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15-letter words containing o, v, e, r

  • overopinionated — too opinionated
  • overorchestrate — to compose or arrange excessively
  • overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
  • overpreparation — the act or instance of preparing excessively
  • overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
  • overrepresented — represented disproportionately or in too large a number (corresponding to the number in the population, etc)
  • oversensitivity — excessively or unduly sensitive.
  • overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
  • overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
  • overzealousness — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
  • oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
  • palato-alveolar — articulated with the blade or tip of the tongue approaching or touching the alveolar ridge and the main body of the tongue near the hard palate; having a primary alveolar articulation and a secondary palatal articulation.
  • panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
  • pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
  • phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
  • photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
  • pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
  • play favourites — to display favouritism
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • polyvinyl resin — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the polymerization or copolymerization of a vinyl compound: used chiefly as adhesives, sizing agents, and coatings.
  • porcupine river — a river in NW Yukon Territory, Canada and NE Alaska, flowing N and W to the Yukon River. 448 miles (721 km) long.
  • portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
  • positive caster — a person or thing that casts.
  • post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
  • postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
  • postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • power save mode — (architecture)   A feature of a component or subsystem designed to actively reduce its power consumption when not in use. Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power save mode but the most common application is for portable computers which attempt to conserve battery life by incorporating power saving modes in the CPU, display, disks, printer, or other units.
  • pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
  • preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • press of canvas — the most sail a vessel can carry under given conditions
  • preverification — the state of being verified.
  • preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
  • primo de rivera — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), Marqués de Estella [mahr-kes th e es-te-lyah] /mɑrˈkɛs ðɛ ɛsˈtɛ lyɑ/ (Show IPA), (Miguel Prima de Rivera y Orbaneja) 1870–1930, Spanish general and political leader: dictator of Spain 1923–29.
  • prison governor — the senior administrator or head of a prison
  • private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
  • private soldier — A private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines.
  • private tuition — instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually, that is arranged and paid for by an individual rather than by the state
  • privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
  • procrastinative — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • procreativeness — the quality of being procreative
  • progressiveness — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
  • progressivistic — characteristic of a progressivist
  • projective test — any psychological test, such as the Rorschach test, in which the subject is asked to respond to vague material. It is thought that unconscious ideas are thus projected, which, when the responses are interpreted, reveal hidden aspects of the subject's personality
  • prospectiveness — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
  • puerto vallarta — a city in W Mexico.
  • pulmonary valve — a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle.
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