11-letter words containing U
Embark on an exploration of 11-letter words that contain the letter U. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate U within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| opportunity | 18 | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington |
| temperature | 15 | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | - |
| underground | 14 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | underground resistance |
| destruction | 14 | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something | - |
| authorities | 14 | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit | the matter was referred to higher authorities |
| communicate | 19 | transmit thoughts or feelings | He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist |
| unconscious | 15 | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware | - |
| unfortunate | 14 | not auspicious; boding ill | - |
| documentary | 19 | relating to or consisting of or derived from documents | - |
| fortunately | 17 | by good fortune | fortunately the weather was good |
| businessman | 15 | a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) | - |
| supermarket | 19 | a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods | - |
| questioning | 21 | marked by or given to doubt | - |
| institution | 11 | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose | - |
| spectacular | 17 | sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | a spectacular display of northern lights |
| outstanding | 13 | owed as a debt | outstanding bills |
| countryside | 17 | rural regions | - |
| whereabouts | 19 | the general location where something is | I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime |
| beautifully | 19 | in a beautiful manner | her face was beautifully made up |
| humiliating | 17 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| unnecessary | 16 | not necessary | - |
| fundamental | 17 | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred |
| surrounding | 13 | closely encircling | the surrounding countryside |
| prosecution | 15 | the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion | - |
| butterflies | 16 | - | - |
| intercourse | 13 | communication between individuals | - |
| humiliation | 16 | depriving one of self-esteem | - |
| interrupted | 14 | intermittently stopping and starting | fitful (or interrupted) sleep |
| furthermore | 19 | in addition | computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving |
| undoubtedly | 18 | without doubt; certainly | it's undoubtedly very beautiful |
| destructive | 17 | causing destruction or much damage | a policy that is destructive to the economy |
| spontaneous | 13 | happening or arising without apparent external cause | spontaneous laughter |
| consequence | 24 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | his decision had depressing consequences for business |
| educational | 14 | providing knowledge | an educational film |
| troublesome | 15 | causing difficulty or annoyance | a troublesome infection |
| circulation | 15 | free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant) | ocean circulation is an important part of global climate |
| quarterback | 28 | (football) the person who plays quarterback | - |
| housekeeper | 20 | a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
| frustration | 14 | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | - |
| influential | 14 | having or exercising influence or power | an influential newspaper |
| distinguish | 16 | identify as in botany or biology, for example | - |
| disturbance | 16 | a noisy fight | - |
| introducing | 15 | - | - |
| encouraging | 15 | furnishing support and encouragement | - |
| frustrating | 15 | preventing realization or attainment of a desire | - |
| manipulated | 16 | - | - |
| suffocating | 20 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the room was suffocating--hot and airless |
| counterfeit | 16 | make a copy of with the intent to deceive | they counterfeited dollar bills |
| substantial | 13 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | a substantial family |
| superficial | 18 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory |
| businessmen | 15 | the body of individuals who manage businesses | - |
| voluntarily | 17 | out of your own free will | he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting |
| consumption | 17 | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
| agriculture | 14 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
| manufacture | 18 | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | - |
| distributed | 15 | spread out or scattered about or divided up | - |
| functioning | 17 | process or manner of functioning or operating | - |
| exclusively | 26 | without any others being included or involved | he works for Mr. Smith exclusively |
| mischievous | 21 | naughtily or annoyingly playful | - |
| supervision | 16 | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | - |
| trustworthy | 20 | worthy of trust or belief | a trustworthy report |
| wonderfully | 21 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
| speculation | 15 | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits | he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it |
| instruction | 13 | the profession of a teacher | - |
| bulletproof | 18 | without flaws or loopholes | a bulletproof argument |
| contributed | 16 | - | - |
