciative | 21 | feeling or expressive of gratitude | was appreciative of his efforts |
| paramilitary | 19 | a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) | - |
| practitioner | 16 | someone who practices a learned profession | - |
| asphyxiation | 27 | killing by depriving of oxygen | - |
| suspiciously | 19 | with suspicion | she regarded the food suspiciously |
| incompatible | 20 | used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect | - |
| appendicitis | 19 | inflammation of the vermiform appendix | - |
| appreciating | 19 | - | - |
| periodically | 20 | in a sporadic manner | - |
| incomparable | 20 | such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared | an incomparable week of rest and pleasure |
| imperfection | 21 | the state or an instance of being imperfect | - |
| unsuspecting | 17 | not suspicious | deceiving the unsuspecting public |
| impoverished | 23 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| specializing | 26 | - | - |
| unscrupulous | 16 | without scruples or principles | unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power |
| unparalleled | 15 | radically distinctive and without equal | unparalleled athletic ability |
| apprehension | 19 | fearful expectation or anticipation | the student looked around the examination room with apprehension |
| apprehensive | 22 | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | apprehensive about her job |
| stepdaughter | 19 | a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage | - |
| guardianship | 19 | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | - |
| interception | 16 | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team | - |
| transparency | 19 | the quality of being clear and transparent | - |
| geographical | 21 | determined by geography | - |
| kaleidoscope | 21 | a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes | - |
| unresponsive | 17 | aloof or indifferent | was unresponsive to her passionate advances |
| impersonator | 16 | someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another | - |
| chiropractor | 21 | a therapist who practices chiropractic | - |
| perspiration | 16 | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands | - |
| stratosphere | 17 | the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere | - |
| hippopotamus | 23 | massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | - |
| overpowering | 21 | so strong as to be irresistible | an overpowering need for solitude |
| inauspicious | 16 | not auspicious; boding ill | - |
| inhospitable | 19 | not hospitable | they are extremely inhospitable these days |
| teleprompter | 18 | a prompter for television performers | - |
| nymphomaniac | 26 | a woman with abnormal sexual desires | - |
| jeopardizing | 32 | - | - |
| contemplated | 19 | - | - |
| repatriation | 14 | the act of returning to the country of origin | - |
| speakerphone | 23 | a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time | - |
| compensating | 19 | - | - |
| departmental | 17 | of or relating to a department | departmental policy |
| pathetically | 22 | in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion | the sick child cried pathetically |
| hopelessness | 17 | the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success | - |
| metaphorical | 21 | expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another | a metaphorical expression |
| hypertension | 20 | a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) | - |
| unsupervised | 18 | not supervised or under constant observation | the school maintains unsupervised study halls during free periods |
| enterprising | 15 | marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects | an enterprising foreign policy |
| inexplicably | 28 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | - |
| anaphylactic | 24 | related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis | anaphylactic shock |
| spiritualism | 16 | concern with things of the spirit | - |
| proportional | 16 | properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime |
| personalized | 24 | made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual | personalized luggage |
| postponement | 18 | act of putting off to a future time | - |
| pornographer | 20 | someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores | - |
| complicating | 21 | - | - |
| counterpoint | 16 | to show differences when compared; be different | - |
| osteoporosis | 14 | abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women | - |
| hypothalamus | 25 | a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system | - |
| misinterpret | 16 | interpret in the wrong way | Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism |
| inexperience | 23 | lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience | procedural inexperience created difficulties |
| repossession | 14 | the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) | - |
| respectively | 22 | in the order given | the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively |
| marksmanship | 25 | skill in shooting | - |
| hieroglyphic | 26 | resembling hieroglyphic writing | - |
| capitalistic | 18 | favoring or practicing capitalism | - |
| contemptible | 20 | deserving of contempt or scorn | - |
| aromatherapy | 22 | the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage | - |
| spiritualist | 14 | someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead | - |
| proctologist | 17 | a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus | - |
| presbyterian | 19 | a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church | - |
| doppelganger | 19 | a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart | - |
| amphitheater | 22 | a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | - |
| supercharged | 21 | fraught with great emotion | - |
| probationary | 19 | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | probationary employees |
| exasperating | 22 | making worse | - |
| indisputable | 17 | impossible to doubt or dispute | indisputable (or sure) proof |
| dispossessed | 16 | physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security | - |
| decapitation | 17 | execution by cutting off the victim's head | - |
| sharpshooter | 20 | someone skilled in shooting | - |
| triumphantly | 22 | in a triumphant manner | she shouted triumphantly |
| persistently | 17 | in a persistent manner | he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently... |
| preconceived | 22 | (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice | certain preconceived notions |
| episcopalian | 18 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church | - |
| geopolitical | 17 | of or relating to geopolitics | - |
| impersonated | 17 | - | - |
| dispensation | 15 | an exemption from some rule or obligation | - |
| astrophysics | 22 | the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies | - |
| stenographer | 18 | someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) | - |
| purposefully | 22 | in a purposeful manner | he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car |
| philosophize | 31 | reason philosophically | - |
| precognition | 17 | knowledge of an event before it occurs | - |
| hypertensive | 23 | a person who has abnormally high blood pressure | - |
| impertinence | 18 | inappropriate playfulness | - |
| kleptomaniac | 22 | someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive | - |
| disreputable | 17 | lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance | - |
| emphatically | 24 | without question and beyond doubt | - |
| reciprocated | 19 | - | - |
| philanthropy | 25 | voluntary promotion of human welfare | - |
| pneumothorax | 26 | abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis) | - |
| preventative | 20 | an agent or device intended to prevent conception | - |
| preservative | 20 | a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition | - |
| prerequisite | 23 | something that is required in advance | Latin was a prerequisite for admission |
| experimenter | 23 | a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas | she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry |
| spectrometer | 18 | spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer | - |
| psychobabble | 28 | using language loaded with psychological terminology | - |
| pyrotechnics | 24 | the craft of making fireworks | - |
| unemployable | 21 | not acceptable for employment as a worker | his illiteracy made him unemployable |
| unpardonable | 17 | not admitting of pardon | unpardonable behavior |
| pharmacology | 25 | the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects | - |
| preferential | 17 | manifesting partiality | preferential tariff rates |
| encephalitis | 19 | inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) | - |
| happenstance | 21 | an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | - |
| impermanence | 20 | the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations | - |
| biographical | 22 | of or relating to or being biography | biographical data |
| calligrapher | 20 | someone skilled in penmanship | - |
| chiropractic | 23 | a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure | - |
| conscription | 18 | compulsory military service | - |
| compulsively | 24 | in a compulsive manner | he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk |
| contemptuous | 18 | expressing extreme contempt | - |
| proportioned | 17 | - | - |
| whippoorwill | 25 | American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage | - |
| pigmentation | 17 | coloration of living tissues by pigment | - |
| encapsulated | 17 | - | - |
| encompassing | 19 | closely encircling | encompassing mountain ranges |
| incapacitate | 18 | make unable to perform a certain action | - |
| appropriated | 19 | - | - |
| psychotropic | 26 | affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes | - |
| recuperation | 16 | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | - |
| hypochondria | 26 | chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments | - |
| hypnotherapy | 28 | the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy | - |
| impartiality | 19 | an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally | - |
| chairmanship | 24 | the position of chairman | - |
| disciplining | 18 | - | - |
| approximated | 26 | - | - |
| appendectomy | 24 | surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | - |
| adaptability | 20 | the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances | - |
| supplication | 18 | a humble request for help from someone in authority | - |
| unprofitable | 19 | producing little or no profit or gain | deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable |
| musicianship | 21 | artistry in performing music | - |
| newspaperman | 21 | a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | - |
| paleontology | 18 | the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | - |
| pacification | 21 | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants |
| phenomenally | 22 | to a phenomenal degree | his reaction was phenomenally quick |
| perpetuating | 17 | - | - |
| precariously | 19 | in a precarious manner | being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with |
| praiseworthy | 23 | worthy of high praise | a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence |
| predilection | 17 | a strong liking | - |
| pressurizing | 24 | - | - |
| exploitative | 24 | tending to exploit or make use of | - |
| irrespective | 19 | in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks | - |
| capitulation | 16 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | they were protected until the capitulation of the fort |
| complemented | 21 | - | - |
| superimposed | 19 | placed on or over something else | - |
| putrefaction | 19 | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor | - |
| prophylactic | 26 | capable of preventing conception or impregnation | - |
| overstepping | 20 | - | - |
