nation — Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
ration — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
station — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
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aid station — a medical station in a forward area where the sick and wounded are given emergency treatment
air station — an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft
alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
carnation — A carnation is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
castration — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
cetacean — Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
conflation — a combining, as of two variant readings of a text into a composite reading
creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
crustacean — A crustacean is an animal with a hard shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans.
dalmatian — A Dalmatian is a large dog with short, smooth, white hair and black or dark brown spots.
damnation — According to some religions, if someone suffers damnation, they have to stay in hell for ever after they have died because of their sins.
deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
dictation — Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
narration — something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
nitration — Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
notation — a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing: musical notation.
oration — a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
ovation — an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
temptation — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
translation — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
vacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
vocation — a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
abdication — the act or state of abdicating; renunciation.
aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
abrogation — the act or an instance of abrogating, or repealing: abrogation of the treaty's responsibility.
acclamation — Acclamation is a noisy or enthusiastic expression of approval for someone or something.
acclimation — The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
accusation — If you make an accusation against someone, you criticize them or express the belief that they have done something wrong.
activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
adaptation — An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
adoration — Adoration is a feeling of great admiration and love for someone or something.
adulation — Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something.
advocation — the transfer to itself by a superior court of an action pending in a lower court
affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
affirmation — the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed
affrication — the changing of (a consonantal speech sound) to an affricate
aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
allegation — An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
amputation — to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery.
animation — Animation is the process of making films in which drawings or puppets appear to move.
annexation — the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed
annotation — Annotation is the activity of annotating something.
appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
approbation — Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
arbitration — Arbitration is the judging of a dispute between people or groups by someone who is not involved.
aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
automation — the use of methods for controlling industrial processes automatically, esp by electronically controlled systems, often reducing manpower
aviation — Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft.
avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
backwardation — the difference between the spot price for a commodity, including rent and interest, and the forward price
blood relation — A blood relation or blood relative is someone who is related to you by birth rather than by marriage.
calculation — A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
cogitation — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
collocation — In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used.
coloration — The coloration of an animal or a plant is the colours and patterns on it.
combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
compilation — A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
computation — Computation is mathematical calculation.
concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
confiscation — to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
conflagration — A conflagration is a fire that burns over a large area and destroys property.
confrontation — A confrontation is a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people.
congregation — The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation.
conjugation — inflection of a verb for person, number, tense, voice, mood, etc
connotation — The connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas or qualities which it makes you think of.
consecration — the part of the Mass after the sermon during which the bread and wine are believed to change into the Body and Blood of Christ
conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
consolation — the act of consoling or state of being consoled; solace
constellation — A constellation is a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
consternation — Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear.
constipation — Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body.
consultation — A consultation is a meeting which is held to discuss something. Consultation is discussion about something.
consummation — a consummating or being consummated; completion; fulfillment
contemplation — thoughtful or long consideration or observation
conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
convocation — A convocation is a meeting or ceremony attended by a large number of people.
coronation — A coronation is the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned.
corporation — A corporation is a large business or company.
correlation — A correlation between things is a connection or link between them.
culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
cultivation — the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants
declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
decoration — The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments.
dedication — A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.
defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
demarcation — Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
demonstration — A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
deportation — the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
depravation — to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
depredation — The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
destination — The destination of someone or something is the place to which they are going or being sent.
detonation — A detonation is a large or powerful explosion.
devastation — Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
distillation — the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
elevation — The action or fact of elevating or being elevated.
emigration — The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
emulation — The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
equitation — The art and practice of horsemanship and horse riding.
indentation — a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
indexation — the automatic adjustment of wages, taxes, pension benefits, interest rates, etc., according to changes in the cost of living or another economic indicator, especially to compensate for inflation.
indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
infestation — the act of infesting; state of being infested.
infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
inflammation — Pathology. redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, especially as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
intimation — the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
intonation — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
inundation — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
liquidation — the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
litigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
loan translation — the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance.
lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
mean deviation — a measure of dispersion, computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the functional values from some central value, usually the mean or median.
mediation — action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
ministration — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
mitigation — the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents.
moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
molestation — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
obligation — something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
orchestration — (uncountable) the arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
ordination — Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining.
perforation — a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
perspiration — a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
pigmentation — coloration, especially of the skin.
