9-letter words containing M
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter M. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate M within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| something | 15 | An indeterminate or unknown event. | - |
| important | 13 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | an important official |
| sometimes | 13 | - | - |
| somewhere | 17 | in or at or to some place | she must be somewhere |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| screaming | 14 | sharp piercing cry | her screaming attracted the neighbors |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| gentleman | 12 | a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | - |
| community | 18 | a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | - |
| mountains | 11 | - | - |
| commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
| treatment | 11 | the management of someone or something | the treatment of water sewage |
| committed | 16 | associated in an exclusive sexual relationship | - |
| extremely | 21 | to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect | extremely interesting |
| agreement | 12 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business |
| ambulance | 15 | a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals | - |
| statement | 11 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
| champagne | 19 | a region of northeastern France | - |
| nightmare | 15 | a situation resembling a terrifying dream | - |
| emotional | 11 | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion | he would become emotional over nothing at all |
| equipment | 22 | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
| miserable | 13 | of very poor quality or condition | - |
| impressed | 14 | deeply or markedly affected or influenced | - |
| committee | 15 | a self-constituted organization to promote something | - |
| policeman | 15 | a member of a police force | - |
| confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
| honeymoon | 17 | a holiday taken by a newly married couple | - |
| someplace | 15 | in or at or to some place | - |
| communist | 15 | a socialist who advocates communism | - |
| temporary | 16 | a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | - |
| recommend | 16 | push for something | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day |
| 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 | - |
| democracy | 19 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
| completed | 16 | successfully completed or brought to an end | the completed project |
| meanwhile | 17 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | meanwhile the socialists are running the government |
| permanent | 13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| accompany | 20 | be present or associated with an event or entity | - |
| remaining | 12 | not used up | saved the remaining sandwiches for supper |
| dismissed | 13 | having lost your job | - |
| testimony | 14 | something that serves as evidence | his effort was testimony to his devotion |
| immediate | 14 | very close or connected in space or time | immediate contact |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| messenger | 12 | a person who carries a message | - |
| companion | 15 | a traveler who accompanies you | - |
| anonymous | 14 | having no known name or identity or known source | anonymous authors |
| manhattan | 14 | a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters | - |
| chemistry | 19 | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | - |
| attempted | 14 | tried unsuccessfully | attempted murder |
| programme | 16 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| embarrass | 13 | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | - |
| marvelous | 14 | too improbable to admit of belief | - |
| marketing | 16 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| perimeter | 13 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| materials | 11 | - | - |
| eliminate | 11 | eliminate from the body | - |
| moonlight | 15 | the light of the Moon | moonlight is the smuggler's enemy |
| classroom | 13 | a room in a school where lessons take place | - |
| moustache | 16 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | - |
| promising | 14 | likely to turn out well in the future | the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career |
| 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 | - |
| primitive | 16 | a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization | - |
| demanding | 14 | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | found the job very demanding |
| testament | 11 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| dimension | 12 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | - |
| ambitious | 13 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | ambitious schedule |
| 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 | - |
| imaginary | 15 | not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | a small child's imaginary friends |
| goddammit | 16 | - | - |
| muttering | 12 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| imagining | 13 | - | - |
| shameless | 14 | feeling no shame | a shameless imposter |
| excrement | 20 | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | - |
| hamburger | 17 | beef that has been ground | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| courtroom | 13 | a room in which a lawcourt sits | television cameras were admitted in the courtroom |
| transform | 14 | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | This experience transformed her completely |
| fisherman | 17 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| formation | 14 | (geology) the geological features of the earth | - |
| classmate | 13 | an acquaintance that you go to school with | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