| presentiment | 16 | a feeling of evil to come | the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case |
| gamesmanship | 22 | the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game | - |
| disapproving | 21 | expressing or manifesting disapproval | - |
| amphitheatre | 22 | a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | - |
| approachable | 23 | capable of being read with comprehension | the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels |
| specialising | 17 | - | - |
| multipurpose | 18 | having multiple uses | a multipurpose tool |
| oceanography | 23 | the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans | - |
| interpretive | 17 | that provides interpretation | - |
| compensatory | 21 | - | - |
| conceptually | 21 | in a conceptual manner | he can no longer think conceptually |
| depreciation | 17 | decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use | - |
| pumpernickel | 24 | bread made of coarse rye flour | - |
| psychoactive | 27 | affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes | psychoactive drugs |
| quadriplegic | 27 | a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs | - |
| peacefulness | 19 | a state that is calm and tranquil | - |
| expropriated | 24 | - | - |
| exasperation | 21 | an exasperated feeling of annoyance | - |
| hypoglycemic | 30 | of or relating to hypoglycemia | hypoglycemic agents |
| impressively | 22 | in an impressive manner | the students progressed impressively fast |
| eavesdropped | 21 | - | - |
| cartographer | 20 | a person who makes maps | - |
| cryptography | 28 | the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | - |
| radiotherapy | 21 | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance | - |
| unimpressive | 19 | not capable of impressing | - |
| unprincipled | 19 | having little or no integrity | - |
| unproductive | 20 | not producing desired results | the talks between labor and management were unproductive |
| pancreatitis | 16 | inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain | - |
| practicality | 21 | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | - |
| predominance | 19 | the state of being predominant over others | - |
| impregnation | 17 | creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | - |
| implantation | 16 | (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals | - |
| bespectacled | 21 | wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | a bespectacled grandmother |
| carpetbagger | 20 | an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously | after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south |
| completeness | 18 | (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system | - |
| sarsaparilla | 14 | any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves | - |
| sharecropper | 21 | small farmers and tenants | - |
| supercharger | 20 | compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine | - |
| peacekeeping | 23 | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) | - |
| permanganate | 17 | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic | - |
| perpetrating | 17 | - | - |
| physiologist | 21 | a biologist specializing in physiology | - |
| polyurethane | 20 | any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber | - |
| posthumously | 22 | after death | these piano pieces were published posthumously |
| prepubescent | 20 | (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth | - |
| fireproofing | 21 | - | - |
| handicapping | 23 | - | - |
| hyperthermia | 25 | abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | - |
| hypertrophic | 27 | - | - |
| hypothesized | 33 | - | - |
| indiscipline | 17 | the trait of lacking discipline | - |
| indisputably | 20 | - | - |
| bibliography | 25 | a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.) | - |
| capitalizing | 26 | - | - |
| complexioned | 26 | - | - |
| comprehended | 23 | fully understood or grasped | a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known |
| alphabetized | 29 | having been put in alphabetical order | the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested |
| salesmanship | 19 | skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy | he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help |
| separateness | 14 | the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known | - |
| stereotyping | 18 | - | - |
| psychosexual | 29 | of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality | - |
| protectorate | 16 | a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty | - |
| providential | 18 | peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention | a providential recovery |
| reappearance | 18 | the act of someone appearing again | his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited |
| misrepresent | 16 | tamper, with the purpose of deception | - |
| overspending | 19 | - | - |
| postgraduate | 16 | a student who continues studies after graduation | - |
| prizefighter | 30 | a professional boxer | - |
| principality | 21 | territory ruled by a prince | - |
| propagandist | 18 | of or relating to or characterized by propaganda | - |
| preparedness | 17 | the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) | - |
| epidemiology | 21 | the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease | - |
| extrapolated | 22 | - | - |
| governorship | 21 | the office of governor | - |
| horsemanship | 22 | skill in handling and riding horses | - |
| inspectorate | 16 | a body of inspectors | - |
| eavesdropper | 20 | a secret listener to private conversations | - |
| auspiciously | 19 | in an auspicious manner | he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday |
| repercussion | 16 | a movement back from an impact | - |
| sporadically | 20 | in a sporadic manner | he only works sporadically |
| spectrograph | 22 | a photographic record of a spectrum | - |
| spectroscope | 20 | an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis | - |
| spellbinding | 18 | attracting and holding interest as if by a spell | a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome |
| stereophonic | 19 | designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels | - |
| stereoscopic | 18 | of or relating to a stereoscope | stereoscopic lenses |
| supercilious | 16 | expressive of contempt | curled his lip in a supercilious smile |
| superhighway | 27 | an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form | - |
| supplemental | 18 | functioning in a supporting capacity | - |
| unappetizing | 26 | not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste | - |
| unpleasantly | 17 | in an unpleasant manner | he had been unpleasantly surprised |
| orthopaedics | 20 | the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints | - |
| oversleeping | 18 | - | - |
| phonetically | 22 | by phonetics | phonetically realized |
| potentiality | 17 | an aptitude that may be developed | - |
| professorial | 17 | relating to or characteristic of professors | professorial demeanor |
| encyclopedic | 24 | comprehensive in scope or content (as an encyclopedia) | encyclopedic knowledge |
| geophysicist | 23 | a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth | - |
| incomparably | 23 | in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree | she is incomparably gifted |
| interspecies | 16 | arising or occurring between species | - |
| clapperboard | 21 | photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together | - |
| despairingly | 19 | with desperation | `Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly |
| depopulation | 17 | the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all) | - |
| depressingly | 19 | in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree | - |
| alphanumeric | 21 | of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | - |
| shipbuilding | 21 | the construction of ships | - |
| spermatozoon | 25 | the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | - |
| spectroscopy | 23 | the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra | - |
| unapologetic | 17 | unwilling to make or express an apology | an unapologetic believer |
| psychometric | 26 | of or relating to psychometrics | psychometric journals |
| underpinning | 16 | - | - |
| velociraptor | 19 | small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs | - |
| necrophiliac | 21 | - | - |
| multiplicity | 21 | a large number | - |
| perambulator | 18 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | - |
| perpetuation | 16 | the act of prolonging something | - |
| pestilential | 14 | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease | a pestilential malignancy in the air |
| platonically | 19 | - | - |
| preciousness | 16 | the positive quality of being precious and beyond value | - |
| progesterone | 15 | a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy | - |
| prescriptive | 21 | pertaining to giving directives or rules | prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage |
| expansionist | 21 | of or involving or guided by expansionism | - |
| explicitness | 23 | clarity as a consequence of being explicit | - |
| ethnographic | 23 | of or relating to ethnography | ethnographical data |
| glockenspiel | 21 | a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | - |
| hypnotically | 25 | by means of hypnotism | - |
| hypoglycemia | 28 | abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | - |
| hydrographic | 27 | of or relating to the science of hydrography | - |
| interspersed | 15 | - | - |
| jeopardising | 23 | - | - |
| capercaillie | 18 | large black Old World grouse | - |
| decapitating | 18 | - | - |
| redeployment | 20 | the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively | - |
| reproducible | 19 | capable of being reproduced | astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained |
| scrupulously | 19 | with extreme conscientiousness | - |
| spitefulness | 17 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| streptomycin | 21 | an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis | - |
| proprietress | 16 | a woman proprietor | - |
| protoplasmic | 20 | - | - |
| prototypical | 21 | representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned | - |
| recapitulate | 16 | summarize briefly | Let's recapitulate the main ideas |
| radioisotope | 15 | a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially | - |
| unprejudiced | 25 | free from undue bias or preconceived opinions | an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons |
| unrepeatable | 16 | not able or fit to be repeated or quoted | - |
| wicketkeeper | 27 | - | - |
| metamorphose | 21 | change completely the nature or appearance of | In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug |
| monopolistic | 18 | having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant | - |
| overexposure | 24 | the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time | - |
| palaeolithic | 19 | of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic) | - |
| oversimplify | 25 | make too simple | Don't oversimplify the instructions |
| photomontage | 20 | a montage that uses photographic images | - |
| periodontist | 15 | a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth | - |
| personalised | 15 | made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual | - |
| plausibility | 19 | apparent validity | - |
| polarization | 23 | the condition of having or giving polarity | - |
| precondition | 17 | an assumption that is taken for granted | - |
| prodigiously | 19 | to a prodigious degree | the prices of farms rose prodigiously |
| premenstrual | 16 | of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation | - |
| laryngoscope | 20 | a medical instrument for examining the larynx | - |
| haemophiliac | 24 | someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding | - |
| hydrotherapy | 27 | the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease | - |
| incapability | 21 | the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | - |
| independency | 21 | freedom from control or influence of another or others | - |