point mutation — a change in a single base in a nucleotide sequence.
police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
punctuation — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
situation — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
strangulation — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
subluxation — a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.
suffocation — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
surrogation — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
syndication — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
tabulation — to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
weather station — an installation equipped and used for meteorological observation.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
abomination — If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
acceleration — The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster.
accommodation — Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
affiliation — If one group has an affiliation with another group, it has a close or official connection with it.
agglomeration — An agglomeration of things is a lot of different things gathered together, often in no particular order or arrangement.
background radiation — low-intensity radiation from, for example, small amounts of radioisotopes in soil, air, building materials, etc
balkanization — If you disapprove of the division of a country into separate independent states, you can refer to the Balkanization of the country.
beat generation — members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc, and espousal of anarchism, communal living, drugs, etc
beta radiation — (physics) The radiation of beta particles as a result of radioactive decay.
canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
closed corporation — a corporation the stock of which is owned by a small number of persons and is rarely traded on the open market
coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
collaboration — Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
colorization — Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films.
commemoration — the act or an instance of commemorating
communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
concatenation — A concatenation of things or events is their occurrence one after another, because they are linked.
conciliation — Conciliation is willingness to end a disagreement or the process of ending a disagreement.
confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
confederation — A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.
configuration — A configuration is an arrangement of a group of things.
conglomeration — A conglomeration of things is a group of many different things, gathered together.
coordination — Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
deification — If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all.
deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
demodulation — the act or process by which an output wave or signal is obtained having the characteristics of the original modulating wave or signal; the reverse of modulation
demonization — the act of turning someone into a demon
denomination — A particular denomination is a particular religious group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups within the same faith.
denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
desalination — Desalination is the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking, or for watering crops.
desegregation — the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
determination — Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
detoxication — Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
devaluation — a decrease in the exchange value of a currency against gold or other currencies, brought about by a government
discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
ejaculation — The action of ejecting semen from the body.
elaboration — The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
elimination — The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
emancipation — The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
equalization — The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
eradication — The complete destruction of something.
evacuation — The action of evacuating a person or a place.
evaluation — The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.
evaporation — The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
exacerbation — An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
exaggeration — A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
examination — A detailed inspection or investigation.
exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
exfoliation — The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
exoneration — The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
expatriation — Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
over-extrapolation — to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
facilitation — the act or process of facilitating.
falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
fertilization — an act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
finlandization — the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
free association — the uncensored expression of the ideas, impressions, etc., passing through the mind of the analysand, a technique used to facilitate access to the unconscious.
gamma radiation — a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus.
gasify — Convert (a solid or liquid, especially coal) into gas.
gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
globalization — the act of globalizing, or extending to other or all parts of the world: the globalization of manufacturing.
glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
grade separation — separation of the levels at which roads, railroads, paths, etc., cross one another in order to prevent conflicting rows of traffic or the possibility of accidents.
gratification — the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.
hallucination — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
harmonization — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
heat of formation — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent atoms
humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
imagination — the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.
immunization — the fact or process of becoming immune, as against a disease.
impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
inactivate — to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
inauguration — an act or ceremony of inaugurating.
incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
incorporation — the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
incrimination — to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
indoctrination — the act of indoctrinating, or teaching or inculcating a doctrine, principle, or ideology, especially one with a specific point of view: religious indoctrination.
japanimation — (anime) Japanese animated cartoons; anime.
justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
participation — an act or instance of participating.
pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
prevarication — the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
privatization — to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
procrastination — the act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention: She was smart, but her constant procrastination led her to be late with almost every assignment.
proliferation — the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
pronunciation — Rare. an act or instance of declaring publicly; pronouncement: It was but the latest pronunciation of the political double-standard uttered in the course of this scandal. Synonyms: declaration, assertion, statement; announcement, affirmation; proclamation, promulgation, dissemination.
pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
quantification — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
renomination — an act or instance of nominating, especially to office: The floor is open for nomination of candidates for the presidency.
renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
repatriation — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
sanctification — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
sedimentation — the deposition or accumulation of sediment.
self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
socialization — a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
soil conservation — any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.
solar radiation — energy radiated from the sun in the form of electromagnetic waves, including visible and ultraviolet light and infrared radiation.
sophistication — sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy.
specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
stabilization — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
standard deviation — a measure of dispersion in a frequency distribution, equal to the square root of the mean of the squares of the deviations from the arithmetic mean of the distribution.
standardization — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
substantiation — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
desynchronization — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
triangulation — a technique for establishing the distance between any two points, or the relative position of two or more points, by using such points as vertices of a triangle or series of triangles, such that each triangle has a side of known or measurable length (base or base line) that permits the size of the angles of the triangle and the length of its other two sides to be established by observations taken either upon or from the two ends of the base line.
tubal ligation — a method of permanent sterilization for women, involving the surgical sealing of the fallopian tubes to prevent the ovum from passing from the ovary to the uterus.
unification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
urbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
utilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
westernised — to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.
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acidification — The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
adult education — Adult education is education for adults in a variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic. Classes are often held in the evenings.
binary notation — a number system having a base of two, numbers being expressed by sequences of the digits 0 and 1: used in computing, as 0 and 1 can be represented electrically as off and on
board of education — a group or agency with responsibility for education
collectivization — to organize (a people, industry, economy, etc.) according to the principles of collectivism.
commercialization — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
complement fixation — the fixing of complement into the product of an antigen-antibody reaction: used as an infection indicator in certain serologic tests that measure the presence or absence of free, active complement
computerization — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
counter reformation — the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
criminalization — to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.
decentralization — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
decontamination — to make (an object or area) safe for unprotected personnel by removing, neutralizing, or destroying any harmful substance, as radioactive material or poisonous gas.
dehumanization — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
democratization — The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
electrification — The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
excommunication — The act of excommunicating or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
experimentation — The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
heat of condensation — the heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses to a liquid: equal to the heat of vaporization.
higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
hospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
incapacitation — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
indemnification — the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
law of gravitation — a law stating that any two masses attract each other with a force equal to a constant (constant of gravitation) multiplied by the product of the two masses and divided by the square of the distance between them.
law of segregation — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
marginalization — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
mental reservation — an unexpressed doubt or qualification about a situation, person, etc.
mental retardation — Usually Offensive. a developmental disorder characterized in varying degrees by a subnormal ability to learn, a substantially low IQ, and impaired social adjustment.
misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
monopolization — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
nationalization — to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land: a movement to nationalize the oil industry.
naturalization — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
nitrogen fixation — any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, either by chemical means or by bacterial action: used chiefly in the preparation of fertilizers, industrial products, etc.
nondiscrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
personalization — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
radicalization — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
rationalization — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
saponification — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
suburbanization — to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area.
visualization — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
warning coloration — a bold, distinctive pattern of color characteristic of a poisonous or unpalatable organism, as the skunk or the monarch butterfly, that functions as a warning to and defense against predators.
water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
workmen's compensation — compensation for death, injury, or accident suffered by a workman in the course of his employment and paid to him or his dependents
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acid precipitation — meteorological precipitation that is relatively acidic.
americanization — Americanization is the process by which people or countries become more and more similar to Americans and the United States.
amplitude modulation — one of the principal methods of transmitting audio, visual, or other types of information using radio waves, the relevant signal being superimposed onto a radio-frequency carrier wave. The frequency of the carrier wave remains unchanged but its amplitude is varied in accordance with the amplitude of the input signal
binary operation — a mathematical operation in which two elements are combined to yield a single result: Addition and multiplication are binary operations on the set of real numbers.
criminal conversation — (formerly) a common law action brought by a husband by which he claimed damages against an adulterer
data communication — electronic transmission of information that has been encoded for storage and processing by computers.
decriminalization — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
de facto segregation — racial, ethnic, or other segregation resulting from societal differences between groups, as socioeconomic or political disparity, without institutionalized legislation intended to segregate.
demilitarization — to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
destructive distillation — the decomposition of a complex substance, such as wood or coal, by heating it in the absence of air and collecting the volatile products
fractional distillation — the separation of volatile components of different boiling points in a mixture by the gradual increase of temperature and the separate collection of each component.
heat of vaporization — the heat absorbed per unit mass of a given material at its boiling point that completely converts the material to a gas at the same temperature: equal to the heat of condensation.
industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
magnetic inclination — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
magnetic levitation — the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction.
miniaturization — to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
telecommunication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
vertical combination — the integration within one company of individual businesses working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product.
world health organization — an agency of the United Nations, established in 1948, concerned with improving the health of the world's people and preventing or controlling communicable diseases on a worldwide basis through various technical projects and programs. Abbreviation: WHO.
