9-letter words containing R
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter R. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate R within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| everybody | 21 | Every person. | - |
| important | 13 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | an important official |
| somewhere | 17 | in or at or to some place | she must be somewhere |
| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
| president | 12 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| seriously | 12 | in a serious manner | a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce |
| afternoon | 12 | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | - |
| certainly | 14 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | she certainly is a hard worker |
| otherwise | 15 | in another and different manner | she thought otherwise |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| professor | 14 | someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university | - |
| ourselves | 12 | An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case. | - |
| screaming | 14 | sharp piercing cry | her screaming attracted the neighbors |
| necessary | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| breakfast | 18 | eat an early morning meal | We breakfast at seven |
| according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
| wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
| surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
| forgotten | 13 | not noticed inadvertently | her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night |
| operation | 11 | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) | it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
| introduce | 12 | bring something new to an environment | A new word processor was introduced |
| recognize | 21 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| brilliant | 11 | clear and sharp and ringing | the brilliant sound of the trumpets |
| character | 16 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| interview | 15 | conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | - |
| therefore | 15 | (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result | therefore X must be true |
| perfectly | 19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | a perfectly idiotic idea |
| insurance | 11 | written contract or certificate of insurance | - |
| carefully | 17 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | - |
| celebrate | 13 | behave as expected during of holidays or rites | celebrate Christmas |
| concerned | 14 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | a memorandum to those concerned |
| breathing | 15 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | - |
| cigarette | 12 | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | - |
| disappear | 14 | cease to exist | - |
| commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
| secretary | 14 | a person to whom a secret is entrusted | - |
| treatment | 11 | the management of someone or something | the treatment of water sewage |
| suffering | 16 | feelings of mental or physical pain | - |
| inspector | 13 | an investigator who observes carefully | - |
| christian | 14 | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | - |
| direction | 12 | the act of setting and holding a course | a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
| extremely | 21 | to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect | extremely interesting |
| agreement | 12 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business |
| newspaper | 16 | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
| sacrifice | 16 | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | - |
| desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
| nightmare | 15 | a situation resembling a terrifying dream | - |
| searching | 15 | having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | searching insights |
| guarantee | 10 | give surety or assume responsibility | - |
| religious | 10 | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church | religious texts |
| principal | 15 | the educator who has executive authority for a school | she sent unruly pupils to see the principal |
| terrorist | 9 | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities | - |
| authority | 15 | official permission or approval | authority for the program was renewed several times |
| miserable | 13 | of very poor quality or condition | - |
| underwear | 13 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
| surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
| impressed | 14 | deeply or markedly affected or influenced | - |
| literally | 12 | (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration | our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War |
| favourite | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
| tradition | 10 | a specific practice of long standing | - |
| confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
| depressed | 13 | lower than previously | the market is depressed |
| naturally | 12 | as might be expected | naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill |
| interrupt | 11 | make a break in | We interrupt the program for the following messages |
| recording | 13 | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) | she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth |
| returning | 10 | tending to be turned back | - |
| answering | 13 | replying | an answering glance |
| adventure | 13 | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | - |
| separated | 12 | being or feeling set or kept apart from others | thought of herself as alone and separated from the others |
| traveling | 13 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
| represent | 11 | perform (a play), especially on a stage | - |
| forbidden | 16 | excluded from use or mention | forbidden fruit |
| territory | 12 | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | - |
| furniture | 12 | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy | they had too much furniture for the small apartment |
| precisely | 16 | indicating exactness or preciseness | he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do |
| charlotte | 14 | the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina | - |
| backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
| organized | 20 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | organized labor |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| preparing | 14 | - | - |
| procedure | 14 | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work | - |
| structure | 11 | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
| temporary | 16 | a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | - |
| protected | 14 | guarded from injury or destruction | - |
| recommend | 16 | push for something | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day |
| spiritual | 11 | a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States | - |
| transport | 11 | the act of moving something from one location to another | - |
| reception | 13 | the act of receiving | - |
| alexander | 17 | king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | - |
| promotion | 13 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
| rehearsal | 12 | a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) | he missed too many rehearsals |
| regarding | 12 | - | - |
| democracy | 19 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
| worthless | 15 | morally reprehensible | - |
| recovered | 15 | freed from illness or injury | appears to be entirely recovered |
| interfere | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | - |
| butterfly | 17 | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | - |
| relations | 9 | mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups | - |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| practical | 15 | guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | completely practical in his approach to business |
| elsewhere | 15 | - | - |
| permanent | 13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| corporate | 13 | done by or characteristic of individuals acting together | the corporate good |
| neighbour | 15 | live or be located as a neighbor | - |
| requested | 19 | asked for | the requested aid is forthcoming |
| remaining | 12 | not used up | saved the remaining sandwiches for supper |
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| recognise | 12 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| reporting | 12 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | - |
| gathering | 14 | the act of gathering something | - |
| encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
| principle | 15 | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | the principles of internal-combustion engines |
| paperwork | 20 | work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. | - |
| warehouse | 15 | a storehouse for goods and merchandise | - |
| respected | 14 | receiving deferential regard | a respected family |
| cooperate | 13 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| announcer | 11 | reads news, commercials on radio or television | - |
| graduated | 12 | marked with or divided into degrees | - |
| broadcast | 14 | cause to become widely known | broadcast the news |
| orphanage | 15 | a public institution for the care of orphans | - |
| volunteer | 12 | a person who performs voluntary work | - |
| scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| described | 15 | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail | the vividly described wars |
| fireworks | 19 | - | - |
| generally | 13 | usually; as a rule | - |
| autograph | 15 | mark with one's signature | The author autographed his book |
| operating | 12 | being in effect or operation | the company had several operating divisions |
| residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
| personnel | 11 | group of people willing to obey orders | - |
| marijuana | 18 | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | - |
| disturbed | 13 | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | lapsed into disturbed sleep |
| architect | 16 | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | - |
| radiation | 10 | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | - |
| bodyguard | 17 | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | - |
| passenger | 12 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| behaviour | 17 | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation | - |
| messenger | 12 | a person who carries a message | - |
| pregnancy | 17 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| celebrity | 16 | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | - |
| orchestra | 14 | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
| spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
| godfather | 17 | any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| chemistry | 19 | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | - |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| programme | 16 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| receiving | 15 | - | - |
| fortunate | 12 | presaging good fortune | she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| slaughter | 13 | the savage and excessive killing of many people | - |
| therapist | 14 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | - |
| gratitude | 11 | a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation | he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help |
| increased | 12 | made greater in size or amount or degree | - |
| correctly | 16 | in an accurate manner | the flower had been correctly depicted by his son |
| curiosity | 14 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| embarrass | 13 | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | - |
| reference | 14 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| marvelous | 14 | too improbable to admit of belief | - |
| gradually | 14 | in a gradual manner | the snake moved gradually toward its victim |
| strongest | 10 | - | - |
| supported | 14 | held up or having the weight borne especially from below | supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends |
| privilege | 15 | bestow a privilege upon | - |
| briefcase | 16 | a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | - |
| marketing | 16 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| foreigner | 13 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| encourage | 12 | contribute to the progress or growth of | - |
| translate | 9 | make sense of a language | - |
| perimeter | 13 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| materials | 11 | - | - |
| hilarious | 12 | marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter | hilarious broad comedy |
| counselor | 11 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
| classroom | 13 | a room in a school where lessons take place | - |
| promising | 14 | likely to turn out well in the future | the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career |
| honorable | 14 | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent | - |
| departure | 12 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | - |
| entertain | 9 | take into consideration, have in view | He entertained the notion of moving to South America |
| righteous | 13 | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice | the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much |
| universal | 12 | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages | - |
| inherited | 13 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | an inherited disease |
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| primitive | 16 | a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization | - |
| hurricane | 14 | a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) | - |
| collector | 13 | a person who collects things | - |
| frequency | 26 | the number of occurrences within a given time period | the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second |
| breakdown | 19 | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London |
