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12-letter words containing a, v, d, t

  • peradventure — chance, doubt, or uncertainty.
  • petrozavodsk — a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
  • postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
  • postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
  • postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
  • prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
  • privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
  • quidditative — Alternative form of quiddative.
  • re-educative — of or relating to re-education
  • revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
  • revictualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • save the day — solve a problem for sb
  • self-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
  • slave trader — sb who traffics in people
  • spotted cavy — paca.
  • stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.
  • steam-driven — powered by steam
  • stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
  • sub-additive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • the bereaved — the survivors of a person who has died recently
  • the devonian — the Devonian period or rock system
  • three-valued — of or relating to propositions having a value other than truth or falsity.
  • tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
  • to advantage — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
  • traverse rod — a horizontal rod upon which drapes slide to open or close when pulled by cords.
  • turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
  • unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
  • unalleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
  • uncovenanted — not agreed to or promised by covenant.
  • uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
  • unvaccinated — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
  • unvariegated — varied; diversified; diverse.
  • unventilated — not having stale or foul air driven out
  • unvindicated — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
  • vacationland — an area having recreational facilities, historic or picturesque sights, etc., that attract vacationists.
  • valetudinary — valetudinarian.
  • van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
  • van devanter — Willis, 1859–1941, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1910–37.
  • vasodilation — dilatation of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
  • vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
  • vaudevillist — a person who writes for vaudeville
  • vax document — A document preparation system from DEC.
  • vedette boat — a small patrol vessel
  • venetian red — a red pigment, originally prepared from a natural oxide of iron, now usually made by calcining a mixture of lime and ferrous sulfate.
  • ventrodorsal — pertaining to the ventral and dorsal aspects of the body; extending from the ventral to the dorsal side.
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