| dolphinarium | 20 | - | - |
| atmospherics | 21 | a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | - |
| asymptomatic | 23 | having no symptoms of illness or disease | - |
| cleptomaniac | 20 | - | - |
| depressurize | 24 | decrease the pressure of | depressurize the cabin in the air plane |
| directorship | 20 | the position of a director of a business concern | - |
| antipathetic | 19 | (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed | antipathetic to new ideas |
| anticipatory | 19 | in anticipation | - |
| repetitively | 20 | in a repetitive manner | this type of border display is used repetitively in advertising |
| repositories | 14 | - | - |
| shatterproof | 20 | resistant to shattering or splintering | shatterproof automobile windows |
| sportswriter | 17 | a journalist who writes about sports | - |
| spectrometry | 21 | the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra | - |
| steeplechase | 19 | a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump | - |
| supraorbital | 16 | located or occurring above the eye socket | - |
| thermosphere | 22 | the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere | - |
| thermocouple | 21 | a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference | - |
| tradespeople | 17 | people engaged in trade | - |
| unchaperoned | 20 | - | - |
| quadraphonic | 29 | of or relating to quadraphony | his quadraphonic sound system |
| receivership | 22 | a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all | - |
| undependable | 18 | not worthy of reliance or trust | an undependable assistant |
| undisputable | 17 | not open to question; obviously true | - |
| onomatopoeia | 16 | using words that imitate the sound they denote | - |
| outplacement | 18 | - | - |
| oscilloscope | 18 | electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | - |
| parsimonious | 16 | excessively unwilling to spend | parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses |
| pericarditis | 17 | inflammation of the pericardium | - |
| perspicacity | 23 | the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions | - |
| precognitive | 20 | foreseeing the future | - |
| polyethylene | 23 | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation | - |
| processional | 16 | religious music used in a procession | - |
| productively | 23 | in a productive way | they worked together productively for two years |
| programmable | 21 | - | - |
| epithalamium | 21 | an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom | - |
| expressively | 27 | with expression; in an expressive manner | she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively |
| frontispiece | 19 | an ornamental facade | - |
| gerontophile | 18 | - | - |
| hypothalamic | 27 | of or relating to the hypothalamus | - |
| horsewhipped | 26 | - | - |
| imperishable | 21 | lasting a long time | imperishable truths |
| incompletely | 21 | not to a full degree or extent | words incompletely understood |
| autohypnosis | 20 | - | - |
| backstopping | 25 | - | - |
| asphyxiating | 28 | tending to deprive of oxygen | asphyxiating gasses |
| calligraphic | 22 | of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy | - |
| capitulating | 17 | - | - |
| depositional | 15 | - | - |
| depositaries | 15 | - | - |
| dilapidation | 16 | the process of becoming dilapidated | - |
| apperception | 20 | the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience | - |
| scenographer | 20 | - | - |
| scripturally | 19 | - | - |
| spinsterhood | 18 | the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman) | - |
| spaciousness | 16 | spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building) | his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to |
| stupendously | 18 | to a stupendous degree | stupendously ignorant people |
| stereopticon | 16 | - | - |
| superhumanly | 22 | - | - |
| subparagraph | 22 | - | - |
| survivorship | 23 | - | - |
| sympathising | 23 | - | - |
| therapeutics | 19 | branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease | - |
| trapshooting | 18 | the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird | - |
| trephination | 17 | an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull | - |
| transpacific | 21 | - | - |
| unacceptably | 23 | to an unacceptable degree | The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high |
| quadriplegia | 25 | paralysis of both arms and both legs | - |
| prosecutable | 18 | - | - |
| proscription | 18 | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | - |
| protuberance | 18 | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | the occipital protuberance was well developed |
| recuperative | 19 | promoting recuperation | recuperative powers |
| underpowered | 19 | - | - |
| unprevailing | 18 | - | - |
| unpopularity | 19 | the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance | - |
| weatherproof | 23 | able to withstand exposure to weather without damage | weatherproof electric wiring |
| metropolises | 16 | - | - |
| misanthropic | 21 | believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others | - |
| obstreperous | 16 | boisterously and noisily aggressive | kept up an obstreperous clamor |
| omnipresence | 18 | the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) | - |
| optimization | 25 | the act of rendering optimal | the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability |
| pedantically | 20 | in a pedantic manner | these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata' |
| paraesthesia | 17 | abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | - |
| paradigmatic | 20 | related as members of a substitution class | paradigmatic word associations |
| partisanship | 19 | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives | - |
| partitioning | 15 | an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | - |
| parasitizing | 24 | - | - |
| philodendron | 19 | often grown as a houseplant | - |
| phonographic | 25 | - | - |
| perpetration | 16 | the act of committing a crime | - |
