Language: Elongated Words

Radko C. (United States of America)
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  1. accompaniment
    a musical part that supports other musical parts
  2. accomplishment
    the action of achieving something
  3. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
  4. advertisement
    a public promotion of some product or service
  5. amortization
    reducing the value of an asset over a period of years
  6. animadversion
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  7. annihilation
    destruction by obliterating something
  8. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
  9. anthropomorphize
    ascribe human features to something
  10. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  11. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  12. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
  13. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  14. circumference
    the length of the closed curve of a circle
  15. claustrophobia
    a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  16. colloquialism
    an expression that seeks to imitate informal speech
  17. communicable
    readily transmitted
  18. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  19. comprehension
    an ability to understand the meaning of something
  20. concentration
    the spatial property of being crowded together
  21. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  22. configuration
    an arrangement of parts or elements
  23. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  24. conglomeration
    a sum total of many varied things taken together
  25. congratulations
    an expression of approval and commendation
  26. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
  27. consideration
    the process of giving careful thought to something
  28. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  29. convalescence
    gradual healing through rest after sickness or injury
  30. delinquency
    nonpayment of a debt when due
  31. deterioration
    the process of changing to an inferior state
  32. differentiate
    acquire a distinct character
  33. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  34. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
  35. disproportionate
    out of proper balance
  36. dissimulation
    the act of deceiving
  37. effervescence
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  38. egalitarianism
    the doctrine of the equality of mankind
  39. embarrassment
    the shame felt when inadequacy or guilt is made public
  40. extracurricular
    outside the regular academic course of studies
  41. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
  42. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  43. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  44. humanitarian
    marked by devotion to popular welfare
  45. incomprehensible
    difficult to understand
  46. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  47. indispensable
    essential
  48. insubordination
    defiance of authority
  49. intervention
    the act of putting something between two things
  50. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  51. manipulation
    exerting shrewd or devious influence for one's own advantage
  52. melodramatic
    having excitement and emotional appeal
  53. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  54. multiculturalism
    the doctrine that different peoples can coexist peacefully
  55. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  56. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  57. parallelogram
    a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal
  58. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  59. perpendicular
    intersecting at or forming right angles
  60. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  61. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  62. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  63. perspiration
    salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
  64. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  65. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  66. premeditated
    characterized by deliberate purpose and a degree of planning
  67. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  68. procrastination
    the act of putting off or delaying an action to a later time
  69. professionalism
    the expertness characteristic of a business person
  70. prophylactic
    preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  71. proportionate
    being in due magnitude or extent
  72. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  73. psychologist
    a specialist in the science of mental life
  74. pulchritudinous
    having great physical beauty
  75. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  76. quintessence
    the most typical example or representative of a type
  77. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  78. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  79. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  80. regeneration
    the act of forming again; renewing and reconstituting
  81. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
  82. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  83. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  84. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  85. representative
    serving to typify
  86. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
  87. serendipitous
    lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  88. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  89. somnambulate
    walk in one's sleep
  90. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  91. superintendent
    a person who directs and manages an organization
  92. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  93. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  94. totalitarianism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  95. transportation
    the act of moving something from one location to another
  96. unadulterated
    without qualification
  97. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  98. unconventional
    not conforming to standards
  99. understandable
    capable of being apprehended
  100. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
Created on Sat Dec 08 20:26:25 EST 2012 (updated Fri Jan 17 21:15:23 EST 2014)

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