Words ending in "-VATION"

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. activation
    causing something to take effect or to have energy
  2. aestivation
    cessation or slowing of activity during the summer
  3. aggravation
    action that makes a problem or a disease worse
  4. captivation
    the state of being intensely interested
  5. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  6. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  7. deactivation
    breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
  8. depravation
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  9. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  10. derivation
    the source or origin from which something comes
  11. elevation
    distance of something above a reference point
  12. enervation
    lack of vitality
  13. estivation
    cessation or slowing of activity during the summer
  14. excavation
    the act of digging
  15. inactivation
    the process of rendering inactive
  16. incurvation
    a shape that curves or bends inward
  17. innervation
    the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
  18. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  19. lavation
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
  20. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  21. novation
    (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
  22. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
  23. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition
  24. preservation
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  25. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  26. renovation
    the act of improving by renewing and restoring
  27. reservation
    the act of setting aside for some future occasion
  28. salivation
    the secretion of saliva
  29. salvation
    rescuing or protecting someone or something from harm
  30. solvation
    a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound
  31. starvation
    a state of extreme hunger
  32. titivation
    sprucing up; making decorative additions to
Created on Thu Feb 21 03:18:48 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 21 20:15:49 EST 2013)

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