| pretended | 13 | adopted in order to deceive | a pretended interest |
| heartbeat | 14 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| shattered | 13 | ruined or disrupted | our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity |
| pronounce | 13 | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | She pronounces French words in a funny way |
| worldwide | 17 | spanning or extending throughout the entire world | worldwide distribution |
| scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
| realistic | 11 | representing what is real; not abstract or ideal | realistic portraiture |
| generator | 10 | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | he was the generator of several complaints |
| referring | 13 | - | - |
| repeating | 12 | the act of doing or performing again | - |
| crocodile | 14 | large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters | - |
| virginity | 16 | the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| submarine | 13 | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | - |
| preferred | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
| probation | 13 | a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself | - |
| imaginary | 15 | not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | a small child's imaginary friends |
| fragrance | 15 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| muttering | 12 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| superstar | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| producing | 15 | - | - |
| regularly | 13 | in a regular manner | letters arrived regularly from his children |
| integrity | 13 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development |
| discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
| virtually | 15 | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | virtually all the parties signed the contract |
| strangely | 13 | in a strange manner | - |
| secondary | 15 | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | - |
| publisher | 16 | a firm in the publishing business | - |
| container | 11 | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | - |
| conductor | 14 | the person who leads a musical group | - |
| excrement | 20 | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | - |
| followers | 15 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| graveyard | 17 | a tract of land used for burials | - |
| hamburger | 17 | beef that has been ground | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| courtroom | 13 | a room in which a lawcourt sits | television cameras were admitted in the courtroom |
| certainty | 14 | something that is certain | his victory is a certainty |
| transform | 14 | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | This experience transformed her completely |
| travelled | 13 | familiar with many parts of the world | - |
| fisherman | 17 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| formation | 14 | (geology) the geological features of the earth | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| surviving | 16 | still in existence | the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil |
| prettiest | 11 | - | - |
| rebellion | 11 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| ignorance | 12 | the lack of knowledge or education | - |
| heartless | 12 | lacking in feeling or pity or warmth | - |
| arresting | 10 | commanding attention | an arresting drawing of people turning into animals |
| expressed | 19 | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication | - |
| forensics | 14 | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes | - |
| practiced | 16 | skillful after much practice | - |
| elaborate | 11 | make more complex, intricate, or richer | - |
| strangled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a strangled scream |
| groceries | 12 | - | - |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| overboard | 15 | - | - |
| parachute | 16 | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | - |
| converted | 15 | - | - |
| murmuring | 14 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| microwave | 19 | cook or heat in a microwave oven | You can microwave the leftovers |
| waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
| cockroach | 22 | any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests | - |
| astronaut | 9 | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft | the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts |
| paralyzed | 24 | affected with paralysis | - |
| trembling | 14 | a shaky motion | - |
| torturing | 10 | the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession |
| troubling | 12 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | a new and troubling thought |
| courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
| cameraman | 15 | a photographer who operates a movie camera | - |
| priceless | 13 | having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth | - |
| superhero | 14 | - | - |
| machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
| criticism | 15 | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | the senator received severe criticism from his opponent |
| cathedral | 15 | the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese | - |
| clearance | 13 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
| providing | 16 | - | - |
| greatness | 10 | unusual largeness in size or extent or number | - |
| artillery | 12 | an army unit that uses big guns | - |
| sanctuary | 14 | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | - |
| traumatic | 13 | psychologically painful | few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child |
| successor | 13 | a person who follows next in order | he was President Lincoln's successor |
| preserved | 15 | kept intact or in a particular condition | - |
| releasing | 10 | emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | - |
| penetrate | 11 | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| stretched | 15 | extended or spread over a wide area or distance | broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us |
| privately | 17 | kept private or confined to those intimately concerned | it was discussed privately between the two men |
| hypocrite | 19 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| inventory | 15 | a detailed list of all the items in stock | - |
| liberated | 12 | free from traditional social restraints | a liberated lifestyle |
| criticize | 22 | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | The paper criticized the new movie |
| decorated | 13 | provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction | - |
| distorted | 11 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | - |
| arrogance | 12 | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | - |
| narrating | 10 | - | - |
| observing | 15 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| notorious | 9 | known widely and usually unfavorably | a notorious gangster |
| undressed | 11 | having removed clothing | - |
