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13-letter words containing a, r, i, v

  • assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
  • assortatively — In an assortative way.
  • assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
  • attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
  • aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
  • authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
  • avant-gardism — the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
  • averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
  • ayurvedically — As a practitioner of Ayurveda; in an Ayurvedic way.
  • basso rilievo — bas-relief
  • basso-relievo — bas-relief
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
  • biobehavioral — of or relating to the application of biological methods and ideas to the study of behavior in an attempt to understand emotions and reactions in terms of brain and physiological function.
  • bodvar bjarki — the greatest of Rolf Kraki's heroes, often fighting in the likeness of a bear: probably identical with Beowulf.
  • brahma vihara — vihara (def 3).
  • brahma-vihara — (initial capital letter). Also called Brahma Vihara. one of the four states of mind, namely love, compassion, sympathetic gladness, and equanimity, to be developed by every Buddhist.
  • break service — to win a game in which an opponent is serving
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
  • bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
  • cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
  • cape province — a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town
  • cape-province — a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
  • caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
  • caravansaries — Plural form of caravansary.
  • caravanserais — Plural form of caravanserai.
  • cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
  • carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
  • carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
  • carol service — a service, held in a church around Christmas, at which Christmas carols are sung
  • carve a niche — If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.
  • carving knife — A carving knife is a long sharp knife that is used to cut cooked meat.
  • caustic curve — a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane
  • cavalry twill — a strong woollen twill fabric used for trousers, etc
  • cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
  • cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
  • christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
  • church slavic — a liturgical language used in Eastern Orthodox churches in Slavic countries since the 11th or 12th century, representing a development of Old Church Slavonic through contact with the national Slavic languages.
  • cider vinegar — a type of vinegar produced by the acetification of cider
  • cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
  • circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
  • civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
  • clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
  • clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
  • clishmaclaver — idle talk; gossip
  • collaborative — A collaborative piece of work is done by two or more people or groups working together.
  • commemorative — A commemorative object or event is intended to make people remember a particular event or person.
  • commiserative — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
  • comparatively — in a comparative manner
  • comparativist — a comparatist
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