| treacherous | 16 | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | the fiercest and most treacherous of foes |
| pretentious | 13 | intended to attract notice and impress others | - |
| persecution | 15 | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | - |
| unstoppable | 17 | not capable of being stopped | as unstoppable as the wind |
| preoccupied | 20 | deeply absorbed in thought | a preoccupied frown |
| accountable | 17 | liable to account for one's actions | governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves |
| obstruction | 15 | any structure that makes progress difficult | - |
| publication | 17 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
| retribution | 13 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | the swiftness of divine retribution |
| thunderclap | 19 | a shocking surprise | - |
| unavailable | 16 | not available or accessible or at hand | fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency |
| executioner | 20 | an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant | - |
| requirement | 22 | anything indispensable | allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions |
| prestigious | 14 | having an illustrious reputation; respected | a prestigious author |
| circumcised | 20 | - | - |
| malfunction | 18 | fail to function or function improperly | the coffee maker malfunctioned |
| uncertainty | 16 | the state of being unsure of something | - |
| unimportant | 15 | devoid of importance, meaning, or force | - |
| continually | 16 | seemingly without interruption | complained continually that there wasn't enough money |
| inquisition | 20 | a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy | - |
| calculating | 16 | acting with a specific goal | the most calculating and selfish men in the community |
| calculation | 15 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| stimulation | 13 | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | - |
| unthinkable | 20 | incapable of being conceived or considered | - |
| disgraceful | 18 | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | - |
| unification | 16 | an occurrence that involves the production of a union | - |
| untouchable | 18 | belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India | - |
| consecutive | 18 | successive (without a break) | - |
| adventurous | 15 | willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises | adventurous pioneers |
| dangerously | 16 | in a dangerous manner | he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge |
| reconstruct | 15 | return to its original or usable and functioning condition | - |
| stimulating | 14 | that stimulates | - |
| accumulated | 18 | periodically accumulated over time | - |
| thunderbolt | 17 | a shocking surprise | - |
| discouraged | 16 | made less hopeful or enthusiastic | felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem |
| unhappiness | 18 | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | - |
| unrealistic | 13 | not realistic | unrealistic expectations |
| resourceful | 16 | having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations |
| seriousness | 11 | the trait of being serious | a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness |
| traumatized | 23 | - | - |
| distributor | 14 | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion | - |
| recruitment | 15 | the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) | - |
| illustrious | 11 | widely known and esteemed | an illustrious judge |
| unannounced | 14 | without warning or announcement | they arrived unannounced |
| bourgeoisie | 14 | the social class between the lower and upper classes | - |
| circulating | 16 | passing from one to another | circulating bills and coins |
| superiority | 16 | the quality of being at a competitive advantage | - |
| therapeutic | 18 | relating to or involved in therapy | therapeutic approach to criminality |
| conspicuous | 17 | without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | - |
| spiritually | 16 | in a spiritual manner | the ninth century was the spiritually freest period |
| headquarter | 24 | provide with headquarters | the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey |
| sustainable | 13 | capable of being sustained | - |
| tranquility | 23 | a state of peace and quiet | - |
| acquisition | 22 | an ability that has been acquired by training | - |
| suspenseful | 16 | (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense | - |
| supervising | 17 | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | - |
| unprotected | 16 | lacking protection or defense | - |
| consciously | 18 | with awareness | she consciously played with the idea of inviting them |
| equilibrium | 24 | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head | - |
| subordinate | 14 | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence |
| transfusion | 14 | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery | - |
| susceptible | 17 | easily impressed emotionally | - |
| undertaking | 17 | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | he prepared for great undertakings |
| crucifixion | 25 | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering | - |
| loudspeaker | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | - |
| measurement | 15 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | the measurements were carefully done |
| nourishment | 16 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| involuntary | 17 | not subject to the control of the will | involuntary manslaughter |
| unfulfilled | 18 | of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities | unfulfilled and uneasy men |
| ejaculation | 20 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | - |
| illustrated | 12 | - | - |
| unspeakable | 19 | too sacred to be uttered | - |
| bureaucracy | 20 | nonelective government officials | - |
| cauliflower | 19 | a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds | - |
| fulfillment | 19 | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) | - |
| prematurely | 18 | too soon; in a premature manner | I spoke prematurely |
| illuminated | 14 | provided with artificial light | illuminated advertising |
| knucklehead | 25 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| unavoidable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | an unavoidable accident |
| blockbuster | 21 | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) | - |
| pleasurable | 15 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | full of happiness and pleasurable excitement |
| thoughtless | 18 | without care or thought for others | the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake' |
| fluorescent | 16 | a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp | - |
| suffocation | 19 | killing by depriving of oxygen | - |
| untraceable | 15 | incapable of being traced or tracked down | an untraceable source |
| anonymously | 19 | without giving a name | she wrote these letters anonymously |
| connoisseur | 13 | an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts | - |
| acupuncture | 17 | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin | - |
| countenance | 15 | the appearance conveyed by a person's face | a pleasant countenance |
| neurologist | 12 | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | - |
| promiscuous | 17 | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | - |
| insinuating | 12 | calculated to please or gain favor | - |
| unexplained | 21 | having the reason or cause not made clear | an unexplained error |
| counselling | 14 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
| inquisitive | 23 | showing curiosity | if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive |
| conjunction | 22 | the state of being joined together | - |
| crematorium | 17 | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes | - |
| punctuality | 18 | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time | - |
| suppression | 15 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the suppression of heresy |
| unbreakable | 19 | impossible to break especially under ordinary usage | unbreakable plastic dinnerwear |
| liposuction | 15 | lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction | - |
| undisturbed | 15 | untroubled by interference or disturbance | he could pursue his studies undisturbed |
| unwittingly | 18 | without knowledge or intention | he unwittingly deleted the references |
| quarantined | 21 | under forced isolation especially for health reasons | a quarantined animal |
| unknowingly | 22 | without knowledge or intention | - |
| unforgiving | 19 | not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty | - |
| bullfighter | 20 | someone who fights bulls | - |
| masculinity | 18 | the properties characteristic of the male sex | - |
| transsexual | 18 | a person who has undergone a sex change operation | - |
| counterpart | 15 | a duplicate copy | - |
| culmination | 15 | a final climactic stage | their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development |
| legislature | 12 | persons who make or amend or repeal laws | - |
| ultraviolet | 14 | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays | - |
| carnivorous | 16 | (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals | carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects |
| influencing | 17 | - | - |
| dysfunction | 20 | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group | erectile dysfunction |
| opportunist | 15 | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | - |
| quarrelling | 21 | - | - |
| reluctantly | 16 | with reluctance | - |
| promiscuity | 20 | indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations | - |
| unanimously | 16 | of one mind; without dissent | the Senate unanimously approved the bill |
| autographed | 18 | bearing an autograph | an autographed copy of his latest book |
| infatuation | 14 | temporary love of an adolescent | - |
| condominium | 18 | one of the dwelling units in a condominium | - |
| unaccounted | 16 | - | - |
| antiquities | 20 | - | - |
| drunkenness | 16 | the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | - |
| flourishing | 18 | very lively and profitable | flourishing businesses |
| picturesque | 24 | strikingly expressive | a picturesque description of the rainforest |
| superfluous | 16 | serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | - |
| unreachable | 18 | inaccessibly located or situated | an unreachable canyon |
| prosecuting | 16 | - | - |
| ratatouille | 11 | a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings | - |
| presumption | 17 | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to | - |
| hummingbird | 22 | tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight | - |
| inexcusable | 22 | not excusable | - |
| universally | 17 | - | - |
| displeasure | 14 | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
