9-letter words with I in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter I is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of I in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how I in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| 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 |
| sometimes | 13 | - | - |
| president | 12 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| happening | 17 | an event that happens | - |
| difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| 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 | - |
| seriously | 12 | in a serious manner | a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce |
| certainly | 14 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | she certainly is a hard worker |
| beginning | 13 | serving to begin | the beginning canto of the poem |
| 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 |
| screaming | 14 | sharp piercing cry | her screaming attracted the neighbors |
| detective | 15 | a police officer who investigates crimes | - |
| obviously | 17 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | the answer is obviously wrong |
| fantastic | 14 | ludicrously odd | fantastic Halloween costumes |
| following | 16 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
| wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
| apologize | 21 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | I apologized for being late |
| surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
| 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 |
| expensive | 21 | high in price or charging high prices | expensive clothes |
| recognize | 21 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| happiness | 16 | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy | - |
| brilliant | 11 | clear and sharp and ringing | the brilliant sound of the trumpets |
| condition | 12 | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | - |
| political | 13 | involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians | calling a meeting is a political act in itself |
| delicious | 12 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delicious joke |
| community | 18 | a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | - |
| expecting | 21 | - | - |
| basically | 16 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | He is basically dishonest |
| 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 | - | - |
| disappear | 14 | cease to exist | - |
| assistant | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | my invaluable assistant |
| suffering | 16 | feelings of mental or physical pain | - |
| 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 |
| available | 14 | convenient for use or disposal | the house is available after July 1 |
| sacrifice | 16 | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | - |
| 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 | - |
| childhood | 19 | the state of a child between infancy and adolescence | - |
| sensitive | 12 | hurting | - |
| nightmare | 15 | a situation resembling a terrifying dream | - |
| searching | 15 | having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | searching insights |
| convinced | 17 | persuaded of; very sure | were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join |
| religious | 10 | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church | religious texts |
| emotional | 11 | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion | he would become emotional over nothing at all |
| principal | 15 | the educator who has executive authority for a school | she sent unruly pupils to see the principal |
| kidnapped | 19 | - | - |
| 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 |
| explosion | 18 | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | - |
| miserable | 13 | of very poor quality or condition | - |
| 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 | - |
| policeman | 15 | a member of a police force | - |
| existence | 18 | the state or fact of existing | laws in existence for centuries |
| confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
| financial | 14 | involving financial matters | - |
| chuckling | 21 | - | - |
| satellite | 9 | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | - |
| recording | 13 | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) | she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth |
| returning | 10 | tending to be turned back | - |
| lightning | 14 | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light | - |
| answering | 13 | replying | an answering glance |
| traveling | 13 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
| forbidden | 16 | excluded from use or mention | forbidden fruit |
| 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 |
| precisely | 16 | indicating exactness or preciseness | he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do |
| organized | 20 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | organized labor |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| preparing | 14 | - | - |
| confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
| communist | 15 | a socialist who advocates communism | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| complaint | 15 | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | - |
| published | 17 | formally made public | published accounts |
| regarding | 12 | - | - |
| effective | 20 | exerting force or influence | the law is effective immediately |
| continued | 12 | without stop or interruption | to insure the continued success of the war |
| meanwhile | 17 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | meanwhile the socialists are running the government |
| objection | 20 | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest | - |
| relations | 9 | mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups | - |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| practical | 15 | guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | completely practical in his approach to business |
| technical | 16 | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | technical college |
| believing | 15 | the cognitive process that leads to convictions | seeing is believing |
| neighbour | 15 | live or be located as a neighbor | - |
| remaining | 12 | not used up | saved the remaining sandwiches for supper |
| confusion | 14 | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | - |
| delighted | 15 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| recognise | 12 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| reporting | 12 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | - |
| finishing | 16 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | - |
| gathering | 14 | the act of gathering something | - |
| wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
| principle | 15 | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | the principles of internal-combustion engines |
| dismissed | 13 | having lost your job | - |
| testimony | 14 | something that serves as evidence | his effort was testimony to his devotion |
| attacking | 16 | disposed to attack | - |
| conscious | 13 | intentionally conceived | a conscious effort to speak more slowly |
| 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 | - |
| fashioned | 16 | planned and made or fashioned artistically | beautifully fashioned dresses |
| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| described | 15 | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail | the vividly described wars |
| fireworks | 19 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
| marijuana | 18 | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | - |
| confusing | 15 | lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | sent confusing signals to Iraq |
| 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 |
| defending | 15 | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| behaviour | 17 | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation | - |
| apologise | 12 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | - |
| 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 | - |
| companion | 15 | a traveler who accompanies you | - |
| 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 |
| spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
| qualified | 22 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| execution | 18 | putting a condemned person to death | - |
| chemistry | 19 | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | - |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| receiving | 15 | - | - |
| detention | 10 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | his detention was politically motivated |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| 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 |
| classical | 13 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture | classical mythology |
| alcoholic | 16 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| curiosity | 14 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
| establish | 14 | institute, enact, or establish | - |
| obsession | 11 | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | - |
| specially | 16 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger |
| exclusive | 21 | not divided or shared with others | they have exclusive use of the machine |
| privilege | 15 | bestow a privilege upon | - |
| briefcase | 16 | a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | - |
| marketing | 16 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| foreigner | 13 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| hilarious | 12 | marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter | hilarious broad comedy |
| eliminate | 11 | eliminate from the body | - |
| moonlight | 15 | the light of the Moon | moonlight is the smuggler's enemy |
| sensation | 9 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| promising | 14 | likely to turn out well in the future | the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career |
| entertain | 9 | take into consideration, have in view | He entertained the notion of moving to South America |
| blackmail | 19 | exert pressure on someone through threats | - |
| 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) |
| offensive | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| righteous | 13 | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice | the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much |
| universal | 12 | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages | - |
| continent | 11 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | - |
| selection | 11 | the person or thing chosen or selected | - |
| primitive | 16 | a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization | - |
| hurricane | 14 | a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) | - |
| demanding | 14 | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | found the job very demanding |
| explosive | 21 | liable to lead to sudden change or violence | an explosive issue |
| suspicion | 13 | an impression that something might be the case | - |
| dimension | 12 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | - |
| worldwide | 17 | spanning or extending throughout the entire world | worldwide distribution |
| specialty | 16 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| realistic | 11 | representing what is real; not abstract or ideal | realistic portraiture |
| fulfilled | 16 | completed to perfection | - |
| ambitious | 13 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | ambitious schedule |
| referring | 13 | - | - |
| repeating | 12 | the act of doing or performing again | - |
| contained | 12 | gotten under control | the oil spill is contained |
| crocodile | 14 | large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters | - |
| accepting | 16 | tolerating without protest | always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates |
| virginity | 16 | the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| submarine | 13 | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | - |
| 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 | - |
| pointless | 11 | not having a point especially a sharp point | my pencils are all pointless |
| producing | 15 | - | - |
| discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
| 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 |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| battalion | 11 | a large indefinite number | a battalion of ants |
| publisher | 16 | a firm in the publishing business | - |
| container | 11 | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| squealing | 19 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| psychotic | 21 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| certainty | 14 | something that is certain | his victory is a certainty |
| civilized | 24 | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world |
| authentic | 14 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | an authentic account by an eyewitness |
| stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
| sustained | 10 | (of an electric arc) continuous | - |
| poisoning | 12 | the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | - |
| poisonous | 11 | having the qualities or effects of a poison | - |
| defensive | 16 | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | - |
| 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 |
| fisherman | 17 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| formation | 14 | (geology) the geological features of the earth | - |
| splitting | 12 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | - |
| surviving | 16 | still in existence | the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil |
| prettiest | 11 | - | - |
| rebellion | 11 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| 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 |
| squeaking | 23 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| madeleine | 12 | - | - |
| forensics | 14 | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes | - |
| activated | 15 | (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive | - |
| practiced | 16 | skillful after much practice | - |
| physician | 19 | a licensed medical practitioner | - |
| humiliate | 14 | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss |
| groceries | 12 | - | - |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| diagnosis | 11 | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | - |
| murmuring | 14 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| microwave | 19 | cook or heat in a microwave oven | You can microwave the leftovers |
| smuggling | 14 | secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due | - |
