12-letter words with C in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter C is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of C in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how C in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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motherfucker | 26 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
intelligence | 15 | secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) | we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage |
particularly | 19 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | he was particularly fussy about spelling |
surveillance | 17 | close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) | - |
instructions | 14 | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it | - |
announcement | 16 | a formal public statement | the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war |
psychiatrist | 22 | a physician who specializes in psychiatry | - |
specifically | 24 | in distinction from others | a program specifically for teenagers |
independence | 18 | freedom from control or influence of another or others | - |
accomplished | 24 | highly skilled | an accomplished pianist |
accidentally | 20 | without intention; in an unintentional manner | - |
intellectual | 14 | of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | intellectual problems |
prescription | 18 | a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist | he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly |
occasionally | 19 | sporadically and infrequently | he was arrogant and occasionally callous |
satisfaction | 17 | state of being gratified or satisfied | - |
psychologist | 23 | a scientist trained in psychology | - |
architecture | 19 | (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software | the architecture of a computer's system software |
difficulties | 21 | - | - |
acquaintance | 25 | personal knowledge or information about someone or something | - |
resurrection | 14 | (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion | - |
unacceptable | 20 | not conforming to standard usage | the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers' |
introduction | 15 | formally making a person known to another or to the public | - |
jurisdiction | 22 | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law | courts having jurisdiction in this district |
dictatorship | 20 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
successfully | 22 | with success; in a successful manner | she performed the surgery successfully |
experiencing | 24 | - | - |
handkerchief | 28 | a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | - |
increasingly | 18 | advancing in amount or intensity | she became increasingly depressed |
interference | 17 | the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | - |
indistinctly | 18 | in a dim indistinct manner | - |
appreciation | 18 | delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) | - |
significance | 20 | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | the significance of his remark became clear only later |
disconnected | 18 | having been divided; having the unity destroyed | Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces |
broadcasting | 18 | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications | - |
unexpectedly | 27 | without advance planning | - |
subconscious | 18 | psychic activity just below the level of awareness | - |
incidentally | 18 | of a minor or subordinate nature | these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models |
intersection | 14 | the set of elements common to two or more sets | the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things |
participated | 19 | - | - |
inconvenient | 17 | not conveniently timed | an early departure is inconvenient for us |
receptionist | 16 | a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors | - |
anticipation | 16 | an expectation | - |
affectionate | 20 | having or displaying warmth or affection | affectionate children |
dramatically | 20 | in a dramatic manner | he confessed dramatically |
intoxication | 21 | the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | - |
manufactured | 20 | produced in a large-scale industrial operation | - |
manufacturer | 19 | someone who manufactures something | - |
mathematical | 21 | relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers | a mathematical whiz |
disciplinary | 20 | designed to promote discipline | the mother was stern and disciplinary |
agricultural | 15 | relating to farming or agriculture | an agrarian (or agricultural) society |
respectfully | 22 | in a respectful manner | might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity? |
electrocuted | 17 | - | - |
sufficiently | 23 | to a sufficient degree | she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin |
tuberculosis | 16 | infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) | - |
satisfactory | 20 | meeting requirements | the step makes a satisfactory seat |
hypocritical | 24 | professing feelings or virtues one does not have | hypocritical praise |
acknowledged | 24 | generally accepted | - |
transactions | 14 | a written account of what transpired at a meeting | - |
incorporated | 17 | formed or united into a whole | - |
accompanying | 24 | occurring with or following as a consequence | - |
intoxicating | 22 | extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic | - |
astronomical | 16 | inconceivably large | - |
reproduction | 17 | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall | - |
incompetence | 20 | lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications | - |
perseverance | 19 | persistent determination | - |
indifference | 21 | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | - |
unsuccessful | 19 | failing to accomplish an intended result | - |
municipality | 21 | an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government | - |
encyclopedia | 22 | a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty | - |
gynecologist | 19 | a specialist in gynecology | - |
accelerating | 17 | - | - |
miraculously | 19 | in a miraculous manner | my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips |
pathological | 20 | of or relating to the practice of pathology | pathological laboratory |
synchronized | 30 | operating in unison | the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings |
hypothetical | 25 | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | hypothetical situation |
insufficient | 20 | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | insufficient funds |
unattractive | 17 | not appealing to the senses | - |
historically | 20 | throughout history | historically they have never coexisted peacefully |
excruciating | 24 | extremely painful | - |
incarcerated | 17 | - | - |
economically | 21 | with respect to economic science | economically this proposal makes no sense |
recollection | 16 | the ability to recall past occurrences | - |
proclamation | 18 | a formal public statement | - |
inexplicable | 25 | incapable of being explained or accounted for | inexplicable errors |
pediatrician | 17 | a specialist in the care of babies | - |
productivity | 23 | the quality of being productive or having the power to produce | - |
neurological | 15 | of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology | neurological evidence |
screenwriter | 17 | someone who writes screenplays | - |
authenticity | 20 | undisputed credibility | - |
acceleration | 16 | the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | - |
reproductive | 20 | producing new life or offspring | the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions |
discriminate | 17 | treat differently on the basis of sex or race | - |
ridiculously | 18 | so as to arouse or deserve laughter | - |
metaphysical | 24 | highly abstract and overly theoretical | metaphysical reasoning |
occupational | 18 | of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained | occupational hazard |
inconsistent | 14 | not in agreement | - |
unofficially | 23 | without official authorization | - |
disinfectant | 18 | preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | - |
romantically | 19 | in a romantic manner | she fantasized romantically about eloping with her boyfriend |
purification | 19 | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | - |
incorrigible | 17 | difficult or impossible to manage or control | an incorrigible mess |
disobedience | 18 | the failure to obey | - |
subscription | 18 | agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name | - |
recreational | 14 | engaged in as a pastime | recreational golfers |
astrological | 15 | relating to or concerned with astrology | astrological chart |
mythological | 23 | based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | - |
notification | 17 | a request for payment | the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting |
bachelorette | 19 | a young unmarried woman who lives alone | - |
displacement | 19 | act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics | - |
scriptwriter | 19 | someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas | - |
recognizable | 26 | capable of being recognized | - |
alphabetical | 21 | arranged in order according to the alphabet | dictionaries list words in alphabetical order |
artificially | 20 | not according to nature; not by natural means | artificially induced conditions |
modification | 20 | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | - |
insurrection | 14 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
anticipating | 17 | - | - |
verification | 20 | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | - |
sportscaster | 16 | an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events | - |
domesticated | 18 | converted or adapted to domestic use | domesticated plants like maize |
inaccessible | 18 | capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all | - |
undetectable | 17 | barely able to be perceived | - |
orchestrated | 18 | arranged for performance by an orchestra | - |
hysterically | 23 | in a hysterical manner | she screamed hysterically when she heard the news |
emancipation | 18 | freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child | - |
archeologist | 18 | an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | - |
transference | 17 | transferring ownership | - |
appreciative | 21 | feeling or expressive of gratitude | was appreciative of his efforts |
practitioner | 16 | someone who practices a learned profession | - |
backstabbing | 25 | - | - |
biologically | 20 | with respect to biology | biologically related |
suspiciously | 19 | with suspicion | she regarded the food suspiciously |
incompatible | 20 | used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect | - |
appendicitis | 19 | inflammation of the vermiform appendix | - |
appreciating | 19 | - | - |
periodically | 20 | in a sporadic manner | - |
magnificence | 22 | splendid or imposing in size or appearance | - |
incomparable | 20 | such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared | an incomparable week of rest and pleasure |
imperfection | 21 | the state or an instance of being imperfect | - |
unsuspecting | 17 | not suspicious | deceiving the unsuspecting public |
specializing | 26 | - | - |
redecorating | 16 | - | - |
unscrupulous | 16 | without scruples or principles | unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power |
biochemistry | 24 | the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry | - |
interception | 16 | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team | - |
technicality | 22 | a specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field | the resolution died on a technicality |
meticulously | 19 | in a meticulous manner | the set was meticulously authentic |
transparency | 19 | the quality of being clear and transparent | - |
uncontrolled | 15 | not being under control; out of control | the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS |
undiscovered | 19 | not yet discovered | undiscovered islands |
geographical | 21 | determined by geography | - |
indiscretion | 15 | a petty misdeed | - |
kaleidoscope | 21 | a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes | - |
inconclusive | 19 | not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question | an inconclusive reply |
electroshock | 23 | the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma | - |
straitjacket | 25 | a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person | - |
inauspicious | 16 | not auspicious; boding ill | - |
racketeering | 19 | engaging in a racket | - |
discontinued | 16 | stopped permanently or temporarily | discontinued models |
discouraging | 17 | depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action | where never is heard a discouraging word |
outstretched | 18 | fully extended especially in length | a kitten with one paw outstretched |
accumulating | 19 | - | - |
pathetically | 22 | in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion | the sick child cried pathetically |
dissociative | 18 | tending to produce dissociation | - |
accommodated | 22 | - | - |
metaphorical | 21 | expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another | a metaphorical expression |
aerodynamics | 20 | the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow | - |
accumulation | 18 | several things grouped together or considered as a whole | - |
schoolmaster | 19 | food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters | - |
solicitation | 14 | request for a sum of money | - |
structurally | 17 | with respect to structure | structurally, the organization is healthy |
symbolically | 24 | in a symbolic manner | symbolically accepted goals |
inexplicably | 28 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | - |
authenticate | 17 | establish the authenticity of something | - |
artistically | 17 | in an artistic manner | it was artistically decorated |
sociological | 17 | of or relating to or determined by sociology | sociological studies |
subcommittee | 20 | a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose | - |
inconsolable | 16 | sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled | inconsolable when her son died |
fiddlesticks | 23 | - | - |
butterscotch | 21 | a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar | - |
rhythmically | 28 | in a rhythmic manner | the chair rocked rhythmically back and forth |
recklessness | 18 | the trait of giving little thought to danger | - |
hysterectomy | 25 | surgical removal of the uterus | - |
incalculable | 18 | too much to be measured | incalculable riches |
incontinence | 16 | indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures | - |
asymmetrical | 21 | irregular in shape or outline | asymmetrical features |
undocumented | 18 | lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country) | undocumented aliens |
obstetrician | 16 | a physician specializing in obstetrics | - |
mechanically | 24 | in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism | this door opens mechanically |
inexperience | 23 | lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience | procedural inexperience created difficulties |
introductory | 18 | serving as a base or starting point | an introductory art course |
electrifying | 21 | causing a surge of emotion or excitement | she gave an electrifying performance |
anatomically | 19 | with respect to anatomy | anatomically correct |
respectively | 22 | in the order given | the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively |
dictionaries | 15 | - | - |
academically | 22 | in regard to academic matters | academically, this is a good school |
transcendent | 15 | exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence | - |
unchallenged | 19 | generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute | - |
proctologist | 17 | a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus | - |
incoherently | 20 | in an incoherent manner | he talked incoherently when he drank too much |
incandescent | 17 | emitting light as a result of being heated | an incandescent bulb |
domestically | 20 | with respect to the internal affairs of a government | domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy |
electrically | 19 | by electricity | electrically controlled |
supercharged | 21 | fraught with great emotion | - |
subjectivity | 29 | judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts | - |
unrestricted | 15 | not restricted or exclusive | - |
hierarchical | 22 | classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers | it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art |
effervescent | 23 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | - |
decapitation | 17 | execution by cutting off the victim's head | - |
misdirection | 17 | management that is careless or inefficient | - |
preconceived | 22 | (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice | certain preconceived notions |
episcopalian | 18 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church | - |
extravagance | 25 | the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth | we were surprised by the extravagance of his description |
geopolitical | 17 | of or relating to geopolitics | - |
horticulture | 17 | the cultivation of plants | - |
astrophysics | 22 | the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies | - |
delicatessen | 15 | ready-to-eat food products | - |
subcontinent | 16 | a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent | - |
precognition | 17 | knowledge of an event before it occurs | - |
frankincense | 21 | an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | - |
impertinence | 18 | inappropriate playfulness | - |
emphatically | 24 | without question and beyond doubt | - |
resuscitated | 15 | restored to life or consciousness | - |
sacrilegious | 15 | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on |
reciprocated | 19 | - | - |
undercurrent | 15 | a current below the surface of a fluid | - |
underclothes | 18 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
spectrometer | 18 | spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer | - |
terrifically | 20 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
psychobabble | 28 | using language loaded with psychological terminology | - |
pyrotechnics | 24 | the craft of making fireworks | - |
recognizance | 26 | (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | - |
pharmacology | 25 | the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects | - |
encephalitis | 19 | inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) | - |
facilitating | 18 | - | - |
happenstance | 21 | an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | - |
homesickness | 23 | a longing to return home | - |
impermanence | 20 | the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations | - |
inextricably | 26 | in an inextricable manner | motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God |
intracranial | 14 | within the skull | - |
interlocking | 19 | the act of interlocking or meshing | an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check |
eccentricity | 21 | a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | - |
biographical | 22 | of or relating to or being biography | biographical data |
restructured | 15 | - | - |
methodically | 23 | in a methodical manner | she worked methodically |
encapsulated | 17 | - | - |
encompassing | 19 | closely encircling | encompassing mountain ranges |
incineration | 14 | the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes | - |
incapacitate | 18 | make unable to perform a certain action | - |
inefficiency | 25 | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency | - |
disinfection | 18 | treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms | - |
dissociation | 15 | a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently | - |
electrolysis | 17 | (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions | - |
anaesthetics | 17 | - | - |
scatterbrain | 16 | a flighty and disorganized person | - |
synchronised | 21 | operating in unison | - |
recuperation | 16 | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | - |
rambunctious | 18 | noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline | a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand |
lovesickness | 21 | a pining for a loved one | - |
graciousness | 15 | the quality of being kind and gentle | - |
hypochondria | 26 | chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments | - |
inarticulate | 14 | without or deprived of the use of speech or words | inarticulate beasts |
intercession | 14 | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) | - |
ecologically | 20 | with respect to ecology | ecologically speaking, this idea is brilliant; economically, it is a disaster |
bloodsucking | 22 | of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | bloodsucking blackmailer |
declassified | 19 | having had security classification removed | - |
discourteous | 15 | lacking social graces | - |
disciplining | 18 | - | - |
appendectomy | 24 | surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | - |
articulation | 14 | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | - |
renunciation | 14 | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned | - |
supplication | 18 | a humble request for help from someone in authority | - |
recognisable | 17 | capable of being recognized | - |
quintessence | 23 | the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies | - |
unrecognized | 25 | not having a secure reputation | short stories by unrecognized writers |
musicianship | 21 | artistry in performing music | - |
pacification | 21 | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants |
precariously | 19 | in a precarious manner | being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with |
predilection | 17 | a strong liking | - |
liquefaction | 26 | the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid | - |
incriminated | 17 | - | - |
irrespective | 19 | in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks | - |
disenchanted | 19 | freed from enchantment | - |
annunciation | 14 | a formal public statement | - |
putrefaction | 19 | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor | - |
unencumbered | 19 | free of encumbrance | inherited an unencumbered estate |
forensically | 20 | - | - |
approachable | 23 | capable of being read with comprehension | the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels |
specialising | 17 | - | - |
subcutaneous | 16 | relating to or located below the epidermis | subcutaneous implant |
unchangeable | 20 | not changeable or subject to change | a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm |
wretchedness | 21 | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable |
multicolored | 17 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | - |
noncommittal | 18 | refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like | her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together |
oceanography | 23 | the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans | - |
hallucinated | 18 | - | - |
hermetically | 22 | in an airtight manner | this bag is hermetically sealed |
depreciation | 17 | decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use | - |
aeronautical | 14 | of or pertaining to aeronautics | - |
rescheduling | 19 | - | - |
theatrically | 20 | in a stagy and theatrical manner | `I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically |
pumpernickel | 24 | bread made of coarse rye flour | - |
psychoactive | 27 | affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes | psychoactive drugs |
recalcitrant | 16 | stubbornly resistant to authority or control | - |
reconstitute | 14 | construct or form anew or provide with a new structure | The governing board was reconstituted |
radiological | 16 | of or relating to radiology | - |
undercutting | 16 | - | - |
misconstrued | 17 | - | - |
motorcyclist | 21 | a traveler who rides a motorcycle | - |
nomenclature | 16 | a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | biological nomenclature |
nonexistence | 21 | the state of not existing | - |
overreaction | 17 | an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior | - |
peacefulness | 19 | a state that is calm and tranquil | - |
encroachment | 21 | influencing strongly | - |
echolocation | 19 | determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it | - |
deactivating | 19 | - | - |
deactivation | 18 | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) | - |
diatomaceous | 17 | - | - |
denunciation | 15 | a public act of denouncing | - |
theoretician | 17 | someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) | - |
unaccustomed | 19 | unusual or unfamiliar | an unaccustomed pleasure |
unstructured | 15 | lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies | - |
unprincipled | 19 | having little or no integrity | - |
unproductive | 20 | not producing desired results | the talks between labor and management were unproductive |
microbiology | 22 | the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | - |
obsolescence | 18 | the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date | a policy of planned obsolescence |
pancreatitis | 16 | inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain | - |
practicality | 21 | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | - |
predominance | 19 | the state of being predominant over others | - |
gracefulness | 18 | beautiful carriage | - |
hallucinogen | 18 | a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences | - |
emasculating | 17 | - | - |
bespectacled | 21 | wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | a bespectacled grandmother |
deceleration | 15 | a decrease in rate of change | the deceleration of the arms race |
antiaircraft | 17 | artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | - |
sharecropper | 21 | small farmers and tenants | - |
supercharger | 20 | compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine | - |
unquenchable | 28 | impossible to quench | unquenchable thirst |
neuroscience | 16 | the scientific study of the nervous system | - |
obscurantism | 18 | a deliberate act intended to make something obscure | - |
orthodontics | 18 | the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth | - |
peacekeeping | 23 | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) | - |
prepubescent | 20 | (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth | - |
folliculitis | 17 | inflammation of a hair follicle | - |
handicapping | 23 | - | - |
indiscipline | 17 | the trait of lacking discipline | - |
attractively | 20 | in a beautiful manner | - |
decisiveness | 18 | the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose | a man of unusual decisiveness |
denouncement | 17 | a public act of denouncing | - |
discontented | 16 | showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing | was discontented with his position |
discomfiture | 20 | anxious embarrassment | - |
reminiscence | 18 | the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) | - |
scatological | 17 | dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions | scatological literature |
subservience | 19 | in a subservient state | - |
subjectively | 29 | in a subjective way | you cannot look at these facts subjectively |
uncultivated | 18 | characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes | - |
unconvincing | 20 | not convincing | as unconvincing as a forced smile |
psychosexual | 29 | of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality | - |
protectorate | 16 | a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty | - |
reappearance | 18 | the act of someone appearing again | his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited |
recalculated | 17 | - | - |
musicologist | 17 | a student of musicology | - |
nonchalantly | 20 | in a composed and unconcerned manner | - |
osteosarcoma | 16 | malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur | - |
principality | 21 | territory ruled by a prince | - |
fluorescence | 19 | light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength | - |
felicitating | 18 | - | - |
geologically | 19 | with respect to geology | geologically speaking, this area is extremely interesting |
incinerating | 15 | - | - |
inspectorate | 16 | a body of inspectors | - |
interjection | 21 | the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | - |
interdiction | 15 | a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity | - |
bachelorhood | 23 | the state of being an unmarried man | - |
auspiciously | 19 | in an auspicious manner | he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday |
bicentennial | 16 | of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years | bicentennial celebration |
disassociate | 15 | part; cease or break association with | She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president |
accordionist | 17 | a musician who plays the accordion | - |
adjudication | 23 | the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented | - |
reintroduced | 16 | - | - |
repercussion | 16 | a movement back from an impact | - |
sporadically | 20 | in a sporadic manner | he only works sporadically |
spectrograph | 22 | a photographic record of a spectrum | - |
spectroscope | 20 | an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis | - |
supercilious | 16 | expressive of contempt | curled his lip in a supercilious smile |
toxicologist | 22 | one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment | - |
reallocation | 14 | a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) | - |
unobstructed | 17 | free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance | an unobstructed view |
miscalculate | 18 | judge incorrectly | - |
oligarchical | 20 | of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy | - |
orthopaedics | 20 | the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints | - |
phonetically | 22 | by phonetics | phonetically realized |
macrobiotics | 20 | the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) | - |
majestically | 26 | in a majestic manner | flamingoes walk majestically through the marshes |
magnetically | 20 | by the use of magnetism | magnetically contaminated material |
eviscerating | 18 | - | - |
felicitation | 17 | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another | - |
genealogical | 16 | of or relating to genealogy | genealogical records |
geophysicist | 23 | a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth | - |
histological | 18 | of or relating to histology | - |
horrifically | 23 | - | - |
hygienically | 24 | in a hygienic manner | the body must cared for hygienically |
incomparably | 23 | in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree | she is incomparably gifted |
immaculately | 21 | in an immaculate manner | gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored |
interspecies | 16 | arising or occurring between species | - |
interlocutor | 14 | the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk | - |
knucklebones | 24 | a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball | - |
ecstatically | 19 | in an ecstatic manner | he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa |
disconcerted | 18 | having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion | looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted |
analytically | 20 | by virtue of analysis | assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior? |
anticlerical | 16 | - | - |
acquiescence | 27 | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something | a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly |
reflectively | 23 | in a reflective manner | he watched her reflectively |
rhinoceroses | 17 | - | - |
sadistically | 18 | - | - |
spectroscopy | 23 | the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra | - |
unclassified | 18 | not arranged in any specific grouping | - |
reactivating | 18 | - | - |
victoriously | 20 | in a victorious manner | Virginia had defended her land victoriously |
volcanically | 22 | by or like volcanoes | volcanically created landscape |
velociraptor | 19 | small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs | - |
multiplicity | 21 | a large number | - |
overachiever | 23 | a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated | - |
overeducated | 19 | - | - |
platonically | 19 | - | - |
preciousness | 16 | the positive quality of being precious and beyond value | - |
prescriptive | 21 | pertaining to giving directives or rules | prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage |
logistically | 18 | - | - |
lasciviously | 20 | in a lascivious manner | - |
equivocation | 26 | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | - |
explicitness | 23 | clarity as a consequence of being explicit | - |
exacerbating | 24 | making worse | - |
exclusionary | 24 | - | - |
functionally | 20 | with respect to function | the two units are functionally interdependent |
glockenspiel | 21 | a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | - |
gemeinschaft | 23 | - | - |
hypnotically | 25 | by means of hypnotism | - |
hypoglycemia | 28 | abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | - |
incendiaries | 15 | - | - |
illegitimacy | 20 | the status of being born to parents who were not married | - |
intersecting | 15 | crossed or intersected in the form of an X | - |
interglacial | 15 | - | - |
asynchronous | 20 | not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | - |
benefactress | 19 | a woman benefactor | - |
decapitating | 18 | - | - |
decommission | 19 | withdraw from active service | The warship was decommissioned in 1998 |
articulating | 15 | - | - |
antithetical | 17 | sharply contrasted in character or purpose | practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs |
aestheticism | 19 | - | - |
reductionist | 15 | of or relating to the theory of reductionism | reductionist arguments |
reproducible | 19 | capable of being reproduced | astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained |
scandalously | 18 | in a scandalous manner | you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting! |
romanticized | 26 | - | - |
scrupulously | 19 | with extreme conscientiousness | - |
shortchanged | 22 | - | - |
streptomycin | 21 | an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis | - |
successively | 22 | in proper order or sequence | - |
swashbuckler | 26 | a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | - |
tetracycline | 19 | an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections | - |
transcribing | 17 | - | - |
unacquainted | 24 | not knowledgeable about something specified | a person unacquainted with our customs |
tubocurarine | 16 | a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles | - |
prototypical | 21 | representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned | - |
recapitulate | 16 | summarize briefly | Let's recapitulate the main ideas |
undercoating | 16 | - | - |
unsanctioned | 15 | without explicit official permission | unsanctioned use of company cars |
unprejudiced | 25 | free from undue bias or preconceived opinions | an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons |
unnoticeable | 16 | not drawing attention | an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet |
vocabularies | 19 | - | - |
wicketkeeper | 27 | - | - |
nightclothes | 21 | garments designed to be worn in bed | - |
overreaching | 21 | revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights | - |
precondition | 17 | an assumption that is taken for granted | - |
laryngoscope | 20 | a medical instrument for examining the larynx | - |
luminescence | 18 | light from nonthermal sources | - |
endocarditis | 16 | inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves | - |
encirclement | 18 | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | - |
exchangeable | 27 | capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value | - |
evisceration | 17 | the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude | - |
factionalism | 19 | - | - |
facilitation | 17 | act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something | - |
fluorocarbon | 19 | a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols | - |
hydrological | 22 | - | - |
incautiously | 17 | without caution or prudence | - |
incapability | 21 | the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | - |
idiosyncrasy | 21 | a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | - |
inconsolably | 19 | - | - |
ineradicable | 17 | not able to be destroyed or rooted out | ineradicable superstitions |
independency | 21 | freedom from control or influence of another or others | - |
indoctrinate | 15 | teach doctrines to; teach uncritically | The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples |
interconnect | 16 | cause to be interconnected or interwoven | - |
dogmatically | 21 | in a narrow-minded dogmatic manner | he is a dogmatically opinionated critic of Modern Art |
dodecahedron | 20 | any polyhedron having twelve plane faces | - |
emasculation | 16 | neutering a male animal by removing the testicles | - |
backlighting | 25 | lighting from behind | - |
backbreaking | 27 | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | - |
atmospherics | 21 | a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | - |
blackcurrant | 22 | - | - |
belligerence | 17 | hostile or warlike attitude or nature | - |
bushwhacking | 30 | lying in ambush | bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush |
buccaneering | 19 | hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | - |
decelerating | 16 | - | - |