| revealing | 13 | disclosing unintentionally something concealed | - |
| directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
| expertise | 18 | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | - |
| fireplace | 16 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it |
| bourgeois | 12 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | a bourgeois mentality |
| awareness | 12 | having knowledge of | he had no awareness of his mistakes |
| whichever | 23 | - | - |
| sculpture | 13 | creating figures or designs in three dimensions | - |
| leftovers | 15 | food remaining from a previous meal | he had leftovers for dinner last night |
| caretaker | 15 | a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) | - |
| motorbike | 17 | ride a motorcycle | - |
| processed | 14 | freed from impurities by processing | - |
| rejection | 18 | (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign | rejection of the transplanted liver |
| inspiring | 12 | stimulating or exalting to the spirit | - |
| informant | 14 | someone who sees an event and reports what happened | - |
| jewellery | 22 | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) | - |
| exploring | 19 | - | - |
| tolerance | 11 | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | - |
| addressed | 12 | (of mail) marked with a destination | I throw away all mail addressed to `resident' |
| overheard | 16 | - | - |
| screening | 12 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| scratches | 16 | - | - |
| protector | 13 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| infirmary | 17 | a health facility where patients receive treatment | - |
| interpret | 11 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | How do you interpret his behavior? |
| eccentric | 15 | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | a friendly eccentric |
| filmmaker | 20 | a producer of motion pictures | - |
| appearing | 14 | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | - |
| offspring | 18 | any immature animal | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| unnatural | 9 | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | - |
| horoscope | 16 | a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place | - |
| bookstore | 15 | a shop where books are sold | - |
| patriotic | 13 | inspired by love for your country | - |
| sovereign | 13 | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | - |
| staircase | 11 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| prejudice | 21 | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | - |
| replacing | 14 | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | replacing the star will not be easy |
| improving | 17 | getting higher or more vigorous | an improving economy |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| chauffeur | 20 | drive someone in a vehicle | - |
| miniature | 11 | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size | - |
| whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
| precision | 13 | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance | note the meticulous precision of his measurements |
| proposing | 14 | - | - |
| prototype | 16 | a standard or typical example | he is the prototype of good breeding |
| realizing | 19 | - | - |
| crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
| alternate | 9 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
| accordion | 14 | a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player | - |
| operative | 14 | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | - |
| withdrawn | 19 | tending to reserve or introspection | - |
| sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
| starboard | 12 | located on the right side of a ship or aircraft | - |
| uncertain | 11 | not established or confirmed | - |
| premature | 13 | too soon or too hasty | a premature judgment |
| prominent | 13 | conspicuous in position or importance | a prominent citizen |
| destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
| godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| borrowing | 15 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent |
| northeast | 12 | the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | - |
| ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
| robberies | 13 | - | - |
| preaching | 17 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | - |
| glamorous | 12 | having an air of allure, romance and excitement | glamorous movie stars |
| alligator | 10 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| voluntary | 15 | (military) a person who freely enlists for service | - |
| strategic | 12 | relating to or concerned with strategy | strategic weapon |
| powerless | 14 | lacking power | - |
| perverted | 15 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | a perverted translation of the poem |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| northwest | 15 | coming from the northwest | northwesterly winds |
| memorable | 15 | worth remembering | - |
| stressful | 12 | extremely irritating to the nerves | the stressful days before a war |
| improvise | 16 | perform without preparation | - |
| intervene | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II? |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
| gardening | 12 | the cultivation of plants | - |
| geography | 19 | study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation | - |
| boulevard | 15 | a wide street or thoroughfare | - |
| measuring | 12 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
| sarcastic | 13 | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds | - |
| straining | 10 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
| stretcher | 14 | a stone that forms the top of wall or building | - |
| thrilling | 13 | causing a surge of emotion or excitement | a thrilling performer to watch |
| uncovered | 15 | not covered with clothing | - |
| reflected | 15 | (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back | reflected light |
| margarita | 12 | a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice | - |
| construct | 13 | make by combining materials and parts | Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer |
| corrected | 14 | having something undesirable neutralized | with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20 |
| cardboard | 15 | a stiff moderately thick paper | - |
| shivering | 16 | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | - |
| strangest | 10 | - | - |
| threshold | 16 | the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway | - |
| terminate | 11 | bring to an end or halt | The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I |
| portfolio | 14 | a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather | he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio |
| raspberry | 16 | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | - |
| irritated | 10 | aroused to impatience or anger | made an irritated gesture |
| librarian | 11 | a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services | - |
| corrupted | 14 | containing errors or alterations | spoke a corrupted version of the language |