| reassurance | 13 | the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence | - |
| speculating | 16 | - | - |
| disgruntled | 14 | in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | - |
| foreclosure | 16 | the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default | - |
| rudimentary | 17 | not fully developed in mature animals | rudimentary wings |
| singularity | 15 | the quality of being one of a kind | that singularity distinguished him from all his companions |
| hallucinate | 16 | perceive what is not there; have illusions | - |
| infuriating | 15 | extremely annoying or displeasing | her infuriating indifference |
| unscheduled | 18 | not scheduled or not on a regular schedule | an unscheduled meeting |
| bellybutton | 18 | a scar where the umbilical cord was attached | she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton |
| blasphemous | 20 | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath |
| delinquency | 26 | an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | - |
| cultivating | 17 | - | - |
| nutritional | 11 | of or relating to or providing nutrition | nutritional information |
| notoriously | 14 | - | - |
| resuscitate | 13 | cause to regain consciousness | - |
| scrumptious | 17 | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | - |
| uncivilized | 26 | without civilizing influences | fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient |
| cultivation | 16 | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | - |
| innumerable | 15 | too numerous to be counted | innumerable difficulties |
| camouflaged | 20 | made invisible by means of protective coloring | - |
| neutralized | 21 | made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | - |
| sarcophagus | 19 | a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) | - |
| undermining | 15 | - | - |
| undesirable | 14 | not wanted | undesirable impurities in steel |
| unpatriotic | 15 | showing lack of love for your country | - |
| bloodsucker | 20 | carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | - |
| continuance | 15 | the property of enduring or continuing in time | - |
| pandemonium | 18 | a state of extreme confusion and disorder | - |
| religiously | 15 | with extreme conscientiousness | he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock |
| intravenous | 14 | within or by means of a vein | an intravenous inflammation |
| magnanimous | 16 | generous and understanding and tolerant | magnanimous toward his enemies |
| multiplying | 19 | - | - |
| huckleberry | 25 | any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries | - |
| irrefutable | 16 | impossible to deny or disprove | an irrefutable argument |
| unconfirmed | 19 | not finally established or settled | an unconfirmed letter of credit |
| uninhabited | 17 | not having inhabitants; not lived in | an uninhabited island |
| unsatisfied | 15 | not having been satisfied | - |
| expenditure | 21 | money paid out; an amount spent | - |
| flirtatious | 14 | like a coquette | - |
| planetarium | 15 | a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling | - |
| subdivision | 17 | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | - |
| frightfully | 24 | used as intensifiers | - |
| contributor | 15 | someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money | - |
| carburettor | 15 | mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion | - |
| discotheque | 26 | a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music | - |
| rectangular | 14 | having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles | a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system |
| reproducing | 17 | - | - |
| inaugurated | 13 | - | - |
| undisclosed | 15 | not made known | - |
| combustible | 19 | a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power | - |
| mountainous | 13 | having hills and crags | - |
| mountaintop | 15 | - | - |
| nervousness | 14 | an uneasy psychological state | - |
| puritanical | 15 | morally rigorous and strict | she was anything but puritanical in her behavior |
| requisition | 20 | an official form on which a request in made | first you have to fill out the requisition |
| speculative | 18 | showing curiosity | raised a speculative eyebrow |
| pressurized | 23 | - | - |
| ingratitude | 13 | a lack of gratitude | - |
| manipulator | 15 | an agent that operates some apparatus or machine | - |
| unsolicited | 14 | not requested or sought | unsolicited junk mail |
| vicariously | 19 | indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute | she enjoyed the wedding vicariously |
| illustrator | 11 | an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.) | - |
| industrious | 12 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
| submersible | 17 | a warship designed to operate under water | - |
| unqualified | 24 | legally not qualified or sufficient | a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband |
| triangulate | 12 | divide into triangles or give a triangular form to | triangulate the piece of cardboard |
| articulated | 14 | consisting of segments held together by joints | - |
| behavioural | 19 | of or relating to behavior | - |
| distasteful | 15 | not pleasing in odor or taste | - |
| fluctuating | 17 | having unpredictable ups and downs | fluctuating prices |
| moisturizer | 22 | - | - |
| smouldering | 15 | showing scarcely suppressed anger | - |
| furnishings | 18 | - | - |
| substituted | 14 | - | - |
| unrelenting | 12 | never-ceasing | - |
| consumerism | 17 | a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers | - |
| aeronautics | 13 | the theory and practice of navigation through air or space | - |
| dissolution | 12 | the termination of a meeting | - |
| perpetually | 18 | without interruption | - |
| restitution | 11 | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | - |
| schoolhouse | 19 | a building where young people receive education | - |
| justifiable | 23 | capable of being justified | - |
| supposition | 15 | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | - |
| undignified | 17 | lacking dignity | - |
| extenuating | 19 | partially excusing or justifying | extenuating circumstances |
| persecuting | 16 | - | - |
| rescheduled | 18 | - | - |
| liquidation | 21 | the act of exterminating | - |
| consummated | 18 | brought to completion | a consummated transaction |
| punctuation | 15 | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | - |
| regretfully | 18 | with regret (used in polite formulas) | I must regretfully decline your kind invitation |
| understated | 13 | exhibiting restrained good taste | the room is pleasant and understated |
| unpublished | 19 | not published | unpublished letters and diaries |
| translucent | 13 | allowing light to pass through diffusely | translucent amber |
| contentious | 13 | inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits | a style described as abrasive and contentious |
| culminating | 16 | - | - |
| rejuvenated | 22 | - | - |
| ritualistic | 13 | of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism | a feudal or ritualistic society |
| inoculation | 13 | taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease | - |
| unwillingly | 18 | in an unwilling manner | he had sinned against her unwillingly |
| unrighteous | 15 | not righteous | an unrighteous man |
| efficacious | 21 | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect | an efficacious law |
| eventuality | 17 | a possible event or occurrence or result | - |
| exquisitely | 30 | in a delicate manner | - |
| fluctuation | 16 | the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes | he kept a record of price fluctuations |
| linguistics | 14 | the humanistic study of language and literature | - |
| magisterium | 16 | - | - |
| unfavorable | 19 | involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness | made an unfavorable impression |
| thunderbird | 18 | (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird | - |
| audiovisual | 15 | materials using sight or sound to present information | language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals |
| coffeehouse | 22 | a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | - |
| electrocute | 15 | kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair | The serial killer was electrocuted |
| provocateur | 18 | a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts | - |
| reconfigure | 17 | - | - |
| hippocampus | 24 | seahorses | - |
| inscrutable | 15 | of an obscure nature | the inscrutable workings of Providence |
| instructive | 16 | serving to instruct or enlighten or inform | - |
| subservient | 16 | abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant | she has become submissive and subservient |
| unmitigated | 15 | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier | unmitigated suffering |
| unregulated | 13 | without regulation or discipline | an unregulated environment |
| thereabouts | 16 | near that place | he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks |
| constituted | 14 | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established | distrust the constituted authority |
| neutralised | 12 | made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | - |
| overwrought | 21 | deeply agitated especially from emotion | - |
| phosphorous | 21 | containing or characteristic of phosphorus | - |
| squandering | 22 | spending resources lavishly and wastefully | more wasteful than the squandering of time |
| prefectural | 18 | of or relating to a prefecture | a prefectural museum |
| honeysuckle | 23 | columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers | - |
| illusionist | 11 | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | - |
| masturbator | 15 | a person who practices masturbation | - |
| undergrowth | 19 | the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | - |
| undersigned | 14 | - | - |
| overzealous | 23 | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | - |
| greenhouses | 15 | - | - |
| impulsively | 21 | in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions | he often acts impulsively and later regrets it |
| lubrication | 15 | an application of a lubricant to something | - |
| goddaughter | 18 | a female godchild | - |
| subjunctive | 25 | a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible | - |
| substandard | 15 | falling short of some prescribed norm | substandard housing |
| supervisory | 19 | of or limited to or involving supervision | in a supervisory capacity |
| unimpressed | 16 | not moved to serious regard | trying to appear unimpressed |
| contractual | 15 | relating to or part of a binding legal agreement | contractual obligations |
| ferociously | 19 | in a physically fierce manner | silence broken by dogs barking ferociously |
| cunnilingus | 14 | oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris | - |
| groundwater | 16 | - | - |
| ineffectual | 19 | not producing an intended effect | - |
| lighthouses | 18 | - | - |
| marvelously | 19 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
| subjugation | 21 | the act of conquering | - |
| unbeknownst | 20 | without someone's knowledge | unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements |
| unjustified | 22 | lacking justification or authorization | - |
| uninhibited | 17 | not inhibited or restrained | uninhibited exuberance |
| tranquilize | 29 | make calm or still | - |
| circulatory | 18 | of or relating to circulation | - |
| equivalency | 28 | - | - |
| naughtiness | 15 | an attribute of mischievous children | - |
| restructure | 13 | construct or form anew or provide with a new structure | After his accident, he had to restructure his life |
| sequestered | 21 | providing privacy or seclusion | sat close together in the sequestered pergola |
| pronouncing | 16 | - | - |
| implausible | 17 | having a quality that provokes disbelief | gave the teacher an implausible excuse |
| suppository | 18 | a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts | - |
| unconcerned | 16 | easy in mind; not worried | the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination |
| unspeakably | 22 | to an inexpressible degree | - |
| visualizing | 24 | - | - |
| parachuting | 19 | descent with a parachute | he had done a lot of parachuting in the army |
| housemaster | 16 | teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse | - |
| intuitively | 17 | in an intuitive manner | inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles |
| lubricating | 16 | - | - |
| underhanded | 17 | marked by deception | - |
| whorehouses | 20 | - | - |
| computation | 17 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| deliciously | 17 | in a very pleasurable manner | they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously |
| discontinue | 14 | put an end to a state or an activity | - |
| distrustful | 15 | having or showing distrust | a man of distrustful nature |
| exclusivity | 26 | - | - |
| formulation | 16 | inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally | - |
| mountaineer | 13 | someone who climbs mountains | - |
| penultimate | 15 | the next to last syllable in a word | - |
| racquetball | 24 | a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets | - |
| quicksilver | 29 | liable to sudden unpredictable change | a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next |
| sanctuaries | 13 | - | - |
| prejudicial | 23 | tending to favor preconceived ideas | the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population |
| inauthentic | 16 | false or fake; not what it appears to be | - |
| ignominious | 14 | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | an ignominious retreat |
| summerhouse | 18 | a small roofed building affording shade and rest | - |
| unshakeable | 20 | - | - |
| ventricular | 16 | of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain) | - |
| tribulation | 13 | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | life is full of tribulations |
| centrifugal | 17 | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | - |
| consultancy | 18 | the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field | a business management consultancy |
| deconstruct | 16 | interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing | - |
| dumbfounded | 21 | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | a circle of policemen stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident |
| regurgitate | 13 | repeat after memorization | For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information |
| synchronous | 19 | occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | recovery was synchronous with therapy |
| underweight | 19 | being very thin | - |
| unconnected | 16 | lacking orderly continuity | - |
| unemotional | 13 | cool and formal in manner | - |
| windsurfing | 19 | - | - |
| adjournment | 21 | the termination of a meeting | - |
| naturalized | 21 | planted so as to give an effect of wild growth | drifts of naturalized daffodils |
| musculature | 15 | the muscular system of an organism | - |
| perpetuated | 16 | - | - |
| languishing | 16 | - | - |
| suffragette | 18 | a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) | - |
| triumvirate | 16 | a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority | - |
| unequivocal | 25 | clearly defined or formulated | the plain and unequivocal language of the laws |
| unrepentant | 13 | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | - |
| bodybuilder | 20 | someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature | - |
| compounding | 19 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| disillusion | 12 | free from enchantment | - |
| playfulness | 19 | activities that are enjoyable or amusing | - |
| pulchritude | 19 | physical beauty (especially of a woman) | - |
| precipitous | 17 | done with very great haste and without due deliberation | - |
| maladjusted | 22 | emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships | - |
| unblemished | 19 | free from physical or moral spots or stains | an unblemished record |
| unwarranted | 15 | without a basis in reason or fact | unwarranted jealousy |
| confounding | 18 | that confounds or contradicts or confuses | - |
| devaluation | 15 | an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries | - |
| destitution | 12 | a state without friends or money or prospects | - |
| duplicating | 17 | - | - |
