| Word | Definition |
| abbreviation19 | a shortened form of a word or phrase |
| acceleration16 | an increase in rate of change |
| accentuation16 | the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance |
| accumulation18 | an increase by natural growth or addition |
| adjudication23 | the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented |
| adulteration13 | being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating |
| aldolization22 | |
| alimentation14 | a source of materials to nourish the body |
| alliteration12 | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| amalgamation17 | the combination of two or more commercial companies |
| amelioration14 | the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
| amortization23 | the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years |
| anchorperson19 | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute |
| annihilation15 | destruction by annihilating something |
| annunciation14 | a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland |
| antiabortion14 | |
| anticipation16 | an expectation |
| antidilution13 | |
| antielectron14 | an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation |
| antifriction17 | |
| antireligion13 | |
| apperception20 | the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience |
| appreciation18 | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
| apprehension19 | fearful expectation or anticipation |
| arborization23 | |
| articulation14 | the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech |
| asphyxiation27 | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) |
| asseveration15 | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
| assimilation14 | the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family |
| augmentation15 | the amount by which something increases |
| auscultation14 | listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) |
| autorotation12 | |
| autoxidation20 | |
| basification19 | |
| blastulation14 | |
| cachinnation19 | loud convulsive laughter |
| calumniation16 | a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
| cameraperson18 | |
| canalization23 | the production of a canal or a conversion to canals |
| cancellation16 | the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement |
| canonization23 | (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints |
| cantillation14 | liturgical chanting |
| capacitation18 | |
| capitulation16 | a document containing the terms of surrender |
| chlorination17 | the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds |
| circumcision20 | (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st |
| circumfusion21 | |
| citification19 | |
| civilisation17 | the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization |
| civilization26 | a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) |
| claudication17 | disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet |
| coacervation19 | |
| coadaptation17 | |
| codification20 | the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order |
| cogeneration15 | |
| cohabitation19 | the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married) |
| colonisation14 | the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies |
| colonization23 | the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies |
| colorization23 | |
| columniation16 | (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure |
| commendation19 | an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement |
| compellation18 | |
| compensation18 | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
| complexation25 | |
| complication20 | the act or process of complicating |
| compurgation19 | |
| conciliation16 | the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled |
| condemnation17 | an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable |
| condensation15 | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams |
| confirmation19 | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct |
| confiscation19 | seizure by the government |
| conformation19 | a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing |
| conglobation17 | a rounded spherical form |
| congregation16 | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
| conscription18 | compulsory military service |
| consecration16 | a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) |
| conservation17 | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change |
| consignation15 | |
| consociation16 | |
| conspiration16 | |
| constipation16 | irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis |
| constitution14 | law determining the fundamental political principles of a government |
| constriction16 | a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
| construction16 | the act of constructing something |
| consultation14 | a conference (usually with someone important) |
| consummation18 | the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse |
| contestation14 | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
| continuation14 | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| contribution16 | the part played by a person in bringing about a result |
| conversation17 | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
| coordination15 | the skillful and effective interaction of movements |
| coproduction19 | |
| craftsperson19 | |
| crenellation14 | a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns |
| creolization23 | |
| curarization23 | |
| cytoskeleton21 | a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence |
| deactivation18 | breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) |
| debilitation15 | serious weakening and loss of energy |
| decapitation17 | execution by cutting off the victim's head |
| deceleration15 | a decrease in rate of change |
| decommission19 | withdraw from active service |
| decongestion16 | |
| deflagration17 | combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat |
| degeneration14 | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality |
| deglaciation16 | |
| deionization22 | |
| delamination15 | |
| deliberation15 | (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question |
| delimitation15 | a line that indicates a boundary |
| demodulation16 | (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave |
| demonization24 | to represent as diabolically evil |
| denaturation13 | |
| denomination15 | a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith |
| denunciation15 | a public act of denouncing |
| depopulation17 | the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all) |
| depreciation17 | a decrease in price or value |
| deputization24 | |
| deracination15 | to move something from its natural environment |
| deregulation14 | the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) |
| derepression15 | |
| dermabrasion17 | removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer |
| desalination13 | the removal of salt (especially from sea water) |
| desideration14 | |
| despoliation15 | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| desquamation24 | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales |
| dessertspoon15 | as much as a dessert spoon will hold |
| detoxication22 | |
| diencephalon20 | the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon |
| digitization23 | conversion of analog information into digital information |
| dilapidation16 | a state of deterioration due to old age or long use |
| dimerization24 | |
| disaffection21 | the feeling of being alienated from other people |
| disclamation17 | |
| disinfection18 | treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms |
| disinflation16 | a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments |
| dispensation15 | an exemption from some rule or obligation |
| disquisition22 | an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion |
| dissertation13 | a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree |
| dissociation15 | the act of removing from association |
| distillation13 | the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors |
| distribution15 | (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence |
| divarication18 | branching at a wide angle |
| dodecahedron20 | any polyhedron having twelve plane faces |
| draftsperson18 | a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines |
| duodecillion16 | |
| echolocation19 | determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it |
| effectuation20 | the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect |
| elucubration16 | |
| emancipation18 | freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child |
| emargination15 | |
| emasculation16 | loss of power and masculinity |
| embolization25 | |
| encrustation14 | the formation of a crust |
| endoskeleton17 | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) |
| energization22 | |
| epithalamion19 | |
| equalization30 | the act of making equal or uniform |
| equivocation26 | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
| eternization21 | |
| etherization24 | |
| evisceration17 | surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient |
| exacerbation23 | action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse |
| exaggeration21 | extravagant exaggeration |
| exasperation21 | an exasperated feeling of annoyance |
| excogitation22 | thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it |
| excruciation23 | a state of acute pain |
| exenteration19 | surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) |
| exercitation21 | |
| exhilaration22 | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
| expatriation21 | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| explantation21 | |
| exploitation21 | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
| extraversion22 | (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self |
| extroversion22 | (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self |
| facilitation17 | the condition of being made easy (or easier) |
| felicitation17 | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
| feminization26 | the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration |
| fenestration15 | the arrangement of windows in a building |
| fermentation17 | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development |
| ferrosilicon17 | |
| fiberization26 | |
| fibrillation17 | muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination |
| finalization24 | the act of finalizing |
| flagellation16 | beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation |
| flocculation19 | the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations |
| fluidization25 | |
| fluoridation16 | the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) |
| fluorination15 | |
| fluorocarbon19 | a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols |
| focalization26 | the confinement of an infection to a limited area |
| gasification18 | the process of changing into gas |
| gastrulation13 | the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells |
| gentleperson15 | |
| genuflection18 | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence |
| habilitation17 | |
| halogenation16 | |
| hebraization26 | |
| hemodilution18 | |
| heterokaryon22 | |
| hominization26 | |
| homologation18 | |
| humanization26 | the act of making more human |
| humification22 | the process of the formation of humus from plant remains |
| hymenopteron22 | insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing |
| hypertension20 | a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) |
| idealization22 | a portrayal of something as ideal |
| illumination14 | a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination |
| illustration12 | artwork that helps make something clear or attractive |
| immoderation17 | the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation |
| immunization25 | the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
| imperfection21 | the state or an instance of being imperfect |
| implantation16 | (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals |
| impregnation17 | material with which something is impregnated |
| inactivation17 | the process of rendering inactive |
| inauguration13 | the act of starting a new operation or practice |
| incineration14 | the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes |
| incorruption16 | characterized by integrity or probity |
| incrustation14 | the formation of a crust |
| indiscretion15 | the trait of being injudicious |
| infiltration15 | a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) |
| inflammation19 | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat |
| ingratiation13 | the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments |
| inhabitation17 | the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) |
| inosculation14 | a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous |
| insanitation12 | |
| insemination14 | the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) |
| inspissation14 | the process of thickening by dehydration |
| installation12 | the act of installing something (as equipment) |
| instauration12 | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new |
| instillation12 | the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop |
| insufflation18 | (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity) |
| insurrection14 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another |
| intellection14 | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully |
| inteneration12 | |
| interception16 | the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving |
| intercession14 | a prayer to God on behalf of another person |
| interdiction15 | authoritative prohibition |
| interjection21 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion |
| intermission14 | the act of suspending activity temporarily |
| internucleon14 | |
| interruption14 | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity |
| intersection14 | a point where lines intersect |
| intersession12 | |
| interstation12 | |
| intervention15 | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) |
| intimidation15 | the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something |
| intoxication21 | the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance |
| introduction15 | the act of beginning something new |
| introjection21 | (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego |
| intromission14 | the act of putting one thing into another |
| introversion15 | the condition of being folded inward or sheathed |
| invagination16 | the condition of being folded inward or sheathed |
| invalidation16 | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) |
| invigilation16 | keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating |
| invigoration16 | quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous |
| irresolution12 | doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action |
| jurisdiction22 | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law |
| labanotation14 | a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics |
| laterization21 | |
| latinization21 | |
| legalization22 | the act of making lawful |
| legitimation15 | the act of rendering a person legitimate |
| liquefaction26 | the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid |
| localization23 | a determination of the place where something is |
| malformation19 | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed |
| malnutrition14 | a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods |
| malocclusion18 | (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally |
| malversation17 | misconduct in public office |
| manipulation16 | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage |
| masturbation16 | manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure |
| maximization32 | the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function |
| melanization23 | |
| memorization25 | learning so as to be able to remember verbatim |
| menstruation14 | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle |
| minimization25 | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position |
| ministration14 | assistance in time of difficulty |
| misdirection17 | an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge |
| miseducation17 | |
| misquotation23 | an incorrect quotation |
| mobilization25 | act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: |
| modification20 | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| monetization23 | establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country |
| moralization23 | indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code |
| motorization23 | the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles) |
| multibillion16 | |
| multimegaton17 | |
| multimillion16 | |
| nasalization21 | the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators |
| nazification26 | social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism |
| nebulization23 | |
| neurosurgeon13 | someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) |
| nidification18 | |
| nonadmission15 | |
| noneducation15 | |
| noninclusion14 | |
| notarization21 | |
| notification17 | an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative |
| novelization24 | converting something into the form of a novel |
| obliteration14 | destruction by annihilating something |
| obnubilation16 | |
| optimisation16 | the act of rendering optimal |
| optimization25 | the act of rendering optimal |
| organisation13 | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
| organization22 | a group of people who work together |
| ossification17 | the developmental process of bone formation |
| overexertion22 | excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results |
| overreaction17 | an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior |
| overtaxation22 | |
| pacification21 | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined |
| pantechnicon21 | a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture) |
| paralyzation26 | |
| penalization23 | the act of punishing |
| perpetration16 | the act of committing a crime |
| perpetuation16 | the act of prolonging something |
| perspiration16 | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
| perturbation16 | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| petrifaction19 | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| philodendron19 | often grown as a houseplant |
| pigmentation17 | the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings |
| placentation16 | the formation of the placenta in the uterus |
| polarization23 | the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration |
| polysyndeton21 | using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy') |
| postabortion16 | |
| postelection16 | |
| postposition16 | (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) |
| potentiation14 | (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously |
| preadmission17 | |
| precognition17 | knowledge of an event before it occurs |
| precondition17 | an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else |
| predigestion16 | |
| predilection17 | a predisposition in favor of something |
| preformation19 | a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell |
| preinduction17 | |
| premigration17 | |
| prerecession16 | |
| prescription18 | directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions |
| preselection16 | |
| presentation14 | the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward) |
| preservation17 | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
| proclamation18 | a formal public statement |
| prolegomenon17 | a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise |
| prolongation15 | the act of prolonging something |
| promulgation17 | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen |
| propitiation16 | the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity |
| proscription18 | a decree that prohibits something |
| prostitution14 | offering sexual intercourse for pay |
| protestation14 | a formal and solemn declaration of objection |
| prothalamion19 | a song in celebration of a marriage |
| purification19 | the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities |
| putrefaction19 | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
| quantitation21 | |
| quantization30 | the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory |
| racemization25 | |
| ramification19 | the act of branching out or dividing into branches |
| ratification17 | making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it |
| reactivation17 | |
| reallocation14 | a share that has been allocated again |
| reannexation19 | |
| recollection16 | the ability to recall past occurrences |
| recommission18 | |
| reconception18 | |
| reconnection16 | |
| reconversion17 | |
| reconviction19 | |
| recuperation16 | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| redecoration15 | |
| rededication16 | a new dedication |
| redefinition16 | the act of giving a new definition |
| reescalation14 | |
| reevaluation15 | the evaluation of something a second time (or more) |
| refoundation16 | |
| regeneration13 | (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs |
| registration13 | the act of enrolling |
| reimposition16 | imposition again |
| reimpression16 | |
| reinspection16 | |
| rejuvenation22 | the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored |
| remotivation17 | |
| remuneration14 | something that remunerates |
| renaturation12 | |
| renomination14 | |
| renunciation14 | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid |
| reoccupation18 | |
| repatriation14 | the act of returning to the country of origin |
| repercussion16 | a remote or indirect consequence of some action |
| replantation14 | |
| repopulation16 | |
| repossession14 | the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) |
| reprehension17 | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| reproduction17 | the process of generating offspring |
| reregulation13 | |
| resubmission16 | |
| resurrection14 | (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion |
| reticulation14 | (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion |
| retrocession14 | |
| retrodiction15 | |
| retroflexion22 | a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part |
| retroversion15 | a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part |
| revalidation16 | |
| revegetation16 | |
| rhododendron18 | any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers |
| rhombohedron23 | a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms) |
| robotization23 | |
| romanization23 | |
| salinization21 | |
| sanitization21 | making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing |
| satisfaction17 | the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation |
| scatteration14 | |
| segmentation15 | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum |
| sexdecillion22 | |
| slumpflation19 | |
| solarization21 | exposure to the rays of the sun |
| solicitation14 | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
| solifluction17 | |
| spermatozoon25 | the male reproductive cell; the male gamete |
| spokesperson20 | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose |
| stereopticon16 | |
| sternutation12 | a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose |
| stridulation13 | a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together |
| strobilation14 | |
| stupefaction19 | a feeling of stupefied astonishment |
| suberization23 | |
| subscription18 | a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time |
| substitution14 | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
| supersession14 | act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior |
| superstation14 | |
| superstition14 | an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear |
| supersurgeon15 | |
| supervention17 | a following on in addition |
| supplication18 | a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service |
| sustentation12 | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence |
| tessellation12 | the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern |
| tetanization21 | |
| theorization24 | the production or use of theories |
| transduction15 | (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage |
| transfection17 | |
| transmission14 | the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted |
| transudation13 | a substance that transudes |
| tredecillion15 | |
| trephination17 | an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull |
| trichlorphon22 | |
| trifurcation17 | the act of splitting into three branches |
| triplication16 | |
| typification22 | a representational or typifying form or model |
| uglification18 | |
| umbilication18 | |
| unionisation12 | act of forming labor unions |
| unionization21 | act of forming labor unions |
| urbanisation14 | the condition of being urbanized |
| urbanization23 | the condition of being urbanized |
| valorization24 | |
| vaporization26 | annihilation by vaporizing something |
| vasodilation16 | dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries) |
| vaticination17 | knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) |
| velarization24 | |
| verification20 | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct |
| vesiculation17 | the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin |
| vigintillion16 | |
| vilification20 | slanderous defamation |
| vinification20 | the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine |
| vitalization24 | the state of being vitalized and filled with life |
| vituperation17 | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |
| vivification23 | quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous |
| vocalization26 | the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
| vociferation20 | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition |
| Word | Definition |
| abomination15 | a person who is loathsome or disgusting |
| abstraction15 | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
| acceptation17 | acceptance as true or valid |
| acclamation17 | enthusiastic approval |
| acclimation17 | adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) |
| acetylation16 | the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound |
| acidulation14 | |
| acquisition22 | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
| adumbration16 | the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand |
| aestivation14 | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period |
| affectation19 | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
| affiliation17 | a social or business relationship |
| affirmation19 | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something |
| aggradation14 | |
| aggravation16 | an exasperated feeling of annoyance |
| aggregation14 | several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| alleviation14 | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced |
| altercation13 | noisy quarrel |
| alternation11 | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again |
| ambiversion18 | (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion |
| ammoniation15 | |
| anacoluthon16 | an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another |
| analyzation23 | |
| anodization21 | |
| antifashion17 | |
| antineutron11 | the antiparticle of a neutron |
| antinucleon13 | |
| antiquation20 | |
| appellation15 | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| application17 | the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose |
| approbation17 | official approval |
| arbitration13 | (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) |
| archenteron16 | central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity |
| assentation11 | |
| assignation12 | a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) |
| association13 | a formal organization of people or groups of people |
| atomization22 | separating something into fine particles |
| attenuation11 | weakening in force or intensity |
| attestation11 | the action of bearing witness |
| attribution13 | assigning some quality or character to a person or thing |
| battlewagon17 | large and heavily armoured warship |
| benediction16 | the act of praying for divine protection |
| benefaction18 | a contribution of money or assistance |
| bifurcation18 | a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) |
| bipartition15 | |
| bombination17 | sound of rapid vibration |
| botheration16 | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| bourguignon15 | reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter |
| brachiation18 | swinging by the arms from branch to branch |
| brecciation17 | |
| bromination15 | |
| calcination15 | the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature |
| calculation15 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods |
| calibration15 | the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument |
| cancelation15 | |
| captivation18 | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
| carbonation15 | saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) |
| carburetion15 | |
| castigation14 | a severe scolding |
| celebration15 | a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event |
| cementation15 | |
| cerebration15 | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully |
| chairperson18 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization |
| chrismation18 | |
| chylomicron23 | a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood |
| circulation15 | the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines) |
| coagulation14 | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid |
| coarctation15 | tight or narrow compression |
| codirection16 | |
| coeducation16 | education of men and women in the same institutions |
| coelenteron13 | the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate |
| coevolution16 | |
| colligation14 | the state of being joined together |
| collimation15 | the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope |
| collocation15 | a grouping of words in a sentence |
| combination17 | a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities |
| commination17 | prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday |
| comminution17 | |
| commutation17 | the travel of a commuter |
| competition17 | a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers |
| compilation17 | something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) |
| composition17 | the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole |
| compression17 | an increase in the density of something |
| compunction19 | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) |
| computation17 | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods |
| condonation14 | a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred |
| confliction18 | |
| confutation16 | the speech act of refuting conclusively |
| congelation14 | the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing |
| conjugation21 | the state of being joined together |
| conjunction22 | the temporal property of two things happening at the same time |
| conjuration20 | a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect |
| connotation13 | what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression |
| consecution15 | |
| consolation13 | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment |
| consumption17 | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
| contraction15 | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
| contraption15 | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
| conurbation15 | an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities |
| convocation18 | a group gathered in response to a summons |
| convolution16 | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| cooperation15 | joint operation or action |
| corporation15 | a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state |
| correlation13 | a reciprocal relation between two or more things |
| corrugation14 | a ridge on a corrugated surface |
| coruscation15 | the occurrence of a small flash or spark |
| covariation16 | (statistics) correlated variation |
| crenelation13 | a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns |
| crenulation13 | |
| crepitation15 | the sharp sound of snapping noises |
| crimination15 | |
| crucifixion25 | the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross |
| cryosurgeon17 | |
| culmination15 | a final climactic stage |
| cultivation16 | socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners |
| cupellation15 | |
| cuspidation16 | a decoration using cusps |
| cybernation18 | the control of processes by computer |
| cyclization27 | |
| deamination14 | removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound |
| debarkation18 | the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft |
| decantation14 | the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees |
| declamation16 | vehement oratory |
| declaration14 | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) |
| declination14 | a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state |
| decollation14 | |
| decondition15 | |
| decussation14 | an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X |
| defalcation17 | the sum of money that is misappropriated |
| defloration15 | an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something |
| defoliation15 | the loss of foliage |
| deformation17 | a change for the worse |
| deglutition13 | the act of swallowing |
| degradation14 | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| degustation13 | taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality |
| dehydration19 | dryness resulting from the removal of water |
| deification17 | the condition of being treated like a god |
| delectation14 | a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction |
| delineation12 | a graphic or vivid verbal description |
| demarcation16 | the boundary of a specific area |
| denervation15 | |
| denigration13 | a belittling comment |
| deoxidation20 | |
| deportation14 | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| depravation17 | moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles |
| deprecation16 | a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster |
| depredation15 | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding |
| deprivation17 | a state of extreme poverty |
| dereliction14 | a tendency to be negligent and uncaring |
| description16 | a statement that represents something in words |
| desecration14 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character |
| desiccation16 | dryness resulting from the removal of water |
| designation13 | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| desperation14 | a state in which all hope is lost or absent |
| destination12 | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) |
| destitution12 | a state without friends or money or prospects |
| destruction14 | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists |
| detestation12 | hate coupled with disgust |
| deuteration12 | |
| devaluation15 | an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries |
| devastation15 | the state of being decayed or destroyed |
| diatessaron12 | |
| dicotyledon18 | flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside |
| diffraction20 | when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands |
| disfunction17 | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group |
| disillusion12 | freeing from false belief or illusions |
| disjunction21 | state of being disconnected |
| dislocation14 | an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity |
| disposition14 | your usual mood |
| disputation14 | the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |
| disrelation12 | |
| dissipation14 | breaking up and scattering by dispersion |
| dissolution12 | separation into component parts |
| distinction14 | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| distraction14 | mental turmoil |
| duplication16 | a copy that corresponds to an original exactly |
| dysfunction20 | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group |
| edification17 | uplifting enlightenment |
| ejaculation20 | an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion |
| elaboration13 | addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail |
| elicitation13 | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors |
| elimination13 | the act of removing or getting rid of something |
| elucidation14 | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on |
| elutriation11 | |
| embarkation19 | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft |
| embrocation17 | a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain |
| enchiridion17 | a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location |
| enucleation13 | surgical removal of something without cutting into it |
| enumeration13 | a numbered list |
| enunciation13 | the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience |
| epoxidation21 | |
| eradication14 | the complete destruction of every trace of something |
| erotization20 | |
| evagination15 | |
| evaporation16 | the process of becoming a vapor |
| examination20 | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
| exclamation22 | an abrupt excited utterance |
| excoriation20 | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |
| exculpation22 | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
| exfoliation21 | the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin |
| exhortation21 | a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action |
| exoneration18 | the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation |
| exoskeleton22 | 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 |
| expatiation20 | a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail |
| expectation22 | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| explanation20 | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
| explication22 | the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. |
| exploration20 | to travel for the purpose of discovery |
| exportation20 | commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country |
| expurgation21 | the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work |
| exsiccation22 | |
| extenuation18 | a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances |
| extirpation20 | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| extradition19 | the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) |
| extrication20 | the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition |
| fabrication18 | a deliberately false or improbable account |
| fascination16 | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
| fecundation17 | creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant |
| fimbriation18 | |
| fluctuation16 | a wave motion |
| fomentation16 | a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice |
| forestation14 | |
| formulation16 | a substance prepared according to a formula |
| fornication16 | voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other |
| frustration14 | the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
| fulguration15 | |
| fulmination16 | thunderous verbal attack |
| fustigation15 | |
| germination14 | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
| granulation12 | new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process |
| gratulation12 | |
| gravitation15 | (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; ; ; --Albert Einstein |
| habituation16 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
| handyperson20 | |
| hibernation16 | the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter |
| houseperson16 | |
| humiliation16 | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
| hydrocarbon22 | an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
| hyphenation22 | division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page |
| hypolimnion21 | |
| hypotension19 | abnormally low blood pressure |
| icosahedron17 | any polyhedron having twenty plane faces |
| idolization21 | the act of admiring strongly |
| illuviation14 | |
| imagination14 | the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses |
| imbrication17 | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) |
| immigration16 | migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) |
| impartation15 | the transmission of information |
| impetration15 | |
| implication17 | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) |
| importation15 | the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country |
| imprecation17 | the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) |
| imprecision17 | the quality of lacking precision |
| inattention11 | lack of attention |
| incantation13 | a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect |
| incarnation13 | a new personification of a familiar idea |
| inclination13 | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
| inculcation15 | teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition |
| inculpation15 | an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed |
| incurvation16 | a shape that curves or bends inward |
| indentation12 | a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) |
| indigestion13 | a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea |
| indignation13 | a feeling of righteous anger |
| indirection14 | indirect procedure or action |
| inebriation13 | habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms |
| infatuation14 | a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration |
| infestation14 | the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites |
| information16 | a message received and understood |
| infuriation14 | a feeling of intense anger |
| innervation14 | the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland |
| inoculation13 | taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease |
| inquisition20 | a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy |
| inscription15 | letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something |
| insinuation11 | an indirect (and usually malicious) implication |
| inspiration13 | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity |
| instigation12 | the verbal act of urging on |
| institution11 | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose |
| instruction13 | a message describing how something is to be done |
| integration12 | the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community |
| interaction13 | a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting |
| interfusion14 | |
| interneuron11 | |
| irradiation12 | the condition of being exposed to radiation |
| itemization22 | the act of making a list of items |
| itineration11 | journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour |
| jactitation20 | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
| laciniation13 | |
| lacrimation15 | shedding tears |
| laicization22 | |
| lamentation13 | a cry of sorrow and grief |
| legislation12 | law enacted by a legislative body |
| lionization20 | |
| liposuction15 | lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction |
| liquidation21 | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities |
| lixiviation21 | |
| lubrication15 | the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant |
| lucubration15 | a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation |
| machination18 | a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends |
| malediction16 | the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult) |
| malefaction18 | |
| malfunction18 | a failure to function normally |
| malposition15 | faulty position |
| manumission15 | the formal act of freeing from slavery |
| margination14 | |
| mastication15 | biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow |
| melioration13 | the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
| mensuration13 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
| mercuration15 | |
| metafiction18 | |
| methanation16 | |
| methylation19 | |
| metrication15 | the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds |
| micturition15 | the discharge of urine |
| millimicron17 | a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
| miscitation15 | |
| miscreation15 | something abnormal or anomalous |
| misdivision17 | |
| misfunction18 | fail to function or function improperly |
| mislocation15 | |
| misposition15 | |
| molestation13 | the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) |
| multicarbon17 | |
| multination13 | |
| multiphoton18 | |
| multipiston15 | |
| negotiation12 | a discussion intended to produce an agreement |
| neurulation11 | |
| nickelodeon18 | a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin |
| nondecision14 | |
| nonelection13 | |
| nonsolution11 | |
| obfuscation18 | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| objurgation21 | rebuking a person harshly |
| obscuration15 | |
| observation16 | the act of making and recording a measurement |
| obstruction15 | any structure that makes progress difficult |
| occultation15 | one celestial body obscures another |
| officiation19 | the act of umpiring |
| orientation11 | the act of orienting |
| origination12 | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events |
| oscillation13 | the process of oscillating between states |
| ostentation11 | a gaudy outward display |
| overcaution16 | |
| oviposition16 | |
| oxygenation22 | the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen |
| ozonization29 | |
| palpitation15 | a rapid and irregular heart beat |
| parturition13 | the process of giving birth |
| passivation16 | |
| pectination15 | |
| penetration13 | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| pentahedron17 | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| percolation15 | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |
| perennation13 | the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) |
| perforation16 | a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place |
| permutation15 | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
| persecution15 | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| personation13 | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
| pollination13 | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant |
| posttension13 | |
| postulation13 | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument |
| predication16 | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument |
| preelection15 | |
| preignition14 | |
| preinvasion16 | |
| prelibation15 | |
| preluncheon18 | |
| premonition15 | a feeling of evil to come |
| premunition15 | |
| preparation15 | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose |
| preposition15 | a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word |
| presumption17 | an assumption that is taken for granted |
| proabortion15 | |
| procreation15 | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
| procuration15 | |
| profanation16 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character |
| progression14 | a series with a definite pattern of advance |
| prohibition18 | a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages |
| propagation16 | the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions |
| proposition15 | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
| prorogation14 | discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it |
| prosecution15 | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
| prostration13 | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |
| protonation13 | |
| protraction15 | the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
| provocation18 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment |
| publication17 | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
| pullulation13 | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual |
| punctuation15 | something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions |
| pustulation13 | |
| quadrillion21 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros |
| quintillion20 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros |
| radiocarbon16 | a radioactive isotope of carbon |
| rapscallion15 | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| rarefaction16 | a decrease in the density of something |
| reaccession15 | |
| readmission14 | the act of admitting someone again |
| realization20 | coming to understand something clearly and distinctly |
| reanimation13 | |
| reapportion15 | allocate, distribute, or apportion anew |
| reassertion11 | renewed affirmation |
| recantation13 | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
| reclamation15 | the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation |
| recognition14 | the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged |
| recondition14 | bring into an improved condition |
| recordation14 | |
| redigestion13 | |
| redirection14 | |
| reeducation14 | |
| reformation16 | improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs |
| rehydration18 | |
| reification16 | regarding something abstract as a material thing |
| reinfection16 | |
| reinflation14 | |
| reinjection20 | |
| reinsertion11 | |
| reinvention14 | |
| reiteration11 | the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof) |
| reluctation13 | |
| remediation14 | act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
| remigration14 | |
| reoperation13 | |
| reoxidation19 | |
| repartition13 | |
| replication15 | the act of making copies |
| reprobation15 | rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell |
| reprovision16 | |
| repudiation14 | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid |
| requisition20 | the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use |
| reradiation12 | |
| reservation14 | a district that is reserved for particular purpose |
| resignation12 | acceptance of despair |
| respiration13 | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs |
| restitution11 | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
| restoration11 | the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 |
| restriction13 | a principle that limits the extent of something |
| retaliation11 | action taken in return for an injury or offense |
| retardation12 | a decrease in rate of change |
| retribution13 | a justly deserved penalty |
| retroaction13 | |
| revaluation14 | a new appraisal or evaluation |
| rubrication15 | |
| rustication13 | the condition naturally attaching to life in the country |
| sacculation15 | |
| salesperson13 | a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) |
| segregation13 | (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes |
| septentrion13 | |
| slumgullion14 | a thin stew of meat and vegetables |
| solmization22 | a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters |
| speculation15 | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| spiculation15 | |
| sporulation13 | asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores |
| stagflation15 | a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation) |
| stimulation13 | the act of arousing an organism to action |
| stipulation13 | (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record |
| stylization23 | the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style |
| subaudition14 | |
| subdecision16 | |
| subdivision17 | an area composed of subdivided lots |
| subjugation21 | forced submission to control by others |
| subjunction22 | the act of supplementing |
| sublimation15 | (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid |
| subluxation20 | partial displacement of a joint or organ |
| submunition15 | |
| subornation13 | underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful |
| subrogation14 | (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another |
| subsumption17 | the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) |
| subtraction15 | an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated |
| suffixation24 | formation of a word by means of a suffix |
| suffocation19 | killing by depriving of oxygen |
| sulfonation14 | |
| supernation13 | |
| superperson15 | |
| supervision16 | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group |
| superweapon18 | |
| supposition15 | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| suppression15 | the failure to develop some part or organ |
| suppuration15 | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus |
| suspiration13 | an utterance made by exhaling audibly |
| susurration11 | the indistinct sound of people whispering |
| synchrotron19 | cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency |
| syncopation18 | (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') |
| syndication17 | organizing into or administering as a syndicate |
| termination13 | a coming to an end of a contract period |
| tetrahedron15 | any polyhedron having four plane faces |
| titillation11 | a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling) |
| tourbillion13 | |
| transaction13 | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) |
| transection13 | |
| transfixion21 | |
| transfusion14 | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery |
| translation11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language |
| trepanation13 | |
| trepidation14 | a feeling of alarm or dread |
| tribulation13 | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event |
| trichlorfon19 | |
| trimetrogon14 | |
| trituration11 | |
| tumefaction18 | the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it |
| undecillion14 | |
| unification16 | an occurrence that involves the production of a union |
| unitization20 | (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units |
| utilization20 | the act of using |
| vaccination18 | taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease |
| vacillation16 | indecision in speech or action |
| vacuolation16 | the state of having become filled with vacuoles |
| valediction17 | a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) |
| variegation15 | variability in coloration |
| venesection16 | surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis |
| ventilation14 | the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air |
| vindication17 | the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. |
| vivisection19 | the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) |
| workstation18 | a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer |
| zooplankton26 | animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae |
| Word | Definition |
| abdication15 | a formal resignation and renunciation of powers |
| aberration12 | a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
| abjuration19 | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
| abnegation13 | the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief |
| abreaction14 | (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions |
| abrogation13 | the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation |
| abscission14 | shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant |
| absolution12 | the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
| absorption14 | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid |
| abstention12 | the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |
| accusation14 | a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt |
| activation15 | stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical |
| adaptation13 | a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form |
| adjunction20 | an act of joining or adjoining things |
| adjuration18 | a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something |
| admiration13 | a feeling of delighted approval and liking |
| admonition13 | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) |
| adsorption13 | the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid |
| advocation16 | |
| affixation23 | the result of adding an affix to a root word |
| affliction18 | a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity |
| aggression12 | a disposition to behave aggressively |
| alienation10 | the feeling of being alienated from other people |
| alkylation17 | |
| allegation11 | (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) |
| allocation12 | a share set aside for a specific purpose |
| allocution12 | (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts |
| alteration10 | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| ambulation14 | walking about |
| ammunition14 | projectiles to be fired from a gun |
| amputation14 | a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs |
| angulation11 | the precise measurement of angles |
| annexation17 | incorporation by joining or uniting |
| annotation10 | a comment or instruction (usually added) |
| annulation10 | |
| antiproton12 | an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton |
| apparition14 | a ghostly appearing figure |
| apposition14 | a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows |
| archdeacon18 | (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop |
| arrogation11 | seizure by the government |
| ascription14 | assigning some quality or character to a person or thing |
| aspiration12 | a will to succeed |
| assumption14 | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| attraction12 | the force by which one object attracts another |
| autochthon18 | the earliest known inhabitants of a region |
| automation12 | the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware |
| backgammon23 | a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice |
| bilocation14 | the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations |
| bloviation15 | |
| butylation15 | |
| capitation14 | a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person |
| castration12 | neutering a male animal by removing the testicles |
| catenation12 | |
| catholicon17 | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists |
| cavitation15 | |
| centillion12 | |
| champignon20 | |
| chirurgeon16 | |
| coaptation14 | |
| cochampion21 | |
| cofunction17 | |
| cogitation13 | a carefully considered thought about something |
| collection14 | several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| coloration12 | the timbre of a musical sound |
| combustion16 | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light |
| commission16 | a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle |
| compaction18 | an increase in the density of something |
| comparison16 | the act of examining resemblances |
| compassion16 | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
| completion16 | (American football) a successful forward pass in football |
| complexion23 | the coloring of a person's face |
| compulsion16 | an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid |
| conception16 | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
| concession14 | a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business |
| conclusion14 | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration |
| concoction16 | any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients |
| concretion14 | the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) |
| concussion14 | injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness |
| conduction15 | the transmission of heat or electricity or sound |
| confection17 | a food rich in sugar |
| confession15 | an admission of misdeeds or faults |
| conflation15 | |
| congestion13 | excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part |
| connection14 | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) |
| conniption14 | a display of bad temper |
| contention12 | a point asserted as part of an argument |
| contortion12 | the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) |
| contrition12 | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
| convection17 | the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion |
| convention15 | a large formal assembly |
| conversion15 | an event that results in a transformation |
| conviction17 | an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence |
| convulsion15 | a sudden uncontrollable attack |
| copulation14 | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur |
| coronation12 | the ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| corotation12 | |
| correction14 | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right |
| corruption14 | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain |
| counterion12 | |
| cumulation14 | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| cunctation14 | the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time |
| curmudgeon16 | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas |
| deaeration11 | |
| decahedron17 | any polyhedron having ten plane faces |
| decimation15 | destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) |
| declension13 | the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages |
| decoration13 | something used to beautify |
| decryption18 | the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text |
| dedication14 | complete and wholehearted fidelity |
| defamation16 | a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
| defecation16 | the elimination of fecal waste through the anus |
| definition14 | a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol |
| deflection16 | a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting |
| delegation12 | a group of representatives or delegates |
| demolition13 | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
| denegation12 | |
| denotation11 | the act of indicating or pointing out by name |
| denudation12 | the removal of covering |
| depilation13 | the condition of being void of hair |
| deposition13 | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something |
| depression13 | a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity |
| deputation13 | a group of representatives or delegates |
| derivation14 | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) |
| derogation12 | a communication that belittles somebody or something |
| descension13 | |
| desolation11 | the state of being decayed or destroyed |
| desorption13 | changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state |
| detonation11 | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
| detraction13 | a petty disparagement |
| devolution14 | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality |
| digression12 | a message that departs from the main subject |
| dilatation11 | the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions |
| diminution13 | change toward something smaller or lower |
| discretion13 | freedom to act or judge on one's own |
| discussion13 | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic |
| dismission13 | official notice that you have been fired from your job |
| dispassion13 | objectivity and detachment |
| dispersion13 | spreading widely or driving off |
| displosion13 | |
| disruption13 | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity |
| dissection13 | cutting so as to separate into pieces |
| dissension11 | disagreement among those expected to cooperate |
| dissention11 | |
| dissuasion11 | a communication that dissuades you |
| distension11 | the act of expanding by pressure from within |
| distention11 | the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions |
| distortion11 | a change for the worse |
| disulfoton14 | |
| divagation15 | a message that departs from the main subject |
| divination14 | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck |
| domination13 | social control by dominating |
| dubitation13 | |
| ebullition12 | an unrestrained expression of emotion |
| elongation11 | the quality of being elongated |
| eluviation13 | |
| emaciation14 | extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) |
| emendation13 | a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing |
| emigration13 | migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) |
| encephalon17 | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord |
| encryption17 | the activity of converting data or information into code |
| enervation13 | lack of vitality |
| epilimnion14 | |
| equitation19 | the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements |
| eructation12 | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) |
| escalation12 | an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy |
| escutcheon17 | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
| estimation12 | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) |
| estivation13 | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period |
| etiolation10 | a pale and sickly appearance |
| evacuation15 | the act of removing the contents of something |
| evaluation13 | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of |
| exaltation17 | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens |
| excavation22 | the act of digging |
| excerption21 | a passage selected from a larger work |
| excitation19 | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up |
| execration19 | hate coupled with disgust |
| exhalation20 | exhaled breath |
| exhaustion20 | extreme fatigue |
| exhibition22 | the act of exhibiting |
| exhumation22 | the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried |
| expedition20 | a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country |
| expiration19 | a coming to an end of a contract period |
| exposition19 | a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic |
| expression19 | the feelings expressed on a person's face |
| expunction21 | deletion by an act of expunging or erasing |
| exsolution17 | |
| extinction19 | no longer active; extinguished |
| extraction19 | the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means |
| exultation17 | a feeling of extreme joy |
| exuviation20 | |
| fasciation15 | |
| federation14 | an organization formed by merging several groups or parties |
| feuilleton13 | |
| figuration14 | representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory |
| filtration13 | the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium |
| flirtation13 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest |
| floatation13 | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) |
| floriation13 | |
| foundation14 | the basis on which something is grounded |
| fumigation16 | the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it |
| gemination13 | the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) |
| generation11 | all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age |
| glaciation13 | the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action |
| gleization20 | |
| graduation12 | the successful completion of a program of study |
| habitation15 | the native habitat or home of an animal or plant |
| halocarbon17 | one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens |
| hebetation15 | |
| hematozoon24 | |
| hemelytron18 | |
| herniation13 | rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes |
| hesitation13 | indecision in speech or action |
| hexahedron24 | any polyhedron having six plane faces |
| imbibition16 | (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel |
| immolation14 | killing or offering as a sacrifice |
| imposition14 | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) |
| impression14 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
| imputation14 | a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense) |
| incitation12 | something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action |
| incubation14 | maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development |
| indagation12 | |
| indecision13 | doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action |
| indexation18 | a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation |
| indication13 | something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| induration11 | any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue |
| infarction15 | localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply |
| infixation20 | |
| inflection15 | a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function |
| infliction15 | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) |
| infraction15 | a crime less serious than a felony |
| ingression11 | |
| inhalation13 | the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing |
| inhibition15 | (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires |
| inhumation15 | the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
| initiation10 | a formal entry into an organization or position or office |
| injunction19 | a formal command or admonition |
| innovation13 | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation |
| insolation10 | sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat |
| inspection14 | a formal or official examination |
| insulation10 | the state of being isolated or detached |
| interferon13 | an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus |
| interunion10 | |
| intimation12 | an indirect suggestion |
| intinction12 | |
| intonation10 | rise and fall of the voice pitch |
| intubation12 | the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ |
| inundation11 | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
| invitation13 | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| invocation15 | a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service |
| involution13 | reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth) |
| iodination11 | the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds |
| ionization19 | the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge) |
| irreligion11 | the quality of not being devout |
| irrigation11 | supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc |
| irritation10 | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| jubilation19 | a feeling of extreme joy |
| laceration12 | a torn ragged wound |
| lamination12 | a layered structure |
| laureation10 | |
| levigation14 | |
| levitation13 | the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means |
| liberation12 | the act of liberating someone or something |
| limitation12 | a principle that limits the extent of something |
| literation10 | |
| litigation11 | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights |
| lobulation12 | |
| locomotion14 | the power or ability to move |
| lustration10 | |
| maceration14 | softening due to soaking or steeping |
| maculation14 | a small contrasting part of something |
| marination12 | |
| maturation12 | coming to full development; becoming mature |
| medication15 | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| meditation13 | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature |
| mesenteron12 | |
| midsection15 | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) |
| miscaption16 | |
| misprision14 | |
| mitigation13 | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| moderation13 | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes |
| modulation13 | a musical passage moving from one key to another |
| morulation12 | |
| motivation15 | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
| motoneuron12 | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
| multiunion12 | |
| mutilation12 | an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part |
| navigation14 | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
| newsperson15 | a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories |
| nodulation11 | |
| nomination12 | the act of officially naming a candidate |
| nonfiction15 | prose writing that is not fictional |
| nucleation12 | |
| numeration12 | naming numbers |
| obligation13 | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr |
| obturation12 | |
| occupation16 | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money |
| octahedron16 | any polyhedron having eight plane faces |
| opposition14 | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with |
| oppression14 | the act of subjugating by cruelty |
| ordination11 | the status of being ordained to a sacred office |
| osculation12 | (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent |
| outstation10 | a station in a remote or sparsely populated location |
| overaction15 | |
| pagination13 | the system of numbering pages |
| palliation12 | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause |
| patination12 | |
| peculation14 | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| pentathlon15 | an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
| pentstemon14 | |
| perception16 | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| percussion14 | the act of playing a percussion instrument |
| perfection17 | the state of being without a flaw or defect |
| perihelion15 | periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun |
| perikaryon19 | |
| periphyton20 | |
| permeation14 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| permission14 | approval to do something |
| peroration12 | a flowery and highly rhetorical oration |
| persuasion12 | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
| perversion15 | a curve that reverses the direction of something |
| phenomenon17 | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
| phlogiston16 | a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning |
| pincushion17 | a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use |
| pixilation19 | |
| plantation12 | an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) |
| polyhedron19 | a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces |
| population14 | the people who inhabit a territory or state |
| possession12 | the act of having and controlling property |
| postillion12 | someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) |
| postprison14 | |
| postseason12 | |
| precaution14 | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. |
| precession14 | the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone |
| preclusion14 | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
| prediction15 | the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) |
| preemption16 | the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |
| prehension15 | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| prelection14 | |
| preportion14 | |
| pretension12 | a false or unsupportable quality |
| prevention15 | the act of preventing |
| procession14 | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost |
| production15 | the act or process of producing something |
| profession15 | the body of people in a learned occupation |
| projection21 | a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations |
| proportion14 | the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole |
| propulsion14 | a propelling force |
| protection14 | the activity of protecting someone or something |
| protrusion12 | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| pteranodon13 | |
| punctation14 | |
| quaternion19 | the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one |
| quercitron21 | a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree |
| recitation12 | written matter that is recited from memory |
| recreation12 | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates |
| redemption15 | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil |
| redivision14 | |
| reelection12 | election again |
| reemission12 | |
| reflection15 | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration |
| refraction15 | the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another |
| refutation13 | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
| regression11 | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
| regulation11 | an authoritative rule |
| reignition11 | |
| reinvasion13 | |
| relaxation17 | (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers |
| relegation11 | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions |
| relocation12 | the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) |
| renovation13 | the act of improving by renewing and restoring |
| reparation12 | compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury |
| repetition12 | an event that repeats |
| reposition12 | depositing in a warehouse |
| repression12 | a state of forcible subjugation |
| reputation12 | the state of being held in high esteem and honor |
| rescission12 | (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made |
| resolution10 | a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote |
| resorption12 | the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation |
| resumption14 | beginning again |
| retraction12 | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
| revelation13 | the speech act of making something evident |
| revocation15 | the state of being cancelled or annulled |
| revolution13 | a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving |
| rumination12 | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration |
| salivation13 | the secretion of saliva |
| salutation10 | an act of honor or courteous recognition |
| sanitation10 | the state of being clean and conducive to health |
| saturation10 | the process of totally saturating something with a substance |
| separation12 | the state of lacking unity |
| septillion12 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros |
| sextillion17 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros |
| sibilation12 | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) |
| simulation12 | the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) |
| snapdragon14 | a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon |
| sonication12 | |
| spallation12 | (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles |
| speciation14 | the evolution of a biological species |
| spoliation12 | (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence |
| squamation21 | |
| stagnation11 | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |
| starvation13 | a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period |
| stonemason12 | a craftsman who works with stone or brick |
| strobotron12 | |
| subduction15 | a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate |
| subjection21 | forced submission to control by others |
| submersion14 | sinking until covered completely with water |
| submission14 | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) |
| subreption14 | |
| subsection14 | a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided |
| substation12 | a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network |
| subvention15 | grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution |
| subversion15 | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity |
| succession14 | a following of one thing after another in time |
| suggestion12 | an idea that is suggested |
| supination12 | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward |
| suppletion14 | |
| surjection19 | |
| suspension12 | a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy |
| tablespoon14 | as much as a tablespoon will hold |
| tabulation12 | information set out in tabular form |
| television13 | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - Ernie Kovacs |
| temptation14 | something that seduces or has the quality to seduce |
| titivation13 | sprucing up; making decorative additions to |
| toleration10 | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| tourbillon12 | |
| trabeation12 | |
| trajection19 | |
| transition10 | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| transposon12 | a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole) |
| trisection12 | |
| triskelion14 | a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center |
| truncation12 | the property of being truncated or short |
| ulceration12 | a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue |
| undulation11 | an undulating curve |
| urtication12 | an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs |
| usurpation12 | entry to another's property without right or permission |
| validation14 | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something |
| vegetation14 | all the plant life in a particular region or period |
| veneration13 | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
| vermillion15 | of a vivid red to reddish-orange color |
| visitation13 | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event |
| waitperson15 | |
| watermelon15 | an African melon |
| zwitterion22 | |
| Word | Definition |
| abduction14 | the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife |
| abjection20 | a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken |
| abolition11 | the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) |
| abruption13 | an instance of sudden interruption |
| accession13 | a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group) |
| accordion14 | a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player |
| accretion13 | an increase by natural growth or addition |
| actuation11 | the act of propelling |
| acylation14 | the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound |
| addiction13 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
| adduction13 | (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body |
| ademption14 | |
| admission12 | the act of admitting someone to enter |
| adoration10 | a feeling of profound love and admiration |
| adulation10 | servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise |
| advection15 | (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties |
| affection17 | a positive feeling of liking |
| afternoon12 | the part of the day between noon and evening |
| agitation10 | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance |
| animation11 | the condition of living or the state of being alive |
| anthelion12 | |
| anthemion14 | |
| anticodon12 | |
| antiunion9 | |
| apportion13 | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
| arcuation11 | |
| ascension11 | (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter |
| aspersion11 | a disparaging remark |
| assertion9 | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
| asyndeton13 | the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used |
| attention9 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others |
| attrition9 | erosion by friction |
| automaton11 | someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way |
| avocation14 | an auxiliary activity |
| badminton14 | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net |
| bandoneon12 | a type of concertina popular in South America |
| bandwagon16 | a popular trend that attracts growing support |
| barracoon13 | |
| battalion11 | an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies |
| bazillion20 | |
| bijection20 | |
| bilection13 | |
| bioregion12 | |
| bioweapon16 | any weapon usable in biological warfare |
| bisection13 | dividing into two equal parts |
| bolection13 | |
| bombardon16 | a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician |
| cacodemon16 | an evil spirit |
| caparison13 | stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse |
| carbanion13 | |
| carnation11 | Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors |
| caseation11 | |
| cassation11 | |
| caudation12 | |
| causation11 | the act of causing something to happen |
| centurion11 | (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers |
| cessation11 | a stopping |
| chalazion23 | a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked |
| chameleon16 | a changeable or inconstant person |
| chawbacon21 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture |
| chelation14 | (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning |
| ciliation11 | |
| clavation14 | |
| coalition11 | an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
| cognation12 | line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family |
| cognition12 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning |
| colcannon13 | |
| collation11 | a light informal meal |
| collision11 | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together |
| collodion12 | a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films |
| collusion11 | secret agreement |
| commotion15 | a disorderly outburst or tumult |
| communion15 | the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist |
| companion15 | a friend who is frequently in the company of another |
| concision13 | terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words |
| condition12 | a state at a particular time |
| confusion14 | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably |
| connation11 | |
| connexion18 | a connecting shape |
| contagion12 | any disease easily transmitted by contact |
| contusion11 | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| cornichon16 | |
| corrasion11 | erosion by friction |
| corrosion11 | a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action |
| cosmotron13 | a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons |
| cotillion11 | a ball at which young ladies are presented to society |
| cotyledon15 | embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants |
| cremation13 | the incineration of a dead body |
| crenation11 | one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) |
| criterion11 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated |
| cupferron16 | |
| cyclotron16 | an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles |
| damnation12 | the act of damning |
| dandelion11 | any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls |
| darnation10 | |
| dealation10 | |
| decathlon15 | an athletic contest consisting of ten different events |
| deceleron12 | |
| deception14 | a misleading falsehood |
| decillion12 | |
| decoction14 | (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling |
| deduction13 | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket |
| defection15 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
| deflation13 | (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind |
| deflexion20 | the amount by which a propagating wave is bent |
| dejection19 | a state of melancholy depression |
| demission12 | |
| dentation10 | |
| dentition10 | the eruption through the gums of baby teeth |
| depiction14 | a graphic or vivid verbal description |
| depletion12 | the act of decreasing something markedly |
| desertion10 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
| detection12 | the perception that something has occurred or some state exists |
| detention10 | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) |
| detrition10 | erosion by friction |
| detrusion10 | |
| deviation13 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| dictation12 | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| diffusion16 | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration |
| digestion11 | the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat |
| dimension12 | the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) |
| direction12 | a line leading to a place or point |
| diversion13 | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates |
| divulsion13 | |
| dodecagon14 | a twelve-sided polygon |
| doubleton12 | (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
| education12 | the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill |
| effluxion22 | |
| egression10 | the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent |
| elevation12 | the event of something being raised upward |
| elocution11 | an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture |
| emanation11 | something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) |
| emulation11 | ambition to equal or excel |
| encrimson13 | make crimson |
| entropion11 | |
| ephemeron16 | anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form |
| epilation11 | loss of hair; the result of removing hair |
| erudition10 | profound scholarly knowledge |
| evocation14 | imaginative re-creation |
| evolution12 | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
| exception20 | a deliberate act of omission |
| exclusion18 | the state of being excluded |
| excretion18 | the bodily process of discharging waste matter |
| excursion18 | a journey taken for pleasure |
| execution18 | putting a condemned person to death |
| exemption20 | immunity from an obligation or duty |
| expansion18 | the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
| expiation18 | compensation for a wrong |
| explosion18 | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
| expulsion18 | the act of forcing out someone or something |
| exsection18 | |
| exsertion16 | |
| extension16 | a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt |
| extortion16 | an exorbitant charge |
| extrusion16 | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| exudation17 | a substance that oozes out from plant pores |
| fellation12 | oral stimulation of the penis |
| filiation12 | the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors |
| flotation12 | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) |
| foliation12 | (botany) the process of forming leaves |
| formation14 | an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |
| freemason14 | a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love |
| furcation14 | the place where something divides into branches |
| gammadion15 | |
| gazillion19 | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
| gemmation14 | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual |
| gerfalcon15 | large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases |
| gestation10 | the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) |
| gradation11 | relative position in a graded series |
| guncotton12 | a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives |
| gustation10 | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth |
| guttation10 | |
| gyrfalcon18 | large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases |
| habergeon15 | (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk |
| halogeton13 | a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content |
| honeymoon17 | a holiday taken by a newly married couple |
| hydration16 | the process of combining with water; usually reversible |
| ichneumon16 | northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs |
| iguanodon11 | massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period |
| imitation11 | the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations |
| immersion13 | sinking until covered completely with water |
| impaction15 | the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed |
| impassion13 | |
| impletion13 | |
| implosion13 | a sudden inward collapse |
| impulsion13 | a force that moves something along |
| inanition9 | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
| incaution11 | the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger |
| inception13 | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events |
| inclusion11 | the state of being included |
| incretion11 | |
| incursion11 | the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers) |
| indention10 | the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line |
| indiction12 | a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms |
| induction12 | a formal entry into an organization or position or office |
| infection14 | the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms |
| inflation12 | a general and progressive increase in prices |
| inflexion19 | a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function |
| ingestion10 | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
| injection18 | the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure |
| insertion9 | a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted |
| intension9 | what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression |
| intention9 | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
| intrusion9 | any entry into an area not previously occupied |
| intuition9 | instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) |
| inunction11 | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual |
| invention12 | the creation of something in the mind |
| inversion12 | the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer |
| irruption11 | a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in |
| isolation9 | a state of separation between persons or groups |
| iteration9 | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated |
| jactation18 | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
| kazillion22 | |
| keybutton18 | |
| lactation11 | the period following birth during which milk is secreted |
| lallation9 | defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l' |
| lanthanon12 | any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) |
| laudation10 | |
| layperson14 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |
| libration11 | (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite |
| lineation9 | the line that appears to bound an object |
| liquation18 | |
| magnetron12 | a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators |
| malathion14 | a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites |
| medaillon12 | |
| medallion12 | any of various large ancient Greek coins |
| mediation12 | a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party |
| mellotron11 | |
| mentation11 | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully |
| migration12 | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| misbutton13 | |
| misreckon17 | |
| modillion12 | (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice |
| multipion13 | |
| muskmelon17 | any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell |
| narration9 | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program |
| nervation12 | |
| nictation11 | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
| nitration9 | |
| nonaction11 | |
| nonillion9 | |
| nonperson11 | a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons) |
| nunnation9 | |
| nutrition9 | (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance |
| objection20 | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
| obsession11 | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will |
| obtrusion11 | |
| obversion14 | |
| obviation14 | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
| occlusion13 | closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) |
| octillion11 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros |
| olecranon11 | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended |
| olfaction14 | the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents |
| operation11 | the state of being in effect or being operative |
| outreason9 | |
| outreckon15 | |
| ovulation12 | the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) |
| oxidation17 | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction |
| ozonation18 | |
| palmation13 | |
| palpation13 | a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) |
| pantaloon11 | a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes |
| parathion14 | a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide |
| parhelion14 | a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals |
| partition11 | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) |
| peltation11 | |
| pendragon13 | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons |
| penstemon13 | large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America |
| perdition12 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson |
| perfusion14 | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) |
| persimmon15 | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros |
| pervasion14 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| phelonion14 | |
| phonathon17 | |
| phonation14 | the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
| phytotron17 | |
| pickaroon17 | |
| pinnation11 | |
| placation13 | the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity |
| planation11 | the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced |
| plication13 | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| pollution11 | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities |
| postilion11 | someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) |
| precision13 | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance |
| predation12 | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding |
| prefixion21 | |
| prelusion11 | |
| prenotion11 | |
| preoption13 | |
| preseason11 | a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation |
| prevision14 | a prophetic vision (as in a dream) |
| privation14 | a state of extreme poverty |
| proaction13 | |
| probation13 | a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership |
| profusion14 | the property of being extremely abundant |
| prolusion11 | a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
| promotion13 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution |
| pronation11 | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward |
| proration11 | the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer |
| protozoon20 | any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic |
| provision14 | a stipulated condition |
| pulsation11 | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
| purgation12 | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels |
| quotation18 | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
| radiation10 | energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles |
| rebellion11 | refusal to accept some authority or code or convention |
| recaution11 | |
| recension11 | |
| reception13 | the manner in which something is greeted |
| recession11 | the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year |
| reclusion11 | |
| recursion11 | (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation |
| redaction12 | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
| reduction12 | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| reedition10 | |
| refashion15 | make new |
| refection14 | a light meal or repast |
| reflation12 | inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state |
| reflexion19 | the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface |
| rejection18 | the act of rejecting something |
| reliction11 | |
| remission11 | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) |
| rendition10 | a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. |
| repletion11 | the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more |
| repulsion11 | the force by which bodies repel one another |
| resection11 | surgical removal of part of a structure or organ |
| restation9 | |
| retention9 | the act of retaining something |
| retorsion9 | |
| retortion9 | |
| reversion12 | (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) |
| revulsion12 | intense aversion |
| ruination9 | an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction |
| saltation9 | (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface |
| salvation12 | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil |
| saskatoon13 | a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province |
| satiation9 | the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more |
| scalation11 | |
| sconcheon16 | |
| scuncheon16 | |
| scutcheon16 | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
| secession11 | an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s |
| seclusion11 | the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others |
| secretion11 | the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
| seduction12 | enticing someone astray from right behavior |
| selection11 | the act of choosing or selecting |
| semicolon13 | a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period |
| sensation9 | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation |
| seriation9 | |
| serration9 | the condition of being serrated |
| siltation9 | |
| simpleton13 | a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
| singleton10 | a single object (as distinguished from a pair) |
| sinuation9 | |
| situation9 | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt |
| solenodon10 | |
| solvation12 | a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound |
| sortition9 | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
| soupspoon13 | a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup |
| sphenodon15 | coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras |
| sporozoon20 | |
| stanchion14 | any vertical post or rod used as a support |
| striation9 | any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue |
| striction11 | |
| subdeacon14 | a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church |
| sublation11 | |
| submicron15 | |
| subregion12 | |
| suffixion22 | |
| suffusion15 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| sulcation11 | |
| sulfation12 | |
| summation13 | a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) |
| suspicion13 | an impression that something might be the case |
| synkaryon19 | |
| talkathon16 | |
| tarnation9 | |
| tellurion9 | |
| thereupon14 | |
| thyratron15 | |
| tierceron11 | |
| titration9 | a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated |
| tradition10 | an inherited pattern of thought or action |
| triathlon12 | |
| trihedron13 | |
| trilithon12 | |
| truncheon14 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen |
| ululation9 | a long loud emotional utterance |
| urination9 | the discharge of urine |
| vallation12 | |
| valuation12 | an appraisal of the value of something |
| variation12 | an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change |
| vendition13 | the act of selling goods for a living |
| vermilion14 | a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge |
| vernation12 | (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens |
| vibration14 | the act of vibrating |
| violation12 | a crime less serious than a felony |
| vitiation12 | nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null |
| walkathon19 | |
| whereupon17 | |
| Word | Definition |
| ablation10 | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| ablution10 | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels |
| abortion10 | termination of pregnancy |
| abrasion10 | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |
| abutilon10 | herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow |
| acromion12 | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
| adaption11 | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| addition10 | a component that is added to something to improve it |
| adhesion12 | abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen |
| adnation9 | |
| adoption11 | the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception |
| advowson15 | the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice |
| aeration8 | the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) |
| affusion14 | the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head |
| agnation9 | line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family |
| allusion8 | passing reference or indirect mention |
| alluvion11 | gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment |
| ambition12 | a cherished desire |
| antiphon13 | a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response |
| aphelion13 | apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun |
| archaeon13 | |
| audition9 | the ability to hear; the auditory faculty |
| aversion11 | a feeling of intense dislike |
| aviation11 | the aggregation of a country's military aircraft |
| avulsion11 | an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another |
| betatron10 | accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux |
| bevatron13 | a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts |
| biathlon13 | |
| bigaroon11 | |
| bludgeon12 | a club used as a weapon |
| bouillon10 | a clear seasoned broth |
| bourgeon11 | produce buds, branches, or germinate |
| cabochon17 | a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets |
| calutron10 | |
| cannelon10 | |
| cardamon13 | rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning |
| carillon10 | set of bells hung in a bell tower |
| cauldron11 | a very large pot that is used for boiling |
| chaldron14 | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels |
| chamfron18 | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
| champion17 | someone who has won first place in a competition |
| chanfron16 | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
| chaperon15 | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people |
| cheveron16 | |
| chrismon15 | |
| cinnamon12 | aromatic bark used as a spice |
| citation10 | an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement |
| coaction12 | act of working jointly |
| coercion12 | the act of compelling by force of authority |
| cohesion13 | the state of cohering or sticking together |
| colophon15 | a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page) |
| conation10 | |
| cooption12 | |
| copatron12 | |
| cotillon10 | |
| crampoon14 | a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects |
| creation10 | the human act of creating |
| cryotron13 | |
| decision11 | the act of making up your mind about something |
| decurion11 | |
| delation9 | |
| deletion9 | any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases |
| delusion9 | (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary |
| demotion11 | act of lowering in rank or position |
| derision9 | contemptuous laughter |
| deuteron9 | the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators |
| devotion12 | feelings of ardent love |
| diapason11 | either of the two main stops on a pipe organ |
| diazinon18 | |
| dihedron13 | |
| dilation9 | a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic |
| dilution9 | a diluted solution |
| diluvion12 | |
| diobolon11 | |
| dipteron11 | insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing |
| disunion9 | the termination or destruction of union |
| division12 | an army unit large enough to sustain combat |
| dominion11 | dominance or power through legal authority |
| donation9 | a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause |
| dotation9 | |
| doubloon11 | a former Spanish gold coin |
| duration9 | the period of time during which something continues |
| dynatron12 | |
| eclosion10 | |
| ectozoon19 | any external parasitic organism (as fleas) |
| eduction11 | |
| effusion14 | an unrestrained expression of emotion |
| egestion9 | |
| ejection17 | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| election10 | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office |
| electron10 | an elementary particle with negative charge |
| emblazon21 | decorate with colors |
| emersion10 | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse |
| emission10 | the act of emitting; causing to flow forth |
| emoticon12 | a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email |
| empoison12 | |
| emulsion10 | (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids |
| enneagon9 | |
| entozoon17 | any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) |
| envision11 | imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind |
| equation17 | a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal |
| erection10 | an erect penis |
| erigeron9 | cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally |
| eruption10 | the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material |
| erythron14 | |
| estragon9 | aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia |
| ethephon16 | |
| eudaemon11 | a benevolent spirit |
| eudaimon11 | |
| eulachon13 | |
| evection13 | |
| eversion11 | the position of being turned outward |
| eviction13 | action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved |
| evulsion11 | |
| exaction17 | act of demanding or levying by force or authority |
| excision17 | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage |
| exertion15 | use of physical or mental energy; hard work |
| falchion16 | a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point |
| fanfaron14 | |
| fenthion14 | |
| fetation11 | |
| fixation18 | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
| flaperon13 | |
| flatiron11 | an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove |
| flection13 | the state of being flexed (as of a joint) |
| flexagon19 | |
| forenoon11 | the time period between dawn and noon |
| fraction13 | a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process |
| friction13 | a state of conflict between persons |
| fruition11 | the condition of bearing fruit |
| function13 | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) |
| gambeson13 | |
| ganglion10 | an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons |
| garrison9 | a fortified military post where troops are stationed |
| gelation9 | |
| glucagon12 | a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin) |
| gnathion12 | the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline |
| gombroon13 | |
| gonfalon12 | |
| gonfanon12 | |
| grandson10 | a male grandchild |
| graviton12 | a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles |
| gridiron10 | a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat |
| gueridon10 | a small round table |
| gumption13 | sound practical judgment |
| gyration12 | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
| halation11 | |
| heptagon14 | a seven-sided polygon |
| hereupon13 | immediately after this |
| himation13 | |
| hypopyon21 | |
| ideation9 | the process of forming and relating ideas |
| ignition9 | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire |
| ignitron9 | |
| illation8 | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation |
| illusion8 | an erroneous mental representation |
| imprison12 | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
| inaction10 | the state of being inactive |
| incision10 | a depression scratched or carved into a surface |
| infixion18 | |
| infusion11 | a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) |
| inhesion11 | |
| invasion11 | the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder |
| iodation9 | |
| isochron13 | |
| jettison15 | throw away, of something encumbering |
| junction17 | the place where two or more things come together |
| kakiemon18 | |
| kenotron12 | |
| klystron15 | an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation |
| lavation11 | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
| laxation15 | the elimination of fecal waste through the anus |
| legation9 | the post or office of legate |
| lenition8 | |
| lewisson11 | |
| libation10 | (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage |
| ligation9 | (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) |
| lobation10 | |
| location10 | a point or extent in space |
| locution10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| longeron9 | |
| lunation8 | the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) |
| luncheon13 | a midday meal |
| luxation15 | displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ |
| macaroon12 | chewy cookie usually containing almond paste |
| magneton11 | a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle |
| marathon13 | any long and arduous undertaking |
| martagon11 | lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia |
| mastodon11 | extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth |
| melodeon11 | |
| mesotron10 | an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 |
| metazoon19 | |
| methadon14 | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction |
| mezereon19 | small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs |
| mirliton10 | |
| misunion10 | |
| monition10 | a firm rebuke |
| moufflon16 | wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia |
| multiton10 | |
| munition10 | weapons considered collectively |
| mutation10 | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration |
| myrmidon16 | a follower who carries out orders without question |
| napoleon10 | French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) |
| natation8 | the act of someone who floats on the water |
| negation9 | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement |
| negatron9 | an elementary particle with negative charge |
| neuraxon15 | |
| nidation9 | (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals |
| nonunion8 | not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union |
| notation8 | a technical system of symbols used to represent special things |
| noumenon10 | the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception |
| novation11 | (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party |
| nutation8 | uncontrolled nodding |
| oblation10 | the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity |
| oblivion13 | the state of being disregarded or forgotten |
| occasion12 | an event that occurs at a critical time |
| octoroon10 | an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black |
| omission10 | a mistake resulting from neglect |
| orthicon13 | a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons |
| ostracon10 | |
| ostrakon12 | |
| oversoon11 | |
| oxymoron20 | conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') |
| pantheon13 | all the gods of a religion |
| papillon12 | small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat |
| parergon11 | |
| pauldron11 | |
| pavilion13 | large and often sumptuous tent |
| pavillon13 | |
| pentagon11 | a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| petition10 | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| picaroon12 | |
| plankton14 | the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water |
| plastron10 | the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt |
| plectron12 | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument |
| pleuston10 | |
| pliotron10 | |
| poltroon10 | an abject coward |
| position10 | the particular portion of space occupied by something |
| positron10 | an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation |
| potation10 | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg |
| preunion10 | |
| propylon15 | |
| prounion10 | |
| puncheon15 | |
| punition10 | |
| pupation12 | |
| quadroon18 | an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black |
| question17 | an instance of questioning |
| reaction10 | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others |
| rebutton10 | |
| recision10 | |
| relation8 | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
| religion9 | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| remotion10 | the act of removing |
| replicon12 | |
| reseason8 | |
| resummon12 | |
| revision11 | the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) |
| rigadoon10 | |
| rigaudon10 | |
| rogation9 | a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church |
| rotation8 | the act of rotating as if on an axis |
| sanction10 | formal and explicit approval |
| scallion10 | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum |
| scansion10 | analysis of verse into metrical patterns |
| scission10 | the act of dividing by cutting or splitting |
| scorpion12 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio |
| scullion10 | a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) |
| sedation9 | a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent |
| sedition9 | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government |
| semillon10 | |
| shalloon11 | |
| simoleon10 | |
| skeleton12 | something reduced to its minimal form |
| smidgeon12 | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
| solation8 | |
| solution8 | a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution |
| sorption10 | the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) |
| southron11 | |
| spittoon10 | a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) |
| sponsion10 | |
| spontoon10 | |
| squadron18 | a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms |
| stallion8 | uncastrated adult male horse |
| stasimon10 | |
| stegodon10 | |
| sternson8 | |
| stiction10 | |
| sturgeon9 | large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone |
| subtaxon17 | |
| sudation9 | the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid |
| tarragon9 | aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia |
| taxation15 | charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government |
| teaspoon10 | as much as a teaspoon will hold |
| telethon11 | |
| tetragon9 | a four-sided polygon |
| tevatron11 | |
| thermion13 | an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature |
| traction10 | the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) |
| trillion8 | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
| trudgeon10 | |
| trunnion8 | |
| unbutton10 | undo the buttons of |
| uncommon14 | not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind |
| unperson10 | a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons) |
| unreason8 | the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding |
| vacation13 | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure |
| venation11 | (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf |
| vexation18 | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
| vigneron12 | |
| vocation13 | the particular occupation for which you are trained |
| volition11 | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith |
| volution11 | a rolling or revolving motion |
| whoreson14 | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
| zonation17 | |
| Word | Definition |
| abandon10 | the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry |
| actinon9 | any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 |
| aglycon13 | |
| aileron7 | an airfoil that controls lateral motion |
| alation7 | |
| alencon9 | |
| aleuron7 | |
| amotion9 | |
| andiron8 | metal supports for logs in a fireplace |
| antlion7 | the larva of any of several insects |
| auction9 | a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge |
| balloon9 | large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| baryton12 | |
| bassoon9 | a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family |
| bastion9 | a group that defends a principle |
| benison9 | a spoken blessing |
| benthon12 | |
| billion9 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen |
| biotron9 | |
| blouson9 | |
| bourbon11 | a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) |
| bourdon10 | a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone |
| bradoon10 | |
| bridoon10 | a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb |
| buffoon15 | a rude or vulgar fool |
| bullion9 | a mass of precious metal |
| burgeon10 | grow and flourish |
| cabezon20 | |
| caisson9 | an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome |
| caldron10 | a very large pot that is used for boiling |
| campion13 | any plant of the genus Silene |
| caption11 | taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument |
| cardoon10 | southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots |
| carrion9 | the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food |
| carryon12 | |
| cartoon9 | a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine |
| caution9 | the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger |
| celadon10 | |
| cession9 | the act of ceding |
| chanson12 | |
| chevron15 | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service |
| chiffon18 | a sheer fabric of silk or rayon |
| chignon13 | a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck |
| chorion12 | the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) |
| chronon12 | |
| cistron9 | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity |
| clarion9 | a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone |
| classon9 | |
| coition9 | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur |
| crampon13 | a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects |
| crimson11 | a deep and vivid red color |
| crouton9 | a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads |
| cullion9 | |
| cushion12 | a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses |
| dalapon10 | |
| decagon11 | a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles |
| demeton10 | |
| dendron9 | |
| diatron8 | |
| diction10 | the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience |
| dragoon9 | a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen |
| dudgeon10 | a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon') |
| dungeon9 | the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress |
| ecdyson13 | |
| echelon12 | a body of troops arranged in a line |
| edition8 | the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published |
| eftsoon10 | |
| eidolon8 | |
| elation7 | an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression |
| elision7 | omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) |
| elusion7 | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| elution7 | the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions |
| elytron10 | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
| embryon14 | |
| emotion9 | any strong feeling |
| enation7 | line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family |
| enteron7 | the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate) |
| environ10 | extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle |
| epizoon18 | any external parasitic organism (as fleas) |
| epsilon9 | the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| erasion7 | |
| erosion7 | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
| eudemon10 | a benevolent spirit |
| evasion10 | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
| exciton16 | |
| faction12 | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue |
| fashion13 | how something is done or how it happens |
| fenuron10 | |
| fermion12 | any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle |
| festoon10 | a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves |
| fiction12 | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact |
| fission10 | reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts |
| fleuron10 | |
| flexion17 | the state of being flexed (as of a joint) |
| fluxion17 | a flow or discharge |
| fourgon11 | |
| frisson10 | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
| fronton10 | |
| gadroon9 | |
| galleon8 | a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries |
| galloon8 | |
| gigaton9 | |
| glutton8 | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess |
| godroon9 | |
| gossoon8 | |
| griffon14 | winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion |
| grunion8 | |
| gryphon16 | winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion |
| gudgeon10 | small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker |
| guerdon9 | a reward or payment |
| halcyon15 | (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher |
| harpoon12 | a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it |
| hegemon13 | a leading or paramount power |
| helicon12 | a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician |
| hellion10 | a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) |
| hexagon18 | a six-sided polygon |
| horizon19 | the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet |
| hyperon15 | any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron |
| jargoon15 | a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon |
| jillion14 | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
| johnson17 | English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) |
| keelson11 | a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it |
| kiloton11 | one thousand tons |
| krypton16 | a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air |
| lampion11 | |
| lampoon11 | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| lardoon8 | |
| lection9 | |
| lexicon16 | a language user's knowledge of words |
| liaison7 | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship |
| limacon11 | |
| linuron7 | a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables |
| lorgnon8 | |
| lyricon12 | |
| madzoon19 | |
| malison9 | |
| mansion9 | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
| matzoon18 | |
| megaron10 | |
| megaton10 | a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT |
| menazon18 | |
| mention9 | a remark that calls attention to something or someone |
| metopon11 | |
| midiron10 | long iron with a nearly vertical face |
| midnoon10 | |
| million9 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros |
| mission9 | an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work |
| monaxon16 | |
| monsoon9 | a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter |
| monuron9 | |
| morrion9 | |
| mouflon12 | wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia |
| mullion9 | a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) |
| munnion9 | |
| negaton8 | |
| nephron12 | any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney |
| neuston7 | |
| neutron7 | an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus |
| nonagon8 | a nine-sided polygon |
| noniron7 | |
| nucleon9 | a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus |
| octagon10 | an eight-sided polygon |
| omicron11 | the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| omikron13 | |
| opinion9 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
| oration7 | an instance of oratory |
| organon8 | a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge |
| ovation10 | enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) |
| paction11 | |
| paragon10 | an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept |
| passion9 | a strong feeling or emotion |
| patroon9 | |
| peloton9 | |
| pension9 | a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working |
| pereion9 | |
| perigon10 | an angle of 360 degrees |
| phaeton12 | large open car seating four with folding top |
| pillion9 | a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. |
| plasmon11 | |
| platoon9 | a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant |
| pleuron9 | |
| plosion9 | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant |
| pocoson11 | |
| polaron9 | |
| polygon13 | a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides |
| pontoon9 | (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge |
| portion9 | something determined in relation to something that includes it |
| prenoon9 | |
| psammon13 | |
| puccoon13 | perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment |
| pulsion9 | |
| raccoon11 | the fur of the North American racoon |
| rampion11 | bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad |
| rattoon7 | |
| reunion7 | a party of former associates who have come together again |
| rockoon13 | |
| ruction9 | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| sabaton9 | armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel |
| sabayon12 | light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled |
| sacaton9 | |
| sadiron8 | |
| saffron13 | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food |
| section9 | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) |
| session7 | a meeting for execution of a group's functions |
| shippon14 | |
| silicon9 | a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors |
| soliton7 | (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate |
| soupcon11 | a slight but appreciable amount |
| sponson9 | |
| station7 | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose |
| stemson9 | |
| stepson9 | the son your spouse by a former marriage |
| stetson7 | a hat made of felt with a creased crown |
| suasion7 | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
| suction9 | a force over an area produced by a pressure difference |
| surgeon8 | a physician who specializes in surgery |
| symbion14 | |
| synanon10 | |
| tachyon15 | |
| taction9 | |
| tampion11 | plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture |
| tardyon11 | |
| telamon9 | a figure of a man used as a supporting column |
| tension7 | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
| ternion7 | the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one |
| testoon7 | |
| thereon10 | on that |
| tompion11 | plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture |
| torchon12 | |
| torsion7 | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |
| treason7 | a crime that undermines the offender's government |
| tuition7 | a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) |
| typhoon15 | a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans |
| unction9 | excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm |
| upsilon9 | the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| venison10 | meat from a deer used as food |
| version10 | an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint |
| vibrion12 | curved rodlike motile bacterium |
| vidicon13 | |
| waitron10 | |
| warison10 | |
| whereon13 | |
| widgeon12 | freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals |
| zacaton18 | |
| zillion16 | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
| Word | Definition |
| action8 | something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| amazon17 | a large strong and aggressive woman |
| amnion8 | thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) |
| archon11 | |
| aswoon9 | |
| baboon10 | large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles |
| ballon8 | |
| baryon11 | any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 |
| basion8 | |
| beacon10 | a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance |
| beckon14 | signal with the hands or nod |
| bicron10 | |
| billon8 | |
| blazon17 | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. |
| bolson8 | |
| bonbon10 | a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate |
| boston8 | state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services |
| bouton8 | |
| bunion8 | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe |
| burton8 | English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) |
| button8 | a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes |
| camion10 | a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides |
| cannon8 | a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels |
| canton8 | a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port |
| canyon11 | a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall |
| carbon10 | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds |
| cardon9 | |
| carton8 | the quantity contained in a carton |
| cation8 | a positively charged ion |
| chiton11 | a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece |
| citron8 | large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved |
| claxon15 | a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles |
| cocoon10 | silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs |
| common12 | a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area |
| cordon9 | a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing |
| cotton8 | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
| coupon10 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed |
| craton8 | the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian |
| crayon11 | writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing |
| crepon10 | |
| croton8 | grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant |
| dacron9 | a kind of polyester fabric |
| daemon9 | an evil supernatural being |
| dahoon10 | |
| daikon11 | radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked |
| daimon9 | an evil supernatural being |
| dalton7 | English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) |
| damson9 | dark purple plum of the damson tree |
| deacon9 | a Protestant layman who assists the minister |
| diuron7 | |
| doblon9 | |
| dobson9 | large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait |
| donjon14 | the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress |
| dragon8 | a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings |
| dromon9 | |
| durion7 | tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind |
| elevon9 | |
| epigon9 | an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician |
| etalon6 | |
| ethion9 | |
| etymon11 | a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes |
| falcon11 | diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight |
| fanion9 | a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position |
| flacon11 | |
| flagon10 | a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine) |
| foison9 | |
| fusion9 | an occurrence that involves the production of a union |
| gabion9 | |
| gaboon9 | |
| gallon7 | United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters |
| gammon11 | meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) |
| garcon9 | |
| garron7 | |
| gascon9 | |
| gibbon11 | English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) |
| gibson9 | United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) |
| gnomon9 | indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial |
| godson8 | a male godchild |
| gonion7 | the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw |
| gorgon8 | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone |
| grison7 | carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts |
| guenon7 | small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face |
| guidon8 | |
| hadron10 | any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles |
| hagdon11 | |
| hereon9 | |
| intron6 | sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein |
| isogon7 | an equiangular polygon |
| jargon14 | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| jetton13 | |
| kation10 | |
| kelson10 | |
| klaxon17 | a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles |
| ladron7 | |
| lagoon7 | a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral |
| lardon7 | |
| legion7 | archaic terms for army |
| lepton8 | 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece |
| lesion6 | any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part |
| lesson6 | a unit of instruction |
| leukon10 | |
| logion7 | a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels |
| lotion6 | any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin |
| macron10 | a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound |
| mammon12 | wealth regarded as an evil influence |
| maroon8 | a person who is stranded (as on an island) |
| marron8 | |
| mascon10 | |
| matron8 | a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified |
| melton8 | |
| merlon8 | a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement |
| micron10 | a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter |
| mignon9 | |
| mikron12 | |
| minion8 | a servile or fawning dependant |
| morion8 | a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century |
| motion8 | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
| mouton8 | meat from a mature domestic sheep |
| mutton8 | meat from a mature domestic sheep |
| nasion6 | the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet |
| nation6 | a politically organized body of people under a single government |
| natron6 | |
| nekton10 | the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales |
| nelson6 | English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) |
| neocon8 | a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism |
| neuron6 | a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses |
| newton9 | English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727) |
| notion6 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
| operon8 | a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene |
| option8 | the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited |
| orison6 | reverent petition to a deity |
| pardon9 | the act of excusing a mistake or offense |
| parson8 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship |
| parton8 | |
| patron8 | a regular customer |
| pennon8 | a long flag; often tapering |
| pereon8 | |
| perron8 | |
| person8 | a human being |
| phonon11 | |
| photon11 | a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle |
| phylon14 | |
| phyton14 | |
| pigeon9 | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
| pinion8 | a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack |
| pinyon11 | any of several low-growing pines of western North America |
| piston8 | United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) |
| pluton8 | large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth |
| poison8 | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
| pompon12 | decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat |
| ponton8 | |
| potion8 | a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage |
| prison8 | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment |
| proton8 | a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron |
| python14 | large Old World boas |
| racoon8 | an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America |
| ramson8 | |
| ration6 | the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) |
| ratoon6 | |
| ratton6 | |
| reason6 | a rational motive for a belief or action |
| reckon12 | expect, believe, or suppose |
| region7 | the extended spatial location of something |
| rhyton12 | |
| ribbon10 | any long object resembling a thin line |
| ronion6 | |
| ronyon9 | |
| salmon8 | any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn |
| saloon6 | a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter |
| season6 | a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field |
| sermon8 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |
| sexton13 | United States poet (1928-1974) |
| simoon8 | a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa |
| siphon11 | a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube |
| solion6 | |
| stolon6 | a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips |
| summon10 | call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
| syphon14 | a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube |
| talion6 | |
| tampon10 | plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) |
| tarpon8 | large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida |
| teflon9 | a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided |
| telson6 | |
| tendon7 | a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment |
| teston6 | |
| thoron9 | |
| tiglon7 | offspring of a male tiger and a female lion |
| trigon7 | a three-sided polygon |
| triton6 | (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon |
| trogon7 | forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails |
| turion6 | |
| turnon6 | |
| tycoon11 | a very wealthy or powerful businessman |
| typhon14 | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx |
| unison6 | corresponding exactly |
| virion9 | (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) |
| vision9 | a vivid mental image |
| voudon10 | |
| waggon11 | any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor |
| wanion9 | |
| wanton9 | lewd or lascivious woman |
| weakon13 | |
| weapon11 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
| weason9 | |
| wigeon10 | freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals |
| wonton9 | a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup |
| yaupon11 | |
| youpon11 | |
| zircon17 | a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent |