13-letter words with T in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter T is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of T in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how T in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfortunately | 19 | by bad luck | unfortunately it rained all day |
| investigation | 17 | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | - |
| international | 13 | from or between other countries | international trade |
| understanding | 16 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | there was an understanding between management and the workers |
| circumstances | 21 | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | a victim of circumstances |
| extraordinary | 24 | far more than usual or expected | an extraordinary desire for approval |
| uncomfortable | 22 | conducive to or feeling mental discomfort | this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable |
| communication | 21 | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
| investigating | 18 | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | - |
| revolutionary | 19 | a radical supporter of political or social revolution | - |
| demonstration | 16 | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion | - |
| concentration | 17 | the spatial property of being crowded together | - |
| granddaughter | 20 | a female grandchild | - |
| approximately | 29 | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | lasted approximately an hour |
| sophisticated | 21 | ahead in development; complex or intricate | a sophisticated electronic control system |
| interrogation | 14 | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | he had trouble phrasing his interrogations |
| misunderstood | 17 | wrongly understood | a misunderstood criticism |
| inappropriate | 19 | not in keeping with what is correct or proper | completely inappropriate behavior |
| assassination | 13 | an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation | - |
| underestimate | 16 | make too low an estimate of | he underestimated the work that went into the renovation |
| consideration | 16 | kind and considerate regard for others | he showed no consideration for her feelings |
| environmental | 18 | of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings | environmental factors |
| automatically | 20 | in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism | - |
| misunderstand | 17 | interpret in the wrong way | - |
| determination | 16 | the act of making up your mind about something | - |
| authorization | 25 | official permission or approval | - |
| unpredictable | 20 | not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | - |
| distinguished | 19 | used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | his distinguished bearing |
| disappointing | 19 | not up to expectations | a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising |
| superstitious | 15 | showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance | finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin |
| controversial | 18 | marked by or capable of arousing controversy | the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial |
| reincarnation | 15 | a second or new birth | - |
| mediterranean | 16 | the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia | - |
| unprecedented | 19 | having no precedent; novel | an unprecedented expansion in population and industry |
| disrespectful | 21 | neither feeling nor showing respect | - |
| unforgettable | 19 | impossible to forget | - |
| intentionally | 16 | with intention; in an intentional manner | he used that word intentionally |
| confrontation | 18 | the act of hostile groups opposing each other | the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions |
| participating | 20 | taking part in an activity | the participating organizations |
| concentrating | 18 | - | - |
| collaboration | 17 | act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country | - |
| participation | 19 | the act of sharing in the activities of a group | - |
| communicating | 22 | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | - |
| homosexuality | 28 | a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | - |
| administrator | 16 | someone who manages a government agency or department | - |
| manufacturing | 21 | the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | manufacturing is vital to Great Britain |
| compassionate | 19 | share the suffering of | - |
| contradiction | 18 | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false | the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
| hallucinating | 19 | experiencing delirium | - |
| righteousness | 17 | adhering to moral principles | - |
| constellation | 15 | an arrangement of parts or elements | - |
| globalization | 25 | growth to a global or worldwide scale | the globalization of the communication industry |
| schoolteacher | 23 | a teacher in a school below the college level | - |
| hallucination | 18 | a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination |
| documentation | 18 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| exceptionally | 27 | to an exceptional degree | it worked exceptionally well |
| gravitational | 17 | of or relating to or caused by gravitation | - |
| accommodation | 22 | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | - |
| fundamentally | 22 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | - |
| multinational | 15 | involving or operating in several nations or nationalities | multinational corporations |
| significantly | 22 | in an important way or to an important degree | - |
| investigative | 20 | designed to find information or ascertain facts | investigative reporting |
| conscientious | 17 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | conscientious application to the work at hand |
| unconditional | 16 | not conditional | unconditional surrender |
| mathematician | 22 | a person skilled in mathematics | - |
| manifestation | 18 | an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | - |
| interrogating | 15 | - | - |
| architectural | 20 | of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture | architectural history |
| contamination | 17 | the state of being contaminated | - |
| extermination | 22 | the act of exterminating | - |
| independently | 20 | apart from others | - |
| instinctively | 21 | as a matter of instinct | he instinctively grabbed the knife |
| pronunciation | 17 | the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners |
| statistically | 18 | with respect to statistics | this is statistically impossible |
| demonstrating | 17 | - | - |
| justification | 25 | a statement in explanation of some action or belief | - |
| contemplating | 20 | - | - |
| qualification | 27 | a statement that limits or restricts some claim | - |
| spontaneously | 18 | without advance preparation | - |
| inconsiderate | 16 | without proper consideration or reflection | slovenly inconsiderate reasoning |
| congratulated | 17 | - | - |
| vulnerability | 21 | the state of being vulnerable or exposed | his vulnerability to litigation |
| dysfunctional | 22 | (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose | dysfunctional behavior |
| inspirational | 15 | imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul | - |
| incriminating | 18 | charging or suggestive of guilt or blame | - |
| heartbreaking | 23 | causing or marked by grief or anguish | her sigh was heartbreaking |
| autobiography | 24 | a biography of yourself | - |
| improvisation | 20 | an unplanned expedient | - |
| contradictory | 21 | unable for both to exist or be true at the same time | - |
| differentiate | 20 | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | - |
| valedictorian | 19 | the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement | - |
| interestingly | 17 | in an interesting manner | when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and...gets locked up |
| configuration | 19 | an arrangement of parts or elements | the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time |
| reunification | 18 | the act of coming together again | monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990 |
| appropriately | 22 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | he was appropriately dressed |
| counterattack | 21 | an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. | - |
| individuality | 21 | the quality of being individual | so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality |
| complimentary | 24 | costing nothing | complimentary tickets |
| strengthening | 18 | becoming stronger | - |
| impersonating | 18 | - | - |
| institutional | 13 | organized as or forming an institution | institutional religion |
| clarification | 20 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
| questionnaire | 22 | a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information | - |
| metamorphosis | 22 | the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | - |
| misconception | 21 | an incorrect conception | - |
| collaborating | 18 | - | - |
| deteriorating | 15 | - | - |
| impossibility | 22 | an alternative that is not available | - |
| electrocution | 17 | execution by electricity | - |
| gratification | 19 | state of being gratified or satisfied | dull repetitious work gives no gratification |
| instantaneous | 13 | occurring with no delay | relief was instantaneous |
| strangulation | 14 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | - |
| restructuring | 16 | - | - |
| parliamentary | 20 | having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament | parliamentary government |
| contraception | 19 | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery | - |
| inadvertently | 20 | without knowledge or intention | - |
| intergalactic | 18 | between or among galaxies | intergalactic space |
| materialistic | 17 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | - |
| characterized | 30 | - | - |
| deterioration | 14 | process of changing to an inferior state | - |
| radioactivity | 22 | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | - |
| craftsmanship | 25 | skill in an occupation or trade | - |
| fantastically | 21 | exceedingly; extremely | - |
| uninteresting | 14 | arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement | a very uninteresting account of her trip |
| rehabilitated | 19 | - | - |
| incarceration | 17 | the state of being imprisoned | his ignominious incarceration in the local jail |
| decomposition | 20 | in a decomposed state | - |
| reconstructed | 18 | adapted to social or economic change | a reconstructed feminist |
| accommodating | 23 | helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation | the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in |
| psychosomatic | 27 | used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis | - |
| substantially | 18 | to a great extent or degree | painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger |
| chrysanthemum | 28 | any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated | - |
| retrospective | 20 | an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work | - |
| skateboarding | 21 | the sport of skating on a skateboard | - |
| defibrillator | 19 | an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation | - |
| disintegrated | 16 | - | - |
| incapacitated | 20 | lacking in or deprived of strength or power | - |
| psychotherapy | 31 | the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods | - |
| realistically | 18 | in a realistic manner | let's look at the situation realistically |
| uncomplicated | 22 | easy and not involved or complicated | found an uncomplicated solution to the problem |
| magnetosphere | 21 | the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field | - |
| precautionary | 20 | taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | gave precautionary advice |
| effectiveness | 24 | power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | - |
| contemplation | 19 | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | - |
| compatibility | 24 | a feeling of sympathetic understanding | - |
| discriminated | 19 | - | - |
| fortuneteller | 16 | a person who foretells your personal future | - |
| sanctimonious | 17 | excessively or hypocritically pious | a sickening sanctimonious smile |
| strategically | 19 | with regard to strategy | strategically important decisions |
| certification | 20 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| authorisation | 16 | official permission or approval | - |
| untrustworthy | 22 | not worthy of trust or belief | an untrustworthy person |
| predominantly | 21 | much greater in number or influence | the patients are predominantly indigenous |
| commemoration | 21 | a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | - |
| privatization | 27 | changing something from state to private ownership or control | - |
| revolutionize | 25 | change radically | E-mail revolutionized communication in academe |
| laughingstock | 24 | a victim of ridicule or pranks | - |
| unintentional | 13 | done or made or performed with purpose and intent | - |
| resuscitation | 15 | the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness | although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration |
| forgetfulness | 20 | tendency to forget | - |
| authenticated | 19 | established as genuine | - |
| uninterrupted | 16 | continuing in time or space without interruption | moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks |
| predetermined | 19 | set in advance | at a predetermined time |
| refrigeration | 17 | the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes | - |
| sportsmanship | 22 | fairness in following the rules of the game | - |
| supercomputer | 21 | a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time | - |
| overestimated | 19 | - | - |
| exponentially | 25 | in an exponential manner | inflation is growing exponentially |
| contaminating | 18 | that infects or taints | - |
| categorically | 21 | in an unqualified manner | - |
| undergraduate | 16 | a university student who has not yet received a first degree | - |
| quartermaster | 24 | an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops | - |
| authoritarian | 16 | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | an authoritarian regime |
| proliferation | 18 | a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) | the proliferation of nuclear weapons |
| sterilization | 22 | the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) | - |
| opportunistic | 19 | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | - |
| physiotherapy | 29 | therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities | - |
| scintillating | 16 | marked by high spirits or excitement | scintillating personality |
| spectacularly | 22 | in a spectacular manner | the area was spectacularly scenic |
| commemorative | 24 | intended as a commemoration | a commemorative plaque |
| contraceptive | 22 | capable of preventing conception or impregnation | contraceptive devices and medications |
| developmental | 21 | of or relating to or constituting development | developmental psychology |
| precipitation | 19 | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | - |
| semiautomatic | 19 | a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously | - |
| hermaphrodite | 24 | of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs | - |
| impersonation | 17 | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | - |
| involuntarily | 19 | against your will | he was involuntarily held against his will |
| intelligently | 17 | in an intelligent manner | she acted intelligently in this difficult situation |
| argumentative | 19 | given to or characterized by argument | an argumentative discourse |
| confederation | 19 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
| disadvantaged | 20 | marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences | - |
| visualization | 25 | a mental image that is similar to a visual perception | - |
| frighteningly | 24 | in an alarming manner | the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true |
| fertilization | 25 | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | - |
| globalisation | 16 | growth to a global or worldwide scale | - |
| comparatively | 25 | in a relative manner; by comparison to something else | - |
| disconcerting | 19 | causing an emotional disturbance | his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly |
| discoloration | 16 | a soiled or discolored appearance | - |
| uncooperative | 20 | intentionally unaccommodating | - |
| uninhabitable | 20 | not fit for habitation | - |
| premeditation | 18 | planning or plotting in advance of acting | - |
| exterminating | 23 | - | - |
| miscalculated | 20 | - | - |
| nationalistic | 15 | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | minor nationalistic differences |
| complementary | 24 | either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) | - |
| butterfingers | 19 | someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball) | - |
| sarcastically | 20 | in a sarcastic manner | `Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically |
| expropriation | 24 | taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) | - |
| inexhaustible | 25 | that cannot be entirely consumed or used up | an inexhaustible supply of coal |
| magnificently | 24 | in an impressively beautiful manner | - |
| brainstorming | 18 | a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions | we had an intense brainstorming session today |
| alternatively | 19 | in place of, or as an alternative to | alternatively we could buy a used car |
| astonishingly | 20 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | - |
| petrochemical | 24 | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas | - |
| supplementary | 22 | functioning in a supporting capacity | - |
| flabbergasted | 22 | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless |
| nitroglycerin | 19 | a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | - |
| collaborative | 20 | accomplished by collaboration | collaborative research |
| counterfeiter | 18 | someone who makes copies illegally | - |
| unimaginative | 19 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | even his profanity was unimaginative |
| philanthropic | 25 | generous in assistance to the poor | philanthropic contributions |
| stereotypical | 20 | lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality | - |
| extinguishing | 25 | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | - |
| magnification | 21 | a photographic print that has been enlarged | - |
| corroboration | 17 | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | - |
| consecutively | 23 | in a consecutive manner | he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again |
| unadulterated | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | the unadulterated truth |
| procrastinate | 17 | postpone doing what one should be doing | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days |
| incorruptible | 19 | incapable of being morally corrupted | incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society |
| introspective | 20 | given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences | - |
| insubordinate | 16 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| multicultural | 17 | of or relating to or including several cultures | a multicultural event |
| assassinating | 14 | - | - |
| antihistamine | 18 | a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site | - |
| chateaubriand | 21 | French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) | - |
| uncomfortably | 25 | in physical discomfort | she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted |
| stabilization | 24 | the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | - |
| painstakingly | 23 | in a fastidious and painstaking manner | it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling |
| introspection | 17 | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | - |
| conservatoire | 18 | a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts | - |
| decaffeinated | 23 | - | - |
| authoritative | 19 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | the captain's authoritative manner |
| unpretentious | 15 | not ostentatious | - |
| unmentionable | 17 | a garment worn under other garments | - |
| preoccupation | 21 | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does | - |
| orchestrating | 19 | - | - |
| expeditionary | 26 | (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad | the French expeditionary force in Indochina |
| fragmentation | 19 | separating something into fine particles | - |
| indoctrinated | 17 | - | - |
| incorporating | 18 | - | - |
| interpersonal | 15 | occurring among or involving several people | interpersonal situations in which speech occurs |
| discretionary | 19 | having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment | The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds |
| unappreciated | 20 | not likely to be rewarded | - |
| unsympathetic | 25 | lacking in sympathy and kindness | - |
| rationalizing | 23 | - | - |
| functionality | 21 | capable of serving a purpose well | software with greater functionality |
| hyperactivity | 29 | a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement | - |
| infinitesimal | 18 | infinitely or immeasurably small | - |
| objectionable | 26 | liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to | found the politician's views objectionable |
| aesthetically | 21 | in a tasteful way | this building is aesthetically very pleasing |
| communicative | 24 | able or tending to communicate | was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew |
| corroborating | 18 | - | - |
| contemplative | 22 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| disinterested | 15 | unaffected by self-interest | - |
| biotechnology | 24 | the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | - |
| brokenhearted | 23 | full of sorrow | - |
| reintegration | 14 | - | - |
| socialization | 24 | the action of establishing on a socialist basis | the socialization of medical services |
| stationmaster | 15 | the person in charge of a railway station | - |
| exhibitionism | 27 | the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals | - |
| informational | 18 | relating to or having the nature of information | - |
| inconsistency | 20 | the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | - |
| irrationality | 16 | the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | - |
| modernization | 25 | making modern in appearance or behavior | the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process |
| approximation | 26 | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | - |
| commemorating | 22 | intended as a commemoration | - |
| contractually | 20 | by virtue of a contract | they were contractually responsible |
| consolidating | 17 | - | - |
| demonstrative | 19 | serving to demonstrate | - |
| imperceptible | 23 | impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses | an imperceptible drop in temperature |
| imperceptibly | 26 | in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree | the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly |
| idiosyncratic | 21 | peculiar to the individual | we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures |
| mummification | 24 | (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color | - |
| dissimilarity | 19 | the quality of being dissimilar | - |
| antibacterial | 17 | any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | - |
| confectionery | 23 | a confectioner's shop | - |
| deforestation | 17 | the removal of trees | - |
| directionless | 16 | aimlessly drifting | - |
| uncoordinated | 17 | lacking in cooperative planning and organization | uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games |
| weightlifting | 24 | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights | - |
| revolutionise | 16 | change radically | - |
| subordination | 16 | the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class | - |
| grammatically | 23 | in a grammatical manner | this child already speaks grammatically |
| imperialistic | 19 | of or relating to imperialism | imperialistic wars |
| indifferently | 23 | with indifference; in an indifferent manner | she shrugged indifferently |
| indefatigable | 20 | showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality | an indefatigable advocate of equal rights |
| invincibility | 23 | the property being difficult or impossible to defeat | - |
| intravenously | 19 | in an intravenous manner | the patient had to be fed intravenously |
| juxtaposition | 29 | the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors |
| amplification | 22 | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input | - |
| appropriation | 19 | incorporation by joining or uniting | - |
| consolidation | 16 | the act of combining into an integral whole | a consolidation of two corporations |
| unsustainable | 15 | - | - |
| ventriloquism | 27 | the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) | - |
| regurgitating | 16 | - | - |
| reverberating | 19 | characterized by resonance | - |
| stabilisation | 15 | the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | - |
| superposition | 17 | (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest | - |
| particularity | 20 | the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance | the particularity of human situations |
| paediatrician | 18 | a specialist in the care of babies | - |
| hydroelectric | 24 | of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower | hydroelectric power |
| matriculation | 17 | admission to a group (especially a college or university) | - |
| energetically | 19 | in an energetic manner | - |
| electrostatic | 17 | concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity |
| diagnostician | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| accreditation | 18 | the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards) | a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools |
| victimization | 29 | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization |
| phenobarbital | 22 | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | - |
| proportionate | 17 | exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities | - |
| reciprocating | 20 | - | - |
| subcontractor | 19 | someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor | - |
| oversensitive | 19 | unduly sensitive or thin-skinned | - |
| horticultural | 18 | of or relating to the cultivation of plants | - |
| hybridization | 31 | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | - |
| inevitability | 21 | the quality of being unavoidable | - |
| insensitivity | 19 | the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | - |
| inventiveness | 19 | the power of creative imagination | - |
| mortification | 20 | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect | - |
| nonnegotiable | 16 | - | - |
| domestication | 18 | the attribute of having been domesticated | - |
| anaesthetized | 26 | - | - |
| consternation | 15 | fear resulting from the awareness of danger | - |
| cannibalistic | 19 | characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism | cannibalistic behavior |
| unspectacular | 19 | not spectacular | an unspectacular but necessary task |
| ungentlemanly | 19 | not befitting a gentleman | - |
| visualisation | 16 | a mental image that is similar to a visual perception | - |
| postmodernism | 20 | genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism | - |
| phytoplankton | 27 | photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae | - |
| preconception | 21 | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence | he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions |
| symmetrically | 25 | in a symmetrical manner | they were symmetrically arranged |
| sympathectomy | 30 | surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system | - |
| synchronicity | 26 | the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | - |
| extravagantly | 27 | in a wasteful manner | - |
| falsification | 21 | the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | - |
| hallucinatory | 21 | characterized by or characteristic of hallucination | the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever |
| grandstanding | 17 | - | - |
| indisposition | 16 | a certain degree of unwillingness | his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition |
| indeterminate | 16 | not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance | of indeterminate age |
| interrogative | 17 | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | - |
| insubstantial | 15 | lacking material form or substance; unreal | as insubstantial as a dream |
| dispassionate | 16 | unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice | a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact |
| affirmatively | 27 | in an affirmative manner | - |
| arbitrariness | 15 | the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | - |
| characterless | 20 | lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting | - |
| confectionary | 23 | a confectioner's shop | - |
| concertmaster | 19 | - | - |
| contravention | 18 | coming into conflict with | - |
| dependability | 22 | the quality of being dependable or reliable | - |
| accessibility | 22 | the quality of being at hand when needed | - |
| unanticipated | 18 | not anticipated | unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development |
| videocassette | 19 | a cassette for videotape | - |
| perfectionism | 22 | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable | his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students |
| profitability | 23 | the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit | - |
| precipitating | 20 | bringing on suddenly or abruptly | the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce |
| predominately | 21 | - | - |
| provocatively | 26 | in a provocative manner | `Try it,' he said provocatively |
| reconstituted | 16 | - | - |
| streptococcus | 21 | spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis | - |
| substantiated | 16 | - | - |
| overdramatize | 28 | present in an overly dramatic manner | - |
| overpopulated | 21 | - | - |
| extrapolation | 22 | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations | - |
| fortification | 21 | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | - |
| infallibility | 21 | the quality of never making an error | - |
| incorporation | 17 | learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself | - |
| instructional | 15 | of or relating to or used in instruction | instructional aids |
| insupportable | 19 | incapable of being justified or explained | - |
| metamorphoses | 22 | - | - |
| mitochondrial | 21 | - | - |
| mystification | 23 | confusion resulting from failure to understand | - |
| disseminating | 17 | - | - |
| anachronistic | 20 | chronologically misplaced | English public schools are anachronistic |
| agglomeration | 17 | a jumbled collection or mass | - |
| archaeopteryx | 30 | extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds | - |
| antipsychotic | 25 | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | - |
| characterised | 21 | - | - |
| competitively | 25 | in competition | the companies should bid competitively |
| conflagration | 19 | a very intense and uncontrolled fire | - |
| connectedness | 18 | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | - |
| disconnection | 18 | state of being disconnected | - |
| discontinuing | 17 | - | - |
| unaccountable | 19 | not to be accounted for or explained | perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress |
| unobtrusively | 21 | in an unobtrusive manner | messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom |
| unenlightened | 18 | lacking information or instruction | lamentably unenlightened as to the laws |
| polycarbonate | 22 | - | - |
| posttraumatic | 19 | - | - |
| qualitatively | 28 | in a qualitative manner | this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron |
| rectification | 20 | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | - |
| recrimination | 17 | mutual accusations | - |
| repositioning | 16 | the act of placing in a new position | - |
| steadfastness | 17 | loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty | - |
| streetwalking | 21 | - | - |
| orchestration | 18 | the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments | - |
| existentially | 23 | - | - |
| gentlemanlike | 20 | befitting a man of good breeding | - |
| intrinsically | 18 | with respect to its inherent nature | - |
| materializing | 25 | - | - |
| observational | 18 | relying on observation or experiment | - |
| nutritionally | 16 | with regard to nutrition | nutritionally, her new diet is suicide |
| dramatization | 25 | conversion into dramatic form | the play was a dramatization of a short story |
| electrocuting | 18 | - | - |
| distinctively | 22 | in an identifiably distinctive manner | the distinctively conservative district of the county |
| alphabetizing | 30 | - | - |
| argumentation | 16 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | - |
| artificiality | 21 | the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally | - |
| conceptualize | 28 | have the idea for | - |
| consequential | 24 | having important issues or results | the year's only really consequential legislation |
| demilitarized | 26 | - | - |
| disassociated | 17 | - | - |
| disheartening | 18 | destructive of morale and self-reliance | - |
| beatification | 20 | a state of supreme happiness | - |
| baccalaureate | 19 | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies | - |
| steppingstone | 18 | - | - |
| unpresentable | 17 | creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression | - |
| unjustifiable | 25 | incapable of being justified or explained | - |
| postoperative | 20 | happening or done after a surgical operation | postoperative complications |
| preternatural | 15 | surpassing the ordinary or normal | Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel |
| privatisation | 18 | changing something from state to private ownership or control | - |
| redistributed | 17 | having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas | redistributed industries |
| renegotiation | 14 | - | - |
| sequestration | 22 | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | - |
| serendipitous | 16 | lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
| specification | 22 | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | - |
| supranational | 15 | transcending established national boundaries or spheres of interest | a supranational economy |
| synthetically | 24 | by synthesis; in a synthetic manner | some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically |
| participatory | 22 | affording the opportunity for individual participation | participatory democracy |
| fertilisation | 16 | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | - |
| excommunicate | 28 | exclude from a church or a religious community | The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner |
| functionaries | 18 | - | - |
| glorification | 19 | a state of high honor | - |
| inflexibility | 28 | a lack of physical flexibility | - |
| inquisitorial | 22 | having the authority to conduct official investigations | the inquisitorial power of the Senate |
| incrimination | 17 | an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed | his incrimination was based on my testimony |
| intercultural | 15 | - | - |
| irretrievable | 18 | impossible to recover or recoup or overcome | an irretrievable loss |
| dissemination | 16 | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | - |
| anticlockwise | 24 | in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move | - |
| anticlimactic | 21 | of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style | - |
| computerizing | 29 | - | - |
| confraternity | 21 | - | - |
| cyanobacteria | 22 | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | - |
| discontinuity | 19 | lack of connection or continuity | - |
| attentiveness | 16 | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) | his attentiveness to her wishes |
| unconstrained | 16 | free from constraint | he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society |
| unaccountably | 22 | in an unaccountable manner | in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero's friend |
| unquestioning | 23 | being without doubt or reserve | - |
| unrelentingly | 17 | in a relentless manner | - |
| vegetarianism | 19 | a diet excluding all meat and fish | - |
| problematical | 21 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
| questioningly | 26 | in a curious and questioning manner | they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions |
| regurgitation | 15 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| retroactively | 21 | after the fact | he will get paid retroactively |
| reinvigorated | 18 | with restored energy | - |
| renegotiating | 15 | - | - |
| surreptitious | 15 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | surreptitious mobilization of troops |
| overemotional | 18 | excessively or abnormally emotional | - |
| ornamentation | 15 | something used to beautify | - |
| extrapolating | 23 | - | - |
| extrajudicial | 30 | beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted | an extrajudicial penalty |
| externalizing | 30 | - | - |
| expeditiously | 26 | with efficiency; in an efficient manner | - |
| fictionalized | 28 | - | - |
| gesticulating | 17 | making gestures while speaking | her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary |
| geometrically | 21 | in a geometric fashion | it grew geometrically |
| illuminations | 15 | - | - |
| incontestable | 17 | incapable of being contested or disputed | - |
| intransigence | 16 | the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise | - |
| interbreeding | 17 | reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) | - |
| metallurgical | 18 | of or relating to metallurgy | metallurgical engineer |
| misperception | 21 | - | - |
| monochromatic | 24 | having or appearing to have only one color | - |
| microcomputer | 23 | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time | - |
| multicoloured | 18 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | - |
| mouthwatering | 22 | - | - |
| normalization | 24 | the imposition of standards or regulations | - |
| domesticating | 19 | - | - |
| dispositional | 16 | - | - |
| entomological | 18 | of or relating to the biological science of entomology | entomological research |
| amniocentesis | 17 | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities | - |
| anthropophagy | 27 | human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh | - |
| chromatograph | 26 | - | - |
| computational | 19 | of or involving computation or computers | computational linguistics |
| connotatively | 21 | - | - |
| crystallizing | 28 | the formation of crystals | - |
| counterstrike | 19 | make a counterattack | - |
| diametrically | 21 | as from opposite ends of a diameter | when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false? |
| deterministic | 18 | an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes | - |
| acetylcholine | 23 | a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems | - |
| acceptability | 24 | satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards | - |
| understrapper | 18 | - | - |