| 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 |
| competing | 16 | - | - |
| communion | 15 | sharing thoughts and feelings | - |
| 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) | - |
| mechanics | 18 | the technical aspects of doing something | the mechanics of prose style |
| priceless | 13 | having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth | - |
| mechanism | 18 | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| sexuality | 19 | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | - |
| spaceship | 18 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
| criticism | 15 | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | the senator received severe criticism from his opponent |
| economics | 15 | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | - |
| occasions | 13 | something you have to do | he minded his own specialized occasions |
| organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
| providing | 16 | - | - |
| communism | 17 | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | - |
| exquisite | 25 | delicately beautiful | an exquisite cameo |
| artillery | 12 | an army unit that uses big guns | - |
| alongside | 11 | side by side | - |
| traumatic | 13 | psychologically painful | few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child |
| releasing | 10 | emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | - |
| housewife | 18 | a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| 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 | - |
| liberated | 12 | free from traditional social restraints | a liberated lifestyle |
| criticize | 22 | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | The paper criticized the new movie |
| distorted | 11 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | - |
| excessive | 21 | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | - |
| admission | 12 | the fee charged for admission | - |
| narrating | 10 | - | - |
| observing | 15 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| notorious | 9 | known widely and usually unfavorably | a notorious gangster |
| revealing | 13 | disclosing unintentionally something concealed | - |
| directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
| estimated | 12 | - | - |
| 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 |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| conceived | 17 | - | - |
| 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 |
| fireplace | 16 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it |
| bourgeois | 12 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | a bourgeois mentality |
| whichever | 23 | - | - |
| pineapple | 15 | a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics | - |
| punishing | 15 | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | set a punishing pace |
| commotion | 15 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
| motorbike | 17 | ride a motorcycle | - |
| motivated | 15 | provided with a motive or given incentive for action | a highly motivated child can learn almost anything |
| rejection | 18 | (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign | rejection of the transplanted liver |
| disguised | 12 | having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading | - |
| exploring | 19 | - | - |
| exploding | 20 | - | - |
| videotape | 15 | record on videotape | - |
| welcoming | 17 | very cordial | a welcoming smile |
| pneumonia | 13 | respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants | - |
| deception | 14 | a misleading falsehood | - |
| diagnosed | 12 | - | - |
| necessity | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| screening | 12 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| 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 |
| typically | 19 | in a typical manner | Tom was typically hostile |
| masculine | 13 | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
| eccentric | 15 | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | a friendly eccentric |
| filmmaker | 20 | a producer of motion pictures | - |
| appearing | 14 | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | - |
| offspring | 18 | any immature animal | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
| belonging | 13 | happiness felt in a secure relationship | with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging |
| patriotic | 13 | inspired by love for your country | - |
| sovereign | 13 | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | - |
| staircase | 11 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| spotlight | 15 | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | - |
| prejudice | 21 | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | - |
| replacing | 14 | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | replacing the star will not be easy |
| liability | 14 | an obligation to pay money to another party | - |
| 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 | - |
| whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
| precision | 13 | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance | note the meticulous precision of his measurements |
| proposing | 14 | - | - |
| realizing | 19 | - | - |
| crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
| accordion | 14 | a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player | - |
| operative | 14 | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | - |
| withdrawn | 19 | tending to reserve or introspection | - |
| sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
| uncertain | 11 | not established or confirmed | - |
| submitted | 14 | - | - |
| prominent | 13 | conspicuous in position or importance | a prominent citizen |
| dominated | 13 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| borrowing | 15 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent |
| ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
| robberies | 13 | - | - |
| preaching | 17 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | - |
| lunchtime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch | he observed a regular lunchtime |
| concubine | 15 | a woman who cohabits with an important man | - |
| collision | 11 | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together | the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction |
| alligator | 10 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
| amazingly | 24 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | amazingly, he finished medical school in three years |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| obsessive | 14 | characterized by or constituting an obsession | obsessive gambling |
| strategic | 12 | relating to or concerned with strategy | strategic weapon |
| deceiving | 16 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| sentiment | 11 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | - |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
| gardening | 12 | the cultivation of plants | - |
| mentality | 14 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
| measuring | 12 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
| willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
| sarcastic | 13 | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds | - |
| straining | 10 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
| thrilling | 13 | causing a surge of emotion or excitement | a thrilling performer to watch |
| margarita | 12 | a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice | - |
| disgusted | 12 | having a strong distaste from surfeit | grew more and more disgusted |
| shivering | 16 | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | - |
| squeezing | 28 | the act of gripping and pressing firmly | - |
| 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 |
| librarian | 11 | a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services | - |
| 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 |
| seemingly | 15 | from appearances alone | the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned |
| stability | 14 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | - |
| promoting | 14 | - | - |
| diversion | 13 | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | - |
| comparing | 16 | the act of examining resemblances | - |
| ferocious | 14 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a ferocious beating |
| genuinely | 13 | genuinely; with authority | - |
| withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
| shrieking | 17 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| peninsula | 11 | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water | - |
| diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
| expansion | 18 | adding information or detail | - |
| brutality | 14 | the trait of extreme cruelty | - |
| appealing | 14 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
| launching | 15 | the act of propelling with force | - |
| dishonest | 13 | capable of being corrupted | dishonest politicians |
| extortion | 16 | an exorbitant charge | - |
| admirable | 14 | deserving of the highest esteem or admiration | trains ran with admirable precision |
| admitting | 13 | - | - |
| socialism | 13 | an economic system based on state ownership of capital | - |
| designing | 12 | concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue |
| gibberish | 17 | unintelligible talking | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| revolting | 13 | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | revolting food |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| ballerina | 11 | a female ballet dancer | - |
| appalling | 14 | causing consternation | appalling conditions |
| testified | 13 | - | - |
| plaintiff | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
| highlight | 20 | move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent | The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics |
| disgraced | 14 | suffering shame | - |
| 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 | - |
| clamoring | 14 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
| nominated | 12 | appointed by nomination | - |
| skinheads | 17 | a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | - |
| unmarried | 12 | not married or related to the unmarried state | unmarried men and women |
| primarily | 16 | of primary import | this is primarily a question of economics |
| reduction | 12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something | - |
| reservoir | 12 | lake used to store water for community use | - |
| grandiose | 11 | affectedly genteel | - |
| arranging | 11 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| 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 | - |
| obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
| outskirts | 13 | outlying areas (as of a city or town) | they lived on the outskirts of Houston |
| memorized | 23 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| luxurious | 16 | displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs |
| delirious | 10 | marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | a crowd of delirious baseball fans |
| disregard | 12 | refuse to acknowledge | - |
| goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
| nightfall | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| nutrition | 9 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| physicist | 19 | a scientist trained in physics | - |
| jellyfish | 25 | large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles | - |
| consuming | 14 | very strong; urgently felt | politics is his consuming passion |
| cleansing | 12 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
| advancing | 16 | moving forward | - |
| monsignor | 12 | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests | - |
| obnoxious | 18 | causing disapproval or protest | - |
| prescribe | 15 | issue commands or orders for | - |
| remarried | 12 | - | - |
| resistant | 9 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| hypocrisy | 22 | an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | - |
| discarded | 14 | thrown away | - |
| footprint | 14 | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window |
| biography | 20 | an account of the series of events making up a person's life | - |
| municipal | 15 | of or relating to the government of a municipality | international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law |
| partially | 14 | to some extent; in some degree; not wholly | He was partially paralyzed |
| voicemail | 16 | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed | - |
| violating | 13 | - | - |
| stimulate | 11 | provide the needed stimulus for | - |
| unanimous | 11 | in complete agreement | a unanimous decision |
| reasoning | 10 | thinking that is coherent and logical | - |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| analyzing | 22 | - | - |
| midsummer | 16 | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point | - |
| scripture | 13 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| perceived | 17 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a perceived threat |
| matrimony | 16 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | - |
| duplicate | 14 | being two identical | - |
| fairytale | 15 | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | - |
| guerrilla | 10 | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | - |
| blindfold | 16 | wearing a blindfold | - |
| chevalier | 17 | a gallant or courtly gentleman | - |
| whinnying | 19 | - | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| supervise | 14 | watch and direct | - |
| restraint | 9 | the state of being physically constrained | dogs should be kept under restraint |
| historian | 12 | a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it | - |
| financing | 15 | the act of financing | - |
| franchise | 17 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
| authorize | 21 | give or delegate power or authority to | She authorized her assistant to sign the papers |
| 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 |
| merciless | 13 | having or showing no mercy | the merciless enemy |
| schooling | 15 | the process of being formally educated at a school | - |
| stripping | 14 | the removal of covering | - |
| porcelain | 13 | ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic | - |
| provoking | 19 | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | a provoking delay at the airport |
| malignant | 12 | dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) | - |
| forgiving | 17 | providing absolution | - |
| birthmark | 20 | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | - |
| cherished | 18 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | a cherished friend |