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artificial respiration — Artificial respiration is the forcing of air into the lungs of someone who has stopped breathing, usually by blowing through their mouth or nose, in order to keep them alive and to help them to start breathing again.
behavior modification — a technique that seeks to modify animal and human behavior through application of the principles of conditioning, in which rewards and reinforcements, or punishments, are used to establish desired habits, or patterns of behavior
character assassination — A character assassination is a deliberate attempt to destroy someone's reputation, especially by criticizing them in an unfair and dishonest way when they are not present.
deinstitutionalization — to release (a person with mental or physical disabilities) from a hospital, asylum, home, or other institution with the intention of providing treatment, support, or rehabilitation primarily through community resources under the supervision of health-care professionals or facilities.
denationalization — to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
department of education — the department of the U.S. federal government that administers federal programs dealing with education: created in 1979, largely by transfer from part of the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Abbreviation: ED.
department of transportation — the department of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and institutes national transportation programs. Abbreviation: DOT.
holy day of obligation — a day on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend Mass and abstain from certain kinds of work.
letters of administration — a formal document nominating a specified person to take over, administer, and dispose of an estate when there is no executor to carry out the testator's will
newton's law of gravitation — the principle that two particles attract each other with forces directly proportional to the product of their masses divided by the square of the distance between them
postmortem examination — dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
professional association — a body of persons engaged in the same profession, formed usually to control entry into the profession, maintain standards, and represent the profession in discussions with other bodies
unemployment compensation — an allowance of money paid, usually weekly, to an unemployed worker by a state or federal agency or by the worker's labor union or former employer during all or part of the period of unemployment.
ventricular fibrillation — Pathology. a cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid, chaotic electrical impulses to the ventricles, incomplete ventricular contractions, and resultant loss of pulse and blood pressure.
vocational education — educational training that provides practical experience in a particular occupational field, as agriculture, home economics, or industry.
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artificial insemination — Artificial insemination is a medical technique for making a woman pregnant by injecting previously stored sperm into her womb. Female animals can also be made pregnant by artificial insemination. The abbreviation AI is also used.
health maintenance organization — a plan for comprehensive health services, prepaid by an individual or by a company for its employees, that provides treatment, preventive care, and hospitalization to each participating member in a central health center. Abbreviation: HMO.
proportional representation — a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote.
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certificate of incorporation — a signed statement by the Registrar of Companies that a company is duly incorporated
federal housing administration — a governmental agency created in 1934 to help homeowners finance the purchase and repair of their homes and to stimulate housing construction. Abbreviation: FHA.
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation — an emergency measure to revive a patient whose heart has stopped beating, in which compressions applied with the hands to the patient's chest are alternated with mouth-to-mouth respiration
federal home loan mortgage corporation — a private corporation authorized by the U.S. Congress whose chief function is to buy federally insured home mortgages and help develop nonfederally insured mortgages. Abbreviation: FHLMC.
food and agriculture organization — the agency of the United Nations that institutes and administers programs, especially in underdeveloped countries, for improving farming methods and increasing food production. Abbreviation: FAO.
international finance corporation — an organization that invests directly in private companies and makes or guarantees loans to private investors. It is affiliated to the World Bank and is part of the World Bank Group
social security administration — a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, created in 1946, that administers federal Social Security programs. Abbreviation: SSA.
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federal national mortgage association — a U.S. government-sponsored private corporation whose chief function is to supply funds for home mortgages through continuous purchases of mortgages from lending institutions. Abbreviation: FNMA.
international labor organization — a specialized agency of the United Nations working through member nations to improve working conditions throughout the world; originally an affiliate of the League of Nations: Nobel Peace Prize 1969. Abbreviation: ILO, I.L.O.
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federal deposit insurance corporation — a public corporation, established in 1933, that insures, up to a specified amount, all demand deposits of member banks. Abbreviation: FDIC.
international development association — an organization set up in 1960 to provide low-interest loans to developing countries. It is part of the World Bank Group
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national aeronautics and space administration — the federal agency that institutes and administers the civilian programs of the U.S. government that deal with aeronautical research and the development of launch vehicles and spacecraft. Abbreviation: NASA.
