9-letter words containing T
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter T. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate T within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| something | 15 | An indeterminate or unknown event. | - |
| beautiful | 14 | delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration | a beautiful child |
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| important | 13 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | an important official |
| sometimes | 13 | - | - |
| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| president | 12 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
| situation | 9 | a condition or position in which you find yourself | the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils |
| attention | 9 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| 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 |
| listening | 10 | the act of hearing attentively | you can learn a lot by just listening |
| otherwise | 15 | in another and different manner | she thought otherwise |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| detective | 15 | a police officer who investigates crimes | - |
| excellent | 18 | very good; of the highest quality | made an excellent speech |
| fantastic | 14 | ludicrously odd | fantastic Halloween costumes |
| breakfast | 18 | eat an early morning meal | We breakfast at seven |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| condition | 12 | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | - |
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| political | 13 | involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians | calling a meeting is a political act in itself |
| 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 |
| gentleman | 12 | a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | - |
| celebrate | 13 | behave as expected during of holidays or rites | celebrate Christmas |
| chocolate | 16 | a medium brown to dark-brown color | - |
| community | 18 | a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | - |
| expecting | 21 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| mountains | 11 | - | - |
| assistant | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | my invaluable assistant |
| secretary | 14 | a person to whom a secret is entrusted | - |
| treatment | 11 | the management of someone or something | the treatment of water sewage |
| inspector | 13 | an investigator who observes carefully | - |
| telephone | 14 | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | I talked to him on the telephone |
| christian | 14 | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | - |
| committed | 16 | associated in an exclusive sexual relationship | - |
| 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 |
| education | 12 | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | - |
| statement | 11 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
| desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
| advantage | 14 | benefit resulting from some event or action | it turned out to my advantage |
| sensitive | 12 | hurting | - |
| nightmare | 15 | a situation resembling a terrifying dream | - |
| guarantee | 10 | give surety or assume responsibility | - |
| connected | 14 | being joined in close association | - |
| emotional | 11 | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion | he would become emotional over nothing at all |
| equipment | 22 | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
| 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 | - |
| potential | 11 | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | - |
| authority | 15 | official permission or approval | authority for the program was renewed several times |
| satisfied | 13 | allayed | - |
| 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 | - |
| committee | 15 | a self-constituted organization to promote something | - |
| existence | 18 | the state or fact of existing | laws in existence for centuries |
| exhausted | 20 | drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | the day's shopping left her exhausted |
| 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 |
| satellite | 9 | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | - |
| returning | 10 | tending to be turned back | - |
| lightning | 14 | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light | - |
| 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 | - |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| 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 |
| charlotte | 14 | the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina | - |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
| communist | 15 | a socialist who advocates communism | - |
| 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 | - |
| executive | 21 | someone who manages a government agency or department | - |
| 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 | - |
| affection | 17 | a positive feeling of liking | he had trouble expressing the affection he felt |
| technique | 23 | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | - |
| promotion | 13 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
| intention | 9 | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions | good intentions are not enough |
| complaint | 15 | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | - |
| effective | 20 | exerting force or influence | the law is effective immediately |
| worthless | 15 | morally reprehensible | - |
| continued | 12 | without stop or interruption | to insure the continued success of the war |
| defendant | 14 | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | - |
| completed | 16 | successfully completed or brought to an end | the completed project |
| suspected | 14 | believed likely | a suspected thief |
| objection | 20 | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| technical | 16 | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | technical college |
| 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 |
| requested | 19 | asked for | the requested aid is forthcoming |
| institute | 9 | set up or lay the groundwork for | - |
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| delighted | 15 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| 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 | - |
| testimony | 14 | something that serves as evidence | his effort was testimony to his devotion |
| respected | 14 | receiving deferential regard | a respected family |
| immediate | 14 | very close or connected in space or time | immediate contact |
| cooperate | 13 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| attacking | 16 | disposed to attack | - |
| dedicated | 14 | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose | a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II |
| evolution | 12 | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | - |
| graduated | 12 | marked with or divided into degrees | - |
| broadcast | 14 | cause to become widely known | broadcast the news |
| volunteer | 12 | a person who performs voluntary work | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
| infection | 14 | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | - |
| disturbed | 13 | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | lapsed into disturbed sleep |
| essential | 9 | anything indispensable | the essentials of the good life |
| candidate | 13 | someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | - |
| architect | 16 | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | - |
| negotiate | 10 | succeed in passing through, around, or over | - |
| radiation | 10 | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | - |
| exception | 20 | a deliberate act of omission | with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| collected | 14 | in full control of your faculties | the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination |
| salvation | 12 | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil | - |
| publicity | 18 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
| celebrity | 16 | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | - |
| associate | 11 | make a logical or causal connection | - |
| objective | 23 | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes | objective case |
| orchestra | 14 | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
| manhattan | 14 | a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters | - |
| execution | 18 | putting a condemned person to death | - |
| 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 | - |
| attempted | 14 | tried unsuccessfully | attempted murder |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| detention | 10 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | his detention was politically motivated |
| 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 | - |
| valentine | 12 | a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day | - |
| gratitude | 11 | a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation | he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help |
| correctly | 16 | in an accurate manner | the flower had been correctly depicted by his son |
| curiosity | 14 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| establish | 14 | institute, enact, or establish | - |
| sentenced | 12 | - | - |
| 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 |
| invention | 12 | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | - |
| marketing | 16 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| translate | 9 | make sense of a language | - |
| vegetable | 15 | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant | - |
| perimeter | 13 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| lifestyle | 15 | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | - |
| materials | 11 | - | - |
| eliminate | 11 | eliminate from the body | - |
| moonlight | 15 | the light of the Moon | moonlight is the smuggler's enemy |
| moustache | 16 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | - |
| sensation | 9 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| 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 |
| automatic | 13 | a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | - |
| appointed | 14 | fixed or established especially by order or command | at the time appointed (or the appointed time) |
| righteous | 13 | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice | the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much |
| instantly | 12 | without any delay | - |
| inherited | 13 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | an inherited disease |
| continent | 11 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | - |
| selection | 11 | the person or thing chosen or selected | - |
| substance | 13 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | - |
| primitive | 16 | a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization | - |
| collector | 13 | a person who collects things | - |
| 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 |
| testament | 11 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
| specialty | 16 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| 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 |
| ambitious | 13 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | ambitious schedule |
| spaghetti | 15 | pasta in the form of long strings | - |
| repeating | 12 | the act of doing or performing again | - |
| identical | 12 | being the exact same one; not any other: | this is the identical room we stayed in before |
| injection | 18 | any solution that is injected (as into the skin) | - |
| contained | 12 | gotten under control | the oil spill is contained |
| accepting | 16 | tolerating without protest | always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates |
| virginity | 16 | the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
| probation | 13 | a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself | - |
| goddammit | 16 | - | - |
| muttering | 12 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| superstar | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| pointless | 11 | not having a point especially a sharp point | my pencils are all pointless |
| integrity | 13 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development |
| injustice | 18 | the practice of being unjust or unfair | - |
| attending | 11 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| violation | 12 | the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | - |
| virtually | 15 | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | virtually all the parties signed the contract |
| seventeen | 12 | being one more than sixteen | - |
| strangely | 13 | in a strange manner | - |
| insulting | 10 | expressing extreme contempt | - |
| intuition | 9 | an impression that something might be the case | he had an intuition that something had gone wrong |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| battalion | 11 | a large indefinite number | a battalion of ants |
| 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 | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| psychotic | 21 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| 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 |
| authentic | 14 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | an authentic account by an eyewitness |
| stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
| transform | 14 | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | This experience transformed her completely |
| sustained | 10 | (of an electric arc) continuous | - |
| calculate | 13 | predict in advance | - |
| travelled | 13 | familiar with many parts of the world | - |
| extension | 16 | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
| formation | 14 | (geology) the geological features of the earth | - |
| classmate | 13 | an acquaintance that you go to school with | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| splitting | 12 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | - |
| prettiest | 11 | - | - |
| judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
| heartless | 12 | lacking in feeling or pity or warmth | - |
| arresting | 10 | commanding attention | an arresting drawing of people turning into animals |
| nightclub | 17 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night |
| countless | 11 | too numerous to be counted | countless hours |
| activated | 15 | (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive | - |
| practiced | 16 | skillful after much practice | - |
| humiliate | 14 | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss |
| impatient | 13 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | impatient to begin |
| installed | 10 | - | - |
| elaborate | 11 | make more complex, intricate, or richer | - |
| strangled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a strangled scream |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| amusement | 13 | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | - |
| parachute | 16 | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | - |
| converted | 15 | - | - |
| waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
| astronaut | 9 | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft | the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts |
| socialist | 11 | advocating or following the socialist principles | socialistic government |
| 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 |
| constable | 13 | a police officer of the lowest rank | - |
| courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
| competing | 16 | - | - |
| attendant | 10 | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | - |
| backstage | 18 | concealed from public view or attention | - |
| animation | 11 | the condition of living or the state of being alive | - |
| addiction | 13 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | - |
| sexuality | 19 | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | - |
| isolation | 9 | the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others | - |
| 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 | - |
| initially | 12 | at the beginning | - |
| exquisite | 25 | delicately beautiful | an exquisite cameo |
| 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 | - |
| telescope | 13 | a magnifier of images of distant objects | - |
| traumatic | 13 | psychologically painful | few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child |
| penetrate | 11 | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | - |
| imitating | 12 | - | - |
| stretched | 15 | extended or spread over a wide area or distance | broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us |
| pollution | 11 | the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors | - |
| 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 |
| countdown | 15 | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | - |
| 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 | - |
| narrating | 10 | - | - |
| notorious | 9 | known widely and usually unfavorably | a notorious gangster |
| directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
| estimated | 12 | - | - |
| southeast | 12 | the southeastern region of the United States | - |
| unlimited | 12 | having no limits in range or scope | to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism |
| upsetting | 12 | causing an emotional disturbance | an upsetting experience |
| sweetness | 12 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| expertise | 18 | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | - |
| evidently | 16 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she was in bed and evidently in great pain |
| sculpture | 13 | creating figures or designs in three dimensions | - |
| leftovers | 15 | food remaining from a previous meal | he had leftovers for dinner last night |
| commotion | 15 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
| caretaker | 15 | a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) | - |
| motorbike | 17 | ride a motorcycle | - |
| motivated | 15 | provided with a motive or given incentive for action | a highly motivated child can learn almost anything |
| touchdown | 18 | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes | - |
| rejection | 18 | (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign | rejection of the transplanted liver |
| informant | 14 | someone who sees an event and reports what happened | - |
| consulate | 11 | diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul | - |
| mythology | 21 | myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person | - |
| videotape | 15 | record on videotape | - |
| tolerance | 11 | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | - |
| intensive | 12 | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies | - |
| deception | 14 | a misleading falsehood | - |
| dependent | 13 | held from above and hanging down | - |
| necessity | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| scratches | 16 | - | - |
| spectacle | 15 | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself | - |
| intensity | 12 | chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | - |
| justified | 20 | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins | - |
| extensive | 19 | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity | an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England |
| neglected | 13 | lacking a caretaker | a neglected child |
| typically | 19 | in a typical manner | Tom was typically hostile |
| protector | 13 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| indicated | 13 | - | - |
| 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 |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| unnatural | 9 | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | - |
| switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
| bookstore | 15 | a shop where books are sold | - |
| patriotic | 13 | inspired by love for your country | - |
| staircase | 11 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| spotlight | 15 | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | - |
| penthouse | 14 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building | - |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| liability | 14 | an obligation to pay money to another party | - |
| amendment | 14 | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | - |
| affecting | 18 | arousing affect | the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene |
| miniature | 11 | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size | - |
| prototype | 16 | a standard or typical example | he is the prototype of good breeding |
| holocaust | 14 | the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 | - |
| alternate | 9 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
| operative | 14 | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | - |
| withdrawn | 19 | tending to reserve or introspection | - |
| starboard | 12 | located on the right side of a ship or aircraft | - |
| uncertain | 11 | not established or confirmed | - |
| submitted | 14 | - | - |
| 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 |
| dominated | 13 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| northeast | 12 | the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | - |
| lunchtime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch | he observed a regular lunchtime |
| 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 |
| perverted | 15 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | a perverted translation of the poem |
| exploited | 19 | (of persons) taken advantage of | - |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
| northwest | 15 | coming from the northwest | northwesterly winds |
| sentiment | 11 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | - |
| stressful | 12 | extremely irritating to the nerves | the stressful days before a war |
| inflation | 12 | a general and progressive increase in prices | in inflation everything gets more valuable except money |
| 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? |
| evacuated | 15 | - | - |
| formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
| catalogue | 12 | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | - |
| mentality | 14 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| disgusted | 12 | having a strong distaste from surfeit | grew more and more disgusted |
| component | 15 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | spare components for cars |
| enchanted | 15 | influenced as by charms or incantations | - |
| southwest | 15 | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado | - |
| 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 |
| irritated | 10 | aroused to impatience or anger | made an irritated gesture |
| corrupted | 14 | containing errors or alterations | spoke a corrupted version of the language |
| coalition | 11 | the state of being combined into one body | - |
| emptiness | 13 | an empty area or space | the emptiness of outer space |
| celestial | 11 | relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven | celestial beings |
| monstrous | 11 | shockingly brutal or cruel | no excess was too monstrous for them to commit |
| stability | 14 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | - |
| promoting | 14 | - | - |
| overrated | 13 | - | - |
| withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| 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 | - |
| initiated | 10 | - | - |
| diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
| generated | 11 | - | - |
| brutality | 14 | the trait of extreme cruelty | - |
| suffocate | 17 | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | - |
| dishonest | 13 | capable of being corrupted | dishonest politicians |
| extortion | 16 | an exorbitant charge | - |
| admitting | 13 | - | - |
| threesome | 14 | three people considered as a unit | - |
| postponed | 14 | - | - |
| mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| 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 | - |
| competent | 15 | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | a competent performance |
| fractured | 15 | - | - |
| 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) | - |
| separates | 11 | - | - |
| testified | 13 | - | - |
| plaintiff | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
| hereafter | 15 | the time yet to come | - |
| highlight | 20 | move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent | The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics |
| 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 | - |
| hairstyle | 15 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| enlighten | 13 | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | - |
| nominated | 12 | appointed by nomination | - |
| scapegoat | 14 | someone who is punished for the errors of others | - |
| reduction | 12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something | - |
| intellect | 11 | knowledge and intellectual ability | he has a keen intellect |
| insisting | 10 | continual and persistent demands | - |
| eternally | 12 | for a limitless time | - |
| acquitted | 21 | declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless | he stands acquitted on all charges |
| abduction | 14 | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body | - |
| outskirts | 13 | outlying areas (as of a city or town) | they lived on the outskirts of Houston |
| violently | 15 | in a violent manner | they attacked violently |
| secretive | 14 | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | - |
| talkative | 16 | friendly and open and willing to talk | - |
| intrusion | 9 | any entry into an area not previously occupied | - |
| goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
| nightfall | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| 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 |
| physicist | 19 | a scientist trained in physics | - |
| advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
| tormented | 12 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | a small tormented schoolboy |
| resistant | 9 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| 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 |
| paramount | 13 | having superior power and influence | - |
| partially | 14 | to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | He was partially paralyzed |
| violating | 13 | - | - |
| stimulate | 11 | provide the needed stimulus for | - |
| unhealthy | 18 | detrimental to health | - |
| projector | 20 | an optical device for projecting a beam of light | - |
| frankfurt | 19 | a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center | - |
| overslept | 14 | - | - |
| scripture | 13 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| telegraph | 15 | send cables, wires, or telegrams | - |
| untouched | 15 | not influenced or affected | stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world |
| 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 | - |
| matrimony | 16 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | - |
| doctorate | 12 | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | - |
| duplicate | 14 | being two identical | - |
| fairytale | 15 | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| 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 | - |
| authorize | 21 | give or delegate power or authority to | She authorized her assistant to sign the papers |
| ancestral | 11 | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ancestral home |
| anarchist | 14 | an advocate of anarchism | - |
| navigator | 13 | the ship's officer in charge of navigation | - |
| narrative | 12 | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program | his narrative was interesting |
| stripping | 14 | the removal of covering | - |
| malignant | 12 | dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) | - |
| detonator | 10 | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive | - |
| birthmark | 20 | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | - |
| checkmate | 22 | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king | - |
| attentive | 12 | taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | - |
| meteorite | 11 | stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface | - |
| storeroom | 11 | a room in which things are stored | - |
| thrashing | 16 | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | - |
| vibrating | 15 | - | - |
| imitation | 11 | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | - |
| livestock | 18 | any animals kept for use or profit | - |
| healthier | 15 | improved in health or physical condition | - |
| commodity | 19 | articles of commerce | - |
| patiently | 14 | with patience; in a patient manner | he patiently played with the child |
| youngster | 13 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