| madeleine | 12 | - | - |
| humiliate | 14 | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss |
| impatient | 13 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | impatient to begin |
| amusement | 13 | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | - |
| 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 | - |
| trembling | 14 | a shaky motion | - |
| competing | 16 | - | - |
| communion | 15 | sharing thoughts and feelings | - |
| cameraman | 15 | a photographer who operates a movie camera | - |
| animation | 11 | the condition of living or the state of being alive | - |
| mechanics | 18 | the technical aspects of doing something | the mechanics of prose style |
| mechanism | 18 | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| 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 | - |
| communism | 17 | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | - |
| goddamned | 15 | extremely | - |
| traumatic | 13 | psychologically painful | few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child |
| imitating | 12 | - | - |
| admission | 12 | the fee charged for admission | - |
| 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 |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| 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 |
| informant | 14 | someone who sees an event and reports what happened | - |
| mythology | 21 | myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person | - |
| 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 | - |
| infirmary | 17 | a health facility where patients receive treatment | - |
| masculine | 13 | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
| filmmaker | 20 | a producer of motion pictures | - |
| improving | 17 | getting higher or more vigorous | an improving economy |
| amendment | 14 | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | - |
| miniature | 11 | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size | - |
| assembled | 14 | - | - |
| submitted | 14 | - | - |
| premature | 13 | too soon or too hasty | a premature judgment |
| prominent | 13 | conspicuous in position or importance | a prominent citizen |
| dominated | 13 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| lunchtime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch | he observed a regular lunchtime |
| glamorous | 12 | having an air of allure, romance and excitement | glamorous movie stars |
| amazingly | 24 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | amazingly, he finished medical school in three years |
| alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
| memorable | 15 | worth remembering | - |
| sentiment | 11 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | - |
| improvise | 16 | perform without preparation | - |
| formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
| 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 |
| margarita | 12 | a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice | - |
| component | 15 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | spare components for cars |
| terminate | 11 | bring to an end or halt | The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I |
| emptiness | 13 | an empty area or space | the emptiness of outer space |
| monstrous | 11 | shockingly brutal or cruel | no excess was too monstrous for them to commit |
| seemingly | 15 | from appearances alone | the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned |
| promoting | 14 | - | - |
| comparing | 16 | the act of examining resemblances | - |
| immigrant | 14 | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | - |
| admirable | 14 | deserving of the highest esteem or admiration | trains ran with admirable precision |
| admitting | 13 | - | - |
| scrambled | 16 | thrown together in a disorderly fashion | a scrambled plan of action |
| socialism | 13 | an economic system based on state ownership of capital | - |
| threesome | 14 | three people considered as a unit | - |
| performer | 16 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | - |
| phenomena | 16 | - | - |
| mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
| impulsive | 16 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | - |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| competent | 15 | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | a competent performance |
| clamoring | 14 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
| molecular | 13 | relating to simple or elementary organization | proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception |
| nominated | 12 | appointed by nomination | - |
| 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 |
| memorized | 23 | - | - |
| informing | 15 | a speech act that conveys information | - |
| compelled | 16 | - | - |
| goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
| consuming | 14 | very strong; urgently felt | politics is his consuming passion |
| blasphemy | 21 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | - |
| monsignor | 12 | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests | - |
| sophomore | 16 | used of the second year in United States high school or college | the sophomore class |
| tormented | 12 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | a small tormented schoolboy |
| remarried | 12 | - | - |
| 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 |
| paramount | 13 | having superior power and influence | - |
| voicemail | 16 | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed | - |
| stimulate | 11 | provide the needed stimulus for | - |
| unanimous | 11 | in complete agreement | a unanimous decision |
| midsummer | 16 | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point | - |
| matrimony | 16 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | - |
| merciless | 13 | having or showing no mercy | the merciless enemy |
| malignant | 12 | dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) | - |
| birthmark | 20 | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | - |
| checkmate | 22 | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king | - |
| misplaced | 16 | lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place | misplaced tickets |
| murderous | 12 | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | murderous thugs |
| meteorite | 11 | stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface | - |
| storeroom | 11 | a room in which things are stored | - |
| imitation | 11 | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | - |
| dominique | 21 | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs | - |
| commodity | 19 | articles of commerce | - |
| spiderman | 14 | - | - |
| spokesman | 17 | a male spokesperson | - |
| streaming | 12 | the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell | - |
| cremation | 13 | the incineration of a dead body | - |
| nighttime | 15 | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | - |
| mercenary | 16 | serving for wages in a foreign army | mercenary killers |
| malicious | 13 | having the nature of or resulting from malice | malicious gossip |
| examining | 19 | - | - |
| hammering | 17 | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | - |
| enjoyment | 21 | act of receiving pleasure from something | - |
| nevermind | 15 | - | - |
| implement | 15 | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | He implemented a new economic plan |
| farmhouse | 17 | house for a farmer and family | - |
| mutilated | 12 | having a part of the body crippled or disabled | - |
| plutonium | 13 | a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 | - |
| limousine | 11 | large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur | - |
| magnitude | 13 | a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 | - |
| damnation | 12 | the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell | - |
| harmonica | 16 | a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | - |
| emphasize | 25 | to stress, single out as important | Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet |
| migration | 12 | a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) | - |
| magically | 17 | in a magical manner | it disappeared magically |
| mortality | 14 | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year | - |
| trademark | 16 | mark with a brand or trademark | - |
| placement | 15 | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | the placement of the chairs |
| imperfect | 18 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | - |
| marseille | 11 | a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean | - |
| embracing | 16 | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | - |
| vandalism | 15 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
| proximity | 23 | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit | - |
| exemplary | 23 | being or serving as an illustration of a type | an action exemplary of his conduct |
| tombstone | 13 | a stone that is used to mark a grave | - |
| submerged | 15 | beneath the surface of the water | submerged rocks |
| petroleum | 13 | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | - |
| dormitory | 15 | a college or university building containing living quarters for students | - |
| astronomy | 14 | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | - |
| menopause | 13 | the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | - |
| timetable | 13 | a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place | - |
| undermine | 12 | hollow out as if making a cave or opening | - |
| immensely | 16 | to an exceedingly great extent or degree | was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator |
| implanted | 14 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | implanted convictions |
| mainframe | 16 | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing | - |
| dismissal | 12 | official notice that you have been fired from your job | - |
| moonshine | 14 | the light of the Moon | - |
| similarly | 14 | in like or similar manner | He was similarly affected |
| humankind | 19 | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women |
| kilometer | 15 | a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | - |
| continuum | 13 | a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts | - |
| ecosystem | 16 | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment | - |
| monologue | 12 | speech you make to yourself | - |
| mongolian | 12 | a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia | - |
| medallion | 12 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
| potassium | 13 | a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite | - |
| paramedic | 16 | a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | - |
| medicinal | 14 | having the properties of medicine | medicinal herbs |
| smilingly | 15 | with smiles; in a smiling manner | the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together |
| remainder | 12 | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | - |
| diplomacy | 19 | wisdom in the management of public affairs | - |
| abdominal | 14 | the muscles of the abdomen | - |
| dismantle | 12 | take off or remove | - |
| medically | 17 | involving medical practice | medically trained nurses |
| customary | 16 | commonly used or practiced; usual | took his customary morning walk |
| commissar | 15 | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit | - |
| misguided | 14 | poorly conceived or thought out | - |
| simpleton | 13 | a person lacking intelligence or common sense | - |
| manifesto | 14 | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | - |
| wholesome | 17 | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being | wholesome attitude |
| bumblebee | 17 | robust hairy social bee of temperate regions | - |
| ambiguous | 14 | open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead | the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates |
| swordsman | 15 | someone skilled at fencing | - |
| comforted | 17 | made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress | the news make her feel comforted |
| mortgaged | 14 | burdened with legal or financial obligations | his house, his business, indeed, his whole life was heavily mortgaged |
| composite | 15 | considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers | - |
| gymnasium | 17 | athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training | - |
| brimstone | 13 | an old name for sulfur | - |
| moneybags | 17 | - | - |
| mausoleum | 13 | a large burial chamber, usually above ground | - |
| umbilical | 15 | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | - |
| ultimatum | 13 | a final peremptory demand | - |
| combining | 16 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| mistaking | 16 | putting the wrong interpretation on | there was no mistaking her meaning |
| misbehave | 19 | behave badly | The children misbehaved all morning |
| nicknamed | 18 | - | - |
| samaritan | 11 | a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times | - |
| commodore | 16 | a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral | - |
| chameleon | 16 | lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue | - |
| miserably | 16 | in a miserable manner | I bit my lip miserably and nodded |
| simulator | 11 | a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research | - |
| symbolism | 18 | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning | - |
| limitless | 11 | having no limits in range or scope | the limitless reaches of outer space |
| aftermath | 17 | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | the aftermath of war |
| melodrama | 14 | an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization | - |
| middleman | 15 | a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | - |
| pulmonary | 16 | relating to or affecting the lungs | pulmonary disease |
| impending | 15 | close in time; about to occur | his impending retirement |
| magdalene | 13 | - | - |
| marmalade | 14 | a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits | - |
| automated | 12 | operated by automation | an automated stoker |
| diaphragm | 18 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix | - |
| computing | 16 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | - |
| grumbling | 15 | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | - |
| modelling | 13 | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | - |
| medicated | 15 | - | - |
| womanizer | 23 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
| limestone | 11 | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | - |
| mannequin | 20 | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | she was too fat to be a mannequin |
| framework | 21 | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | - |
| anonymity | 17 | the state of being anonymous | - |
| magnesium | 14 | a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) | - |
| alchemist | 16 | one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
| mortified | 15 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | felt mortified by the comparison with her sister |
| musically | 16 | in a musical manner | She sang very musically |
| imbalance | 15 | (mathematics) a lack of symmetry | - |
| locksmith | 20 | someone who makes or repairs locks | - |
| economist | 13 | an expert in the science of economics | - |
| multitude | 12 | the common people generally | - |
| millennia | 11 | - | - |
| methadone | 15 | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction | - |
| impotence | 15 | an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | - |
| amazement | 22 | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising | - |
| musketeer | 15 | a foot soldier armed with a musket | - |
| smothered | 15 | held in check with difficulty | a smothered cough |
| magnetism | 14 | the branch of science that studies magnetism | - |
| columbine | 15 | a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains | - |
| cataclysm | 18 | a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | - |
| clergyman | 17 | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | - |
| atonement | 11 | compensation for a wrong | - |
| aimlessly | 14 | without aim; in an aimless manner | he wandered around aimlessly |
| maharajah | 24 | a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja | - |
| boogeyman | 17 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| parchment | 18 | skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | - |
| migrating | 13 | - | - |
| mimicking | 20 | - | - |
| sportsman | 13 | someone who engages in sports | - |
| tampering | 14 | the act of altering something secretly or improperly | - |
| pseudonym | 17 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role | - |
| remission | 11 | a payment of money sent to a person in another place | - |
| homicidal | 17 | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | a homicidal rage |
| chamomile | 18 | Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis | - |
| cinematic | 15 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema | - |
| mistletoe | 11 | Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas | - |
| elemental | 11 | of or being the essential or basic part | - |
| admiralty | 15 | the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) | - |
| milkshake | 22 | frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | - |
| promenade | 14 | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | - |
| limelight | 15 | a focus of public attention | he enjoyed being in the limelight |
| exemption | 20 | immunity from an obligation or duty | - |
| animosity | 14 | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| milestone | 11 | stone post at side of a road to show distances | - |
| sacrament | 13 | a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction | - |
| telemetry | 14 | automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means | - |
| supremacy | 18 | power to dominate or defeat | - |
| reprimand | 14 | censure severely or angrily | - |
| inanimate | 11 | appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse | an inanimate body |
| massaging | 13 | - | - |
| margarine | 12 | a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | - |
| extremist | 18 | (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm | extremist political views |
| flammable | 18 | easily ignited | - |
| bombshell | 18 | a shocking surprise | news of the attack came like a bombshell |
| amputated | 14 | - | - |
| simulated | 12 | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | a purse of simulated alligator hide |
| implicate | 15 | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result | - |
| letterman | 11 | an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport | - |
| euphemism | 18 | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh | - |
| mummified | 19 | - | - |
| minefield | 15 | a region in which explosives mines have been placed | - |
| snowstorm | 14 | a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds | - |
| dreamland | 13 | a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination | - |
| guacamole | 14 | a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings | - |
| camcorder | 16 | a portable television camera and videocassette recorder | - |
| munitions | 11 | - | - |
| pacemaker | 19 | a horse used to set the pace in racing | - |
| impartial | 13 | free from undue bias or preconceived opinions | the impartial eye of a scientist |
| craftsman | 16 | a creator of great skill in the manual arts | - |
| dominance | 14 | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her |
| composing | 16 | the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole | - |
| goldsmith | 16 | Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) | - |
| reprogram | 14 | - | - |
| housemaid | 15 | a female domestic | - |
| hermitage | 15 | the abode of a hermit | - |
| enigmatic | 14 | not clear to the understanding | I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later |
| algorithm | 15 | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem | - |
| nursemaid | 12 | a woman who is the custodian of children | - |
| reimburse | 13 | reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss | - |
| momentous | 13 | of very great significance | a momentous event |
| mincemeat | 15 | spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat | - |
| squeamish | 23 | excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow |
| unwelcome | 16 | not welcome | unwelcome publicity |
| summarize | 22 | be a summary of | The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper |
| repayment | 16 | the act of returning money received previously | - |
| importing | 14 | the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country | - |
| masochist | 16 | someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment | - |
| manoeuvre | 14 | an action aimed at evading an opponent | - |
| empowered | 17 | invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter | - |
| badminton | 14 | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net | - |
| mightiest | 15 | - | - |
| mirabelle | 13 | - | - |
| treadmill | 12 | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps | - |
| vermilion | 14 | of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | - |
| repairman | 13 | a skilled worker whose job is to repair things | - |
| pheromone | 16 | a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species | - |
| shoemaker | 18 | a person who makes or repairs shoes | - |
| symposium | 18 | a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations | - |
| macintosh | 16 | a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | - |
| decimated | 15 | - | - |
| overwhelm | 20 | charge someone with too many tasks | - |
| menstrual | 11 | of or relating to menstruation or the menses | menstrual period |
| whimsical | 19 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | the victim of whimsical persecutions |
| martyrdom | 17 | any experience that causes intense suffering | - |
| emergence | 14 | the act of emerging | - |
| emigrated | 13 | - | - |
| grandmama | 15 | - | - |
| outnumber | 13 | be larger in number | - |
| merriment | 13 | activities that are enjoyable or amusing | - |
| pentagram | 14 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | - |
| makeshift | 21 | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | - |
| blameless | 13 | free of guilt; not subject to blame | has lived a blameless life |
| momentary | 16 | lasting for a markedly brief time | a momentary glimpse |
| pragmatic | 16 | concerned with practical matters | a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem |
| reminisce | 13 | recall the past | - |
| innermost | 11 | situated or occurring farthest within | the innermost chamber |
| drumstick | 18 | a stick used for playing a drum | - |
| boardroom | 14 | a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) | - |
| boomerang | 14 | a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower | - |
| amplifier | 16 | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
| murderess | 12 | a woman murderer | - |
| normality | 14 | (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter | - |
| styrofoam | 17 | a light resilient foam of polystyrene | - |
| strumming | 14 | - | - |
| kilometre | 15 | a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | - |
| catechism | 18 | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers | - |
| loudmouth | 15 | a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly | - |
| massively | 17 | to a massive degree or in a massive manner | tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms |
| homeowner | 17 | someone who owns a home | - |
| composure | 15 | steadiness of mind under stress | he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity |
| comprised | 16 | - | - |
| comforter | 16 | a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | - |
| formulate | 14 | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | - |
| annulment | 11 | the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | - |
| motorcade | 14 | a procession of people traveling in motor cars | - |
| immortals | 13 | - | - |
| impetuous | 13 | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | an impetuous display of spending and gambling |
| implosion | 13 | a sudden inward collapse | the implosion of a light bulb |
| loathsome | 14 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| demeaning | 13 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| emphysema | 21 | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | - |
| andromeda | 13 | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers | - |
| microchip | 20 | electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | - |
| subatomic | 15 | of smaller than atomic dimensions | - |
| leukaemia | 15 | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
| earthworm | 17 | terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | - |
| megaphone | 17 | a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice | - |
| messaging | 13 | the sending and processing of e-mail by computer | - |
| vasectomy | 19 | surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible | - |
| pessimist | 13 | a person who expects the worst | - |
| lawnmower | 17 | - | - |
| mastering | 12 | becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of | his mastering the art of cooking took a long time |
| columnist | 13 | a journalist who writes editorials | - |
| combatant | 15 | someone who fights (or is fighting) | - |
| empirical | 15 | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory | an empirical basis for an ethical theory |
| cloakroom | 17 | a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily | - |
| armistice | 13 | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | - |
| armadillo | 12 | burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | - |
| anchorman | 16 | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | - |
| womanhood | 18 | the state of being an adult woman | - |
| symbolize | 25 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? |
| immersion | 13 | the act of wetting something by submerging it | - |
| empathize | 25 | be understanding of | - |
| barometer | 13 | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | - |
| mysticism | 18 | a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality | - |
| trimester | 11 | a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided | - |
| honeycomb | 21 | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees | - |
| impromptu | 17 | with little or no preparation or forethought | an impromptu speech |
| conundrum | 14 | a difficult problem | - |
| endowment | 15 | the capital that provides income for an institution | - |
| ephemeral | 16 | lasting a very short time | the ephemeral joys of childhood |
| ambiguity | 17 | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | - |
| pampering | 16 | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | - |
| mescaline | 13 | the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons | - |
| millionth | 14 | one part in a million equal parts | - |
| uniformed | 15 | dressed in a uniform | uniformed policemen lined the President's route |
| disembark | 18 | go ashore | The passengers disembarked at Southampton |
| eroticism | 13 | a state of anticipation of sexuality | - |
| blaspheme | 18 | utter obscenities or profanities | - |
| mongoloid | 13 | a member of the Mongoloid family | - |
| metabolic | 15 | undergoing metamorphosis | - |
| semblance | 15 | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading | he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity |
| stimulant | 11 | a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process | - |
| trampling | 14 | the sound of heavy treading or stomping | - |
| redeeming | 13 | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin | redemptive (or redeeming) love |
| macadamia | 16 | any tree of the genus Macadamia | - |
| homestead | 15 | dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land | - |
| deformity | 18 | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | - |
| embezzled | 32 | taken for your own use in violation of a trust | the banker absconded with embezzled funds |
| asthmatic | 16 | relating to breathing with a whistling sound | - |
| mouthwash | 20 | a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth | - |
| stalemate | 11 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | - |
| rummaging | 15 | - | - |
| harmonium | 16 | a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows | - |
| chlamydia | 20 | a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia | - |
| allotment | 11 | a share set aside for a specific purpose | - |
| amazonian | 20 | - | - |
| amplified | 17 | - | - |
| melodious | 12 | containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody | the melodious song of a meadowlark |
| statesman | 11 | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | - |
| trimmings | 14 | the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity) | he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it |
| summoning | 14 | calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations | - |
