10-letter words containing a, c, n, e, v
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- octavalent — having a valence of eight.
- overacting — Present participle of overact.
- overaction — Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overglance — to glance over
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- prevalence — the condition of being prevalent, or widespread: the prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.
- prevenance — assiduity in anticipating or catering to the pleasures of others.
- prevenancy — courtesy
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
- provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revocation — the act of revoking; annulment.
- scavengers — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- scavenging — to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- surveyance — survey; inspection; superintendence
- survivance — survival
- the canvas — the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
- travancore — a former state in SW India: merged 1949 with Cochin to form a new state (Travancore and Cochin) reorganized 1956 to form the larger part of Kerala state.
- unachieved — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- uncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- univalence — the quality of being univalent.
- unreactive — tending to react.
- unveracity — lack of veracity or truthfulness; the quality or condition of tending to speak what is false
- vacationer — 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.
- vagrancies — the conduct of a vagrant.
- vaticinate — to foretell; prophesy
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vicariance — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vincentian — Also called Lazarist. a member of the “Congregation of the Mission,” founded in France in 1625, engaged chiefly in conducting missions and clerical seminaries.
- vindicable — capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.