| monstrous | 11 | shockingly brutal or cruel | no excess was too monstrous for them to commit |
| promoting | 14 | - | - |
| diversion | 13 | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | - |
| comparing | 16 | the act of examining resemblances | - |
| ferocious | 14 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a ferocious beating |
| overrated | 13 | - | - |
| shrieking | 17 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| reluctant | 11 | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom | a reluctant smile |
| immigrant | 14 | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | - |
| diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
| generated | 11 | - | - |
| brutality | 14 | the trait of extreme cruelty | - |
| extortion | 16 | an exorbitant charge | - |
| admirable | 14 | deserving of the highest esteem or admiration | trains ran with admirable precision |
| wallpaper | 16 | cover with wallpaper | - |
| scrambled | 16 | thrown together in a disorderly fashion | a scrambled plan of action |
| threesome | 14 | three people considered as a unit | - |
| performer | 16 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | - |
| mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
| gibberish | 17 | unintelligible talking | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| paparazzi | 31 | - | - |
| revolting | 13 | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | revolting food |
| incorrect | 13 | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth | an incorrect calculation |
| intrigued | 11 | - | - |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| fractured | 15 | - | - |
| ballerina | 11 | a female ballet dancer | - |
| cleopatra | 13 | beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC) | - |
| oppressed | 14 | burdened psychologically or mentally | oppressed by a sense of failure |
| separates | 11 | - | - |
| reproduce | 14 | repeat after memorization | - |
| hereafter | 15 | the time yet to come | - |
| disgraced | 14 | suffering shame | - |
| drugstore | 11 | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | - |
| fertility | 15 | the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth | - |
| freelance | 14 | serving for wages in a foreign army | - |
| hairstyle | 15 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| bangalore | 12 | an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) | - |
| clamoring | 14 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
| molecular | 13 | relating to simple or elementary organization | proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception |
| paragraph | 17 | divide into paragraphs, as of text | This story is well paragraphed |
| unmarried | 12 | not married or related to the unmarried state | unmarried men and women |
| primarily | 16 | of primary import | this is primarily a question of economics |
| reduction | 12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something | - |
| reservoir | 12 | lake used to store water for community use | - |
| eternally | 12 | for a limitless time | - |
| grandiose | 11 | affectedly genteel | - |
| arranging | 11 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| nervously | 15 | in an anxiously nervous manner | we watched the stock market nervously |
| outskirts | 13 | outlying areas (as of a city or town) | they lived on the outskirts of Houston |
| memorized | 23 | - | - |
| secretive | 14 | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | - |
| informing | 15 | a speech act that conveys information | - |
| intrusion | 9 | any entry into an area not previously occupied | - |
| luxurious | 16 | displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs |
| delirious | 10 | marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | a crowd of delirious baseball fans |
| disregard | 12 | refuse to acknowledge | - |
| nutrition | 9 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| presently | 14 | at this time or period; now | he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations |
| perpetual | 13 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy |
| advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
| monsignor | 12 | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests | - |
| sophomore | 16 | used of the second year in United States high school or college | the sophomore class |
| tormented | 12 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | a small tormented schoolboy |
| prescribe | 15 | issue commands or orders for | - |
| remarried | 12 | - | - |
| resistant | 9 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| hypocrisy | 22 | an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | - |
| discarded | 14 | thrown away | - |
| footprint | 14 | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window |
| biography | 20 | an account of the series of events making up a person's life | - |
| clockwork | 24 | any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock | - |
| paramount | 13 | having superior power and influence | - |
| partially | 14 | to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | He was partially paralyzed |
| workplace | 20 | a place where work is done | - |
| scarecrow | 16 | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds | - |
| projector | 20 | an optical device for projecting a beam of light | - |
| reasoning | 10 | thinking that is coherent and logical | - |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| irregular | 10 | independent in behavior or thought | she led a somewhat irregular private life |
| frankfurt | 19 | a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center | - |
| gunpowder | 16 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
| overslept | 14 | - | - |
| midsummer | 16 | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point | - |
| scripture | 13 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| telegraph | 15 | send cables, wires, or telegrams | - |
| purgatory | 15 | a temporary condition of torment or suffering | a purgatory of drug abuse |
| prosecute | 13 | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | - |
| perceived | 17 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a perceived threat |
| matrimony | 16 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | - |
| crossword | 15 | a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle | - |
| doctorate | 12 | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | - |
| fairytale | 15 | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | - |
| guerrilla | 10 | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | - |
| chevalier | 17 | a gallant or courtly gentleman | - |
| accessory | 16 | clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | - |
| supervise | 14 | watch and direct | - |
| restraint | 9 | the state of being physically constrained | dogs should be kept under restraint |
| historian | 12 | a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it | - |
| dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
| franchise | 17 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