| instinctual | 13 | - | - |
| judgemental | 22 | - | - |
| justifiably | 26 | with good reason | he is justifiably bitter |
| maliciously | 18 | with malice; in a malicious manner | she answered maliciously |
| unambiguous | 16 | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion | - |
| undeveloped | 18 | not developed, improved, exploited or used | vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources |
| uncountable | 15 | - | - |
| uncompleted | 18 | not yet finished | an uncompleted play |
| unnaturally | 14 | not according to nature; not by natural means | - |
| unobtrusive | 16 | not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable | a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial |
| bucktoothed | 23 | - | - |
| compunction | 19 | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | - |
| adventuring | 16 | - | - |
| adulterated | 13 | mixed with impurities | - |
| disfiguring | 17 | - | - |
| ejaculating | 21 | - | - |
| cottonmouth | 18 | venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States | - |
| pleasurably | 18 | in a very pleasurable manner | - |
| porterhouse | 16 | large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin | - |
| meritorious | 13 | deserving reward or praise | a lifetime of meritorious service |
| quadrillion | 21 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros | - |
| grotesquely | 24 | in a grotesque manner | behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies |
| incongruous | 14 | lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness | a plan incongruous with reason |
| insinuation | 11 | the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments | she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor |
| inopportune | 15 | not opportune | arrived at a most inopportune hour |
| subsistence | 15 | a means of surviving | farming is a hard means of subsistence |
| substantive | 16 | of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something | - |
| superlative | 16 | the superlative form of an adjective or adverb | `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast' |
| unavoidably | 20 | by necessity | - |
| undeserving | 16 | not deserving | the undeserving poor |
| unbelieving | 17 | rejecting any belief in gods | - |
| unmotivated | 17 | without motivation | - |
| unpalatable | 15 | not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind | an unpalatable meal |
| unsurpassed | 14 | not capable of being improved on | - |
| burglarized | 24 | - | - |
| circumspect | 21 | heedful of potential consequences | circumspect actions |
| comeuppance | 21 | an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting | - |
| constituent | 13 | 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 | a component or constituent element of a system |
| accountancy | 20 | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business | - |
| deliriously | 15 | as if in a delirium | he was talking deliriously |
| duplicitous | 16 | marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | - |
| emasculated | 16 | (of a male animal) having the testicles removed | - |
| frankfurter | 21 | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | - |
| peculiarity | 18 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| millenniums | 15 | - | - |
| reoccurring | 16 | - | - |
| reintroduce | 14 | introduce anew | We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself |
| situational | 11 | - | - |
| housebroken | 20 | (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place | housebroken pets |
| indubitably | 19 | in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted | it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers |
| sufficiency | 24 | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country |
| unabashedly | 20 | in an unabashed manner | unabashedly, he asked for more |
| undervalued | 16 | - | - |
| uncommitted | 18 | not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship | - |
| unconquered | 23 | not conquered | - |
| unflappable | 20 | not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure | unflappable in a crisis |
| unflinching | 20 | not shrinking from danger | - |
| undrinkable | 18 | unsuitable for drinking | - |
| upholsterer | 16 | a craftsman who upholsters furniture | - |
| attributing | 14 | - | - |
| barbiturate | 15 | organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal | - |
| bisexuality | 23 | showing characteristics of both sexes | - |
| capitulated | 16 | - | - |
| consumptive | 20 | a person with pulmonary tuberculosis | - |
| customarily | 18 | by custom; according to common practice | children are customarily expected to be seen but not heard |
| culpability | 20 | a state of guilt | - |
| monoculture | 15 | the cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country) | - |
| multiracial | 15 | made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races | a multiracial society |
| quarrelsome | 22 | given to quarreling | quarrelsome when drinking |
| reeducation | 14 | - | - |
| stipulation | 13 | (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record | a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay |
| housemother | 19 | a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people | - |
| highfalutin | 21 | affectedly genteel | - |
| hundredfold | 20 | by a factor of one hundred | they money increased a hundredfold |
| incredulous | 14 | not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving | - |
