11-letter words with L in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter L is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of L in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how L in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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immediately | 19 | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | he answered immediately |
responsible | 15 | being the agent or cause | determined who was the responsible party |
comfortable | 20 | in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards |
complicated | 20 | difficult to analyze or understand | a complicated problem |
electricity | 18 | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor | they built a car that runs on electricity |
intelligent | 12 | possessing sound knowledge | - |
explanation | 20 | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | the explanation was very simple |
possibility | 18 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | - |
personality | 16 | a person of considerable prominence | she is a Hollywood personality |
practically | 20 | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god |
development | 19 | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible | the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours |
differently | 21 | in another and different manner | very soon you will know differently |
necessarily | 16 | in such a manner as could not be otherwise | it is necessarily so |
complaining | 18 | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | a complaining boss |
technically | 21 | with regard to technique | technically lagging behind the Japanese |
celebrating | 16 | - | - |
celebration | 15 | a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event | - |
alternative | 14 | serving or used in place of another | an alternative plan |
translation | 11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language | - |
established | 17 | settled securely and unconditionally | - |
application | 17 | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | - |
fortunately | 17 | by good fortune | fortunately the weather was good |
scholarship | 21 | profound scholarly knowledge | - |
spectacular | 17 | sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect | a spectacular display of northern lights |
meaningless | 14 | having no meaning or direction or purpose | a meaningless endeavor |
importantly | 18 | in an important way or to an important degree | more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself |
replacement | 17 | a person who follows next in order | - |
essentially | 14 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | the argument was essentially a technical one |
beautifully | 19 | in a beautiful manner | her face was beautifully made up |
desperately | 17 | with great urgency | the soil desperately needed potash |
controlling | 14 | able to control or determine policy | a controlling interest in the firm |
humiliating | 17 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
millionaire | 13 | a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars | - |
respectable | 17 | large in amount or extent or degree | a respectable sum |
challenging | 18 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | performed the most challenging task without a mistake |
emotionally | 16 | in an emotional manner | at the funeral he spoke emotionally |
battlefield | 17 | a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought | they made a tour of Civil War battlefields |
compliments | 19 | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare | - |
acknowledge | 22 | report the receipt of | The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper |
temporarily | 18 | for a limited time only; not permanently | he will work here temporarily |
butterflies | 16 | - | - |
philosopher | 21 | a specialist in philosophy | - |
humiliation | 16 | depriving one of self-esteem | - |
cheerleader | 17 | an enthusiastic and vocal supporter | he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning |
undoubtedly | 18 | without doubt; certainly | it's undoubtedly very beautiful |
hospitality | 19 | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | - |
involvement | 19 | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | - |
politically | 18 | with regard to social relationships involving authority | politically correct clothing |
consolation | 13 | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment | second place was no consolation to him |
permanently | 18 | for a long time without essential change | he is permanently disabled |
potentially | 16 | with a possibility of becoming actual | he is potentially dangerous |
preliminary | 18 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | training is a necessary preliminary to employment |
declaration | 14 | a formal public statement | a declaration of independence |
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 |
predictable | 18 | capable of being foretold | - |
credibility | 19 | the quality of being believable or trustworthy | - |
apologizing | 24 | - | - |
manipulated | 16 | - | - |
immortality | 18 | perpetual life after death | - |
everlasting | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | - |
foolishness | 17 | the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | - |
voluntarily | 17 | out of your own free will | he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting |
comfortably | 23 | in financial comfort | she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died |
agriculture | 14 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
fashionable | 19 | popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time | - |
resemblance | 17 | similarity in appearance or external or superficial details | - |
genetically | 17 | by genetic mechanisms | genetically passed down talents |
effectively | 25 | in an effective manner | these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion |
probability | 20 | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 |
financially | 19 | from a financial point of view | this was financially unattractive |
exclusively | 26 | without any others being included or involved | he works for Mr. Smith exclusively |
nonetheless | 14 | despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | - |
wonderfully | 21 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
accordingly | 20 | (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor |
electronics | 15 | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | - |
philippines | 20 | an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands | - |
speculation | 15 | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits | he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it |
bulletproof | 18 | without flaws or loopholes | a bulletproof argument |
billionaire | 13 | a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars | - |
convertible | 18 | a sofa that can be converted into a bed | - |
electrician | 15 | a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | - |
exploration | 20 | to travel for the purpose of discovery | - |
formalities | 16 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | - |
unstoppable | 17 | not capable of being stopped | as unstoppable as the wind |
overlapping | 19 | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | - |
chamberlain | 20 | British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) | - |
specialized | 25 | developed or designed for a special activity or function | a specialized tool |
accountable | 17 | liable to account for one's actions | governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves |
enlightened | 16 | people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity | - |
nightingale | 16 | European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song | - |
publication | 17 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
ventilation | 14 | a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air | she was continually adjusting the ventilation |
disciplined | 17 | obeying the rules | - |
thunderclap | 19 | a shocking surprise | - |
unavailable | 16 | not available or accessible or at hand | fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency |
elimination | 13 | the act of removing or getting rid of something | - |
credentials | 14 | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | - |
malfunction | 18 | fail to function or function improperly | the coffee maker malfunctioned |
continually | 16 | seemingly without interruption | complained continually that there wasn't enough money |
problematic | 19 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | a problematic situation at home |
inseparable | 15 | not capable of being separated | inseparable pieces of rock |
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 | - |
accelerator | 15 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
defenseless | 15 | having no protecting or concealing cover | - |
stimulation | 13 | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | - |
unthinkable | 20 | incapable of being conceived or considered | - |
caterpillar | 15 | a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work | - |
contemplate | 17 | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | - |
nationality | 14 | people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation | immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out |
untouchable | 18 | belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India | - |
dangerously | 16 | in a dangerous manner | he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge |
retaliation | 11 | action taken in return for an injury or offense | - |
stimulating | 14 | that stimulates | - |
adolescence | 16 | in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | - |
bloodstream | 16 | the blood flowing through the circulatory system | - |
accumulated | 18 | periodically accumulated over time | - |
marketplace | 21 | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | - |
blindfolded | 19 | wearing a blindfold | - |
momentarily | 18 | at any moment | - |
installment | 13 | a part of a broadcast serial | - |
intolerable | 13 | incapable of being tolerated or endured | an intolerable degree of sentimentality |
thunderbolt | 17 | a shocking surprise | - |
calligraphy | 22 | beautiful handwriting | - |
unrealistic | 13 | not realistic | unrealistic expectations |
collaborate | 15 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
nationalist | 11 | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | nationalist aspirations |
accelerated | 16 | speeded up, as of an academic course | in an accelerated program in school |
selfishness | 17 | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others | - |
overflowing | 21 | covered with water | an overflowing tub |
illustrious | 11 | widely known and esteemed | an illustrious judge |
flexibility | 26 | the quality of being adaptable or variable | he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement |
infiltrated | 15 | - | - |
candlelight | 18 | the light provided by a burning candle | - |
circulating | 16 | passing from one to another | circulating bills and coins |
willingness | 15 | cheerful compliance | he expressed his willingness to help |
spiritually | 16 | in a spiritual manner | the ninth century was the spiritually freest period |
implemented | 18 | forced or compelled or put in force | - |
sustainable | 13 | capable of being sustained | - |
tranquility | 23 | a state of peace and quiet | - |
imperialism | 17 | any instance of aggressive extension of authority | - |
archaeology | 20 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
brilliantly | 16 | with brightness | the stars shone brilliantly |
clandestine | 14 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | clandestine intelligence operations |
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 | - |
shoplifting | 20 | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting |
deliverance | 17 | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | work is the deliverance of mankind |
susceptible | 17 | easily impressed emotionally | - |
cleanliness | 13 | diligence in keeping clean | - |
realization | 20 | something that is made real or concrete | the victory was the realization of a whole year's work |
presentable | 15 | fit to be seen | presentable clothes |
annihilated | 15 | destroyed completely | - |
pathologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
involuntary | 17 | not subject to the control of the will | involuntary manslaughter |
marshmallow | 21 | spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar | - |
unfulfilled | 18 | of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities | unfulfilled and uneasy men |
townspeople | 18 | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city | - |
withholding | 22 | income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer | - |
ejaculation | 20 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | - |
illustrated | 12 | - | - |
malpractice | 19 | a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct | he charged them with electoral malpractices |
unspeakable | 19 | too sacred to be uttered | - |
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) | - |
mercilessly | 18 | without pity; in a merciless manner | he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House |
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 | - |
overlooking | 19 | used of a height or viewpoint | the balcony overlooking the ballroom |
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) | - |
altercation | 13 | noisy quarrel | - |
eliminating | 14 | - | - |
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 | - |
storyteller | 14 | someone who tells a story | - |
untraceable | 15 | incapable of being traced or tracked down | an untraceable source |
anonymously | 19 | without giving a name | she wrote these letters anonymously |
drastically | 17 | in a drastic manner | - |
neurologist | 12 | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | - |
regrettable | 14 | deserving regret | regrettable remarks |
instability | 16 | the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | - |
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 | - |
blackmailer | 21 | a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them | - |
exceedingly | 25 | to an extreme degree | - |
nationalism | 13 | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high |
obliterated | 14 | reduced to nothingness | - |
punctuality | 18 | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time | - |
wheelbarrow | 22 | a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | - |
consolidate | 14 | bring together into a single whole or system | The town and county schools are being consolidated |
conflicting | 19 | in disagreement | - |
excessively | 26 | to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits | - |
regrettably | 17 | by bad luck | - |
unbreakable | 19 | impossible to break especially under ordinary usage | unbreakable plastic dinnerwear |
cannibalism | 17 | the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind | - |
clairvoyant | 19 | foreseeing the future | - |
conceivable | 20 | capable of being imagined | - |
efficiently | 22 | with efficiency; in an efficient manner | he functions efficiently |
familiarity | 19 | close or warm friendship | - |
psychedelic | 24 | having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states | a psychedelic painting |
shareholder | 18 | someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | - |
unwittingly | 18 | without knowledge or intention | he unwittingly deleted the references |
alternating | 12 | occurring by turns; first one and then the other | alternating feelings of love and hate |
policewoman | 20 | a woman policeman | - |
imperialist | 15 | of or relating to imperialism | imperialistic wars |
unknowingly | 22 | without knowledge or intention | - |
bullfighter | 20 | someone who fights bulls | - |
exclamation | 22 | an exclamatory rhetorical device | - |
originality | 15 | the ability to think and act independently | - |
inclination | 13 | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) | - |
masculinity | 18 | the properties characteristic of the male sex | - |
implication | 17 | a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | - |
culmination | 15 | a final climactic stage | their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development |
objectively | 28 | with objectivity | we must look at the facts objectively |
ultraviolet | 14 | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays | - |
cataclysmic | 22 | severely destructive | cataclysmic nuclear war |
scaffolding | 21 | a system of scaffolds | - |
influencing | 17 | - | - |
defenceless | 17 | without defense | - |
electrified | 17 | - | - |
rattlesnake | 15 | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | - |
quarrelling | 21 | - | - |
reluctantly | 16 | with reluctance | - |
sensibility | 16 | (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation | - |
proletariat | 13 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | - |
unanimously | 16 | of one mind; without dissent | the Senate unanimously approved the bill |
catholicism | 20 | the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church | - |
melancholic | 20 | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | her melancholic smile |
shamelessly | 19 | without shame | - |
stabilizing | 23 | causing to become stable | the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society |
irreparable | 15 | impossible to repair, rectify, or amend | irreparable harm |
terminology | 17 | a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | legal terminology |
correlation | 13 | a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation) | what is the correlation between those two variables? |
abnormality | 18 | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence | - |
flourishing | 18 | very lively and profitable | flourishing businesses |
commendable | 20 | in an admirable manner | - |
socializing | 23 | the act of meeting for social purposes | - |
superfluous | 16 | serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being | - |
unreachable | 18 | inaccessibly located or situated | an unreachable canyon |
apocalyptic | 22 | prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom | - |
commonplace | 21 | not challenging; dull and lacking excitement | - |
demolishing | 18 | complete destruction of a building | - |
dismantling | 15 | the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons |
enlargement | 14 | a discussion that provides additional information | - |
ratatouille | 11 | a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings | - |
inexcusable | 22 | not excusable | - |
intolerance | 13 | impatience with annoyances | his intolerance of interruptions |
universally | 17 | - | - |
apologising | 15 | - | - |
displeasure | 14 | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
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 | - |
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 | - |
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 |
demolitions | 14 | - | - |
netherworld | 18 | (religion) the world of the dead | - |
sociologist | 14 | a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society | - |
highlighted | 23 | - | - |
archipelago | 19 | a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
delinquency | 26 | an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | - |
cultivating | 17 | - | - |
notoriously | 14 | - | - |
incessantly | 16 | without interruption | - |
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 | - |
specialised | 16 | developed or designed for a special activity or function | - |
innumerable | 15 | too numerous to be counted | innumerable difficulties |
materialism | 15 | a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters | - |
assemblyman | 20 | someone who is a member of a legislative assembly | - |
belligerent | 14 | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | a belligerent tone |
camouflaged | 20 | made invisible by means of protective coloring | - |
confidently | 20 | with confidence; in a confident manner | we have to do what is right confidently |
molestation | 13 | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | - |
neutralized | 21 | made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | - |
poltergeist | 14 | a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder | - |
memorabilia | 17 | a record of things worth remembering | - |
sleepwalker | 20 | someone who walks about in their sleep | - |
inescapable | 17 | impossible to avoid or evade | inescapable conclusion |
materialize | 22 | come into being; become reality | Her dream really materialized |
celebratory | 18 | used for celebrating | - |
extensively | 24 | in a widespread way | oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest |
undesirable | 14 | not wanted | undesirable impurities in steel |
bloodsucker | 20 | carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | - |
candlestick | 20 | a holder with sockets for candles | - |
religiously | 15 | with extreme conscientiousness | he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock |
salesperson | 13 | a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) | - |
benevolence | 18 | an act intending or showing kindness and good will | - |
colonoscopy | 20 | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation | - |
disassemble | 16 | take apart into its constituent pieces | - |
foreseeable | 16 | capable of being anticipated | foreseeable costs were well within the budget |
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 |
affiliation | 17 | a social or business relationship | a valuable financial affiliation |
flirtatious | 14 | like a coquette | - |
frantically | 19 | in an uncontrolled manner | - |
planetarium | 15 | a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling | - |
methodology | 21 | the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline | - |
rationalize | 20 | weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | - |
holographic | 22 | written entirely in one's own hand | holographic document |
arbitrarily | 16 | in a random manner | - |
frightfully | 24 | used as intensifiers | - |
responsibly | 18 | in a responsible manner | we must act responsibly |
proletarian | 13 | a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | - |
hostilities | 14 | fighting; acts of overt warfare | the outbreak of hostilities |
rectangular | 14 | having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles | a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system |
reliability | 16 | the quality of being dependable or reliable | - |
undisclosed | 15 | not made known | - |
colonialism | 15 | exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country | - |
combustible | 19 | a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power | - |
realisation | 11 | something that is made real or concrete | - |
speculative | 18 | showing curiosity | raised a speculative eyebrow |
incorrectly | 18 | in an incorrect manner | - |
indivisible | 17 | impossible of undergoing division | an indivisible union of states |
irrevocable | 18 | incapable of being retracted or revoked | firm and irrevocable is my doom |
kalashnikov | 25 | a type of submachine gun made in Russia | - |
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 |
polytechnic | 23 | a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences | - |
replication | 15 | the act of making copies | - |
illustrator | 11 | an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.) | - |
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 | - |
fluctuating | 17 | having unpredictable ups and downs | fluctuating prices |
rationality | 14 | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic | - |
smouldering | 15 | showing scarcely suppressed anger | - |
streetlight | 15 | a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street | - |
impregnable | 18 | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | an impregnable fortress |
immobilized | 27 | - | - |
tantalizing | 21 | arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach | a tantalizing taste of success |
telekinesis | 15 | the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force | - |
unrelenting | 12 | never-ceasing | - |
attentively | 17 | with attention; in an attentive manner | he listened attentively |
dislocation | 14 | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | the social dislocations resulting from government policies |
dissolution | 12 | the termination of a meeting | - |
fashionably | 22 | in a fashionable manner | his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man |
permissible | 17 | that may be permitted especially as according to rule | permissible behavior in school |
perpetually | 18 | without interruption | - |
schoolhouse | 19 | a building where young people receive education | - |
stockholder | 21 | someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | - |
impatiently | 18 | with impatience; in an impatient manner | he answered her impatiently |
justifiable | 23 | capable of being justified | - |
complainant | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
philanderer | 17 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
reestablish | 16 | bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | reestablish peace in the region |
rescheduled | 18 | - | - |
assimilated | 14 | - | - |
complacency | 24 | the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself | his complacency was absolutely disgusting |
enslavement | 16 | the state of being a slave | - |
explanatory | 23 | serving or intended to explain or make clear | explanatory notes |
regretfully | 18 | with regret (used in polite formulas) | I must regretfully decline your kind invitation |
infertility | 17 | the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | - |
gentlemanly | 17 | befitting a man of good breeding | gentlemanly behavior |
unpublished | 19 | not published | unpublished letters and diaries |
translucent | 13 | allowing light to pass through diffusely | translucent amber |
dilapidated | 16 | in deplorable condition | - |
culminating | 16 | - | - |
criminology | 19 | the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement | - |
obsessively | 19 | in a compulsive manner | - |
pyroclastic | 20 | - | - |
resplendent | 14 | having great beauty and splendor | - |
ritualistic | 13 | of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism | a feudal or ritualistic society |
streamlined | 14 | designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow | a streamlined convertible |
principally | 20 | for the most part | - |
inoculation | 13 | taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease | - |
unwillingly | 18 | in an unwilling manner | he had sinned against her unwillingly |
compilation | 17 | the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) | - |
demoralized | 24 | made less hopeful or enthusiastic | desperate demoralized people looking for work |
destabilize | 23 | become unstable | The economy destabilized rapidly |
eligibility | 17 | the quality or state of being eligible | eligibility of a candidate for office |
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 |
crystalline | 16 | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | the cold crystalline water of melted snow |
moneylender | 17 | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | - |
meteorology | 17 | predicting what the weather will be | - |
hooliganism | 17 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
unfavorable | 19 | involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness | made an unfavorable impression |
certifiable | 18 | fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) | - |
ectoplasmic | 19 | - | - |
electrocute | 15 | kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair | The serial killer was electrocuted |
facilitated | 17 | - | - |
preventable | 18 | capable of being prevented | conscious of preventable human suffering |
inscrutable | 15 | of an obscure nature | the inscrutable workings of Providence |
unregulated | 13 | without regulation or discipline | an unregulated environment |
forgettable | 17 | easily forgotten | - |
neutralised | 12 | made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | - |
organically | 17 | involving carbon compounds | organically bound iodine |
socialistic | 15 | advocating or following the socialist principles | socialistic government |
honeysuckle | 23 | columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers | - |
illusionist | 11 | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | - |
mantelpiece | 17 | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | - |
breastplate | 15 | armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | - |
clothesline | 16 | a cord on which clothes are hung to dry | - |
conceivably | 23 | within the realm of possibility | the weather may conceivably change |
animalistic | 15 | of or pertaining to animalism | - |
entitlement | 13 | right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) | entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget |
exploratory | 23 | serving in or intended for exploration or discovery | an exploratory operation |
exoskeleton | 22 | the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs | - |
overzealous | 23 | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | - |
impulsively | 21 | in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions | he often acts impulsively and later regrets it |
switchblade | 22 | a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button | - |
centralized | 23 | drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority | centralized control of emergency relief efforts |
familiarize | 25 | make familiar or conversant with | We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings |
ferociously | 19 | in a physically fierce manner | silence broken by dogs barking ferociously |
cunnilingus | 14 | oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris | - |
reclamation | 15 | rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course | the reclamation of delinquent children |
selectively | 19 | by selection; in a selective manner | we choose our students very selectively |
hospitalize | 25 | admit into a hospital | Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high |
irrevocably | 21 | in an irrevocable manner | - |
marvelously | 19 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
symbolizing | 28 | the act of representing something with a symbol | - |
vandalizing | 25 | - | - |
tranquilize | 29 | make calm or still | - |
ceaselessly | 16 | with unflagging resolve | dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste |
circulatory | 18 | of or relating to circulation | - |
equivalency | 28 | - | - |
criminality | 18 | the state of being a criminal | - |
necrophilia | 18 | an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies | - |
pollination | 13 | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant | - |
metalworker | 20 | someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) | - |
steamroller | 13 | bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure | The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat |
implausible | 17 | having a quality that provokes disbelief | gave the teacher an implausible excuse |
tantalising | 12 | arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach | - |
unspeakably | 22 | to an inexpressible degree | - |
visualizing | 24 | - | - |
capitalized | 25 | - | - |
calibration | 15 | the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | the thermometer needed calibration |
classically | 18 | in the manner of Greek and Roman culture | this exercise develops a classically shaped body |
comptroller | 17 | someone who maintains and audits business accounts | - |
dereliction | 14 | a tendency to be negligent and uncaring | his derelictions were not really intended as crimes |
deliveryman | 20 | someone employed to make deliveries | - |
exhilarated | 22 | made joyful | the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive |
erratically | 16 | in an erratic unpredictable manner | economic changes are proceeding erratically |
friendliest | 15 | - | - |
narcoleptic | 17 | a person who has narcolepsy | - |
palpitation | 15 | a shaky motion | - |
melancholia | 18 | extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears | - |
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 |
athleticism | 18 | intense energy | his music is characterized by a happy athleticism |
chronically | 21 | in a habitual and longstanding manner | smoking chronically |
concealment | 17 | the activity of keeping something secret | - |
ambivalence | 20 | mixed feelings or emotions | - |
deliciously | 17 | in a very pleasurable manner | they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously |
exclusivity | 26 | - | - |
facilitator | 16 | someone who makes progress easier | - |
formulation | 16 | inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally | - |
penultimate | 15 | the next to last syllable in a word | - |
polystyrene | 19 | a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic | expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation |
policewomen | 20 | - | - |
millisecond | 16 | one thousandth (10^-3) of a second | - |
quicksilver | 29 | liable to sudden unpredictable change | a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next |
retaliating | 12 | - | - |
implicating | 18 | - | - |
indomitable | 16 | impossible to subdue | - |
intensively | 17 | in an intensive manner | he studied the snake intensively |
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 |
capillaries | 15 | - | - |
consultancy | 18 | the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field | a business management consultancy |
deceptively | 22 | in a misleading way | the exam looked deceptively easy |
excellently | 23 | extremely well | - |
extrapolate | 20 | draw from specific cases for more general cases | - |
needlepoint | 14 | lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern | - |
searchlight | 20 | a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction | - |
inalienable | 13 | not subject to forfeiture | - |
channelling | 17 | - | - |
contentedly | 17 | with equanimity | `I bought it,' she said contentedly |
defensively | 21 | in a defensive manner | the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis |
discernible | 16 | capable of being seen or noticed | a discernible change in attitude |
egalitarian | 12 | favoring social equality | - |
naturalized | 21 | planted so as to give an effect of wild growth | drifts of naturalized daffodils |
musculature | 15 | the muscular system of an organism | - |
personalize | 22 | make personal or more personal | personalized service |
salvageable | 17 | capable of being saved from ruin | their marriage was not salvageable |
inflammable | 20 | easily ignited | - |
malfeasance | 18 | wrongful conduct by a public official | - |
appallingly | 19 | to an appalling extent | the prisoners were appallingly thin |
bodybuilder | 20 | someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature | - |
bioelectric | 17 | - | - |
bootlegging | 16 | the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally | the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable |
collectible | 17 | subject to or requiring payment especially as specified | a collectible bill |
commonality | 20 | a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank | - |
disillusion | 12 | free from enchantment | - |
familiarise | 16 | make familiar or conversant with | - |
freelancing | 17 | - | - |
criminalist | 15 | - | - |
oscillating | 14 | having periodic vibrations | - |