English Word Root: tion

noun suffix, state of being
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1 abbreviation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. shortening something by omitting parts of it
2 abduction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
3 aberration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm
4 ablution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
5 abnegation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
6 abolition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
7 abortion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
8 absolution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
9 absorption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
10 acceleration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
11 accommodation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
12 accretion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
13 accumulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
14 accusation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
15 acquisition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
16 adaptation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
17 addiction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
18 addition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the action or process of adding something to something else
19 administration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
20 admiration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
21 admonition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
22 adoption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of accepting with approval
23 adoration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
24 adulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
25 affectation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
26 affection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
27 affiliation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
28 affirmation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
29 affliction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
30 agglomeration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
31 aggregation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
32 agitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
33 allegation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
34 alliteration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
35 alteration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a passage from one form or state to another; change
36 altercation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
37 alternation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
38 ambition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
39 ammunition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
40 amplification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
41 animation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.
42 annexation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the formal act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation; incorporation by joining or uniting
43 anticipation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
44 apparition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
45 appellation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
46 application   Speak   Example Sentences
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
47 appreciation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. recognition; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
48 approbation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. expression of warm approval; praise
49 appropriation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
50 aspiration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
51 assassination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
52 association   Speak   Example Sentences
n. connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
53 assumption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
54 atomization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
55 attention   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
56 attraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. action or power of evoking interest or pleasure for something
57 attrition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
58 auction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. public sale of property to the highest bidder
59 authorization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
60 automation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
61 aviation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
62 avocation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
63 bastion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
64 benediction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
65 calculation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. planning something carefully and intentionally
66 calibration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. adjustment; the process of checking a measuring instrument to see if it is accurate
67 cancellation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
68 caption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
69 caution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
70 celebration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
71 cerebration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity
72 cessation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. bringing or coming to an end; cease
73 circulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
74 circumlocution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
75 civilization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. culture, the stage of human social development
76 clarification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of making things clearer or easier to understand
77 classification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. assigning to a class or category
78 coalition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
79 coeducation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
80 collaboration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
81 combination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an arrangement in a particular order; union
82 combustion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of burning something
83 commemoration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
84 commotion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement
85 communication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement
86 compaction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an increase in the density of something
87 compensation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
88 competition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
89 complication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
90 composition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. action of putting things together, formation or construction
91 compunction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
92 computation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
93 conception   Speak   Example Sentences
n. beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
94 concoction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
95 condemnation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of condemning something or someone
96 condensation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
97 condition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance or quality
98 configuration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. arrangement of parts or elements; outline
99 confirmation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. additional proof that something that was believed
100 confiscation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. seizure by the government
101 confrontation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
102 congestion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of gathering, heaping together, or forming a mass
103 conglomeration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
104 congratulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
105 congregation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things
106 conjunction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
107 connection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
108 conservation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
109 consideration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of thinking about something carefully
110 consolation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort
111 consternation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
112 constitution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
113 construction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. building of something, typically a large structure
114 consumption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource  
115 contamination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. pollution; the process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
116 contemplation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject
117 contention   Speak   Example Sentences
n. competing as for any profit or prize
118 continuation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
119 contraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
120 contradiction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
121 contribution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
122 convention   Speak   Example Sentences
n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
123 conversation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. oral exchange of opinions or ideas, informal dialogue
124 conviction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
125 cooperation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
126 coordination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
127 coronation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ceremony of crowning queen or king
128 corporation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
129 correction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
130 correlation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. mutual relationship; a connection between two or more facts
131 corruption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
132 creation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
133 culmination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a final climactic stage; the decisive moment in a novel or play; a concluding action
134 cultivation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
135 deception   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
136 declaration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
137 decomposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
138 defection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
139 definition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. clarity of outline; concise explanation
140 deflation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
141 deformation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
142 degradation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
143 dehydration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water
144 demolition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
145 demonstration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. proof; an act of showing or making evident
146 denomination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
147 denotation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. meaning or  indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes
148 depletion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
149 deposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
150 depreciation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. devaluation; decrease in price or value
151 depredation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
152 deprivation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
153 desalination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
154 desolation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
155 destination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
156 destruction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. havoc; event that completely destroys something
157 detection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
158 determination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
159 detonation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
160 detraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
161 devastation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
162 devotion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
163 diction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. choice and use of words in speech or writing
164 digestion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed by the body
165 dilution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
166 discretion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
167 disinclination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
168 disposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
169 dissection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
170 dissertation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
171 dissolution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
172 distinction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
173 distortion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
174 distraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
175 distribution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
176 diversification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. variation; act of changing forms or qualities
177 documentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. confirmation that some fact or statement is true
178 domination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
179 donation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
180 duration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. length of time something lasts
181 echolocation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
182 edification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement
183 edition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
184 education   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the process of teaching or learning in a school
185 ejaculation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
186 elaboration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
187 election   Speak   Example Sentences
n. voting, balloting; right or ability to make a choice
188 elevation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
189 elimination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of removing or getting rid of something
190 emancipation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. freeing someone from the control of another
191 emendation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
192 emotion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general
193 equitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
194 equivocation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
195 eruption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
196 estimation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the respect with which a person is held; an approximate calculation of quantity; a judgment of the qualities
197 evaluation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
198 evaporation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of extracting moisture
199 evolution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. development; a gradual process of change and development
200 exaggeration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
201 exaltation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
202 exasperation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance; actions that cause great irritation
203 excavation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
204 exception   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the instance that does not conform to a rule
205 execution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
206 exemption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. permission not to do something
207 exertion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
208 exhaustion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the state of being extremely tired
209 exhibition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
210 exhilaration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. feeling of excitement and happiness
211 exhortation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
212 expedition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. journey organized for a particular purpose
213 expiration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
214 exploitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
215 exploration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. travel for discovery
216 exposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
217 extinction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. death of all its remaining members
218 extortion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. extorting; illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property
219 extradition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
220 extrapolation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
221 facilitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
222 faction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a party of persons having a common end in view
223 fascination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. capacity to attract intense interest
224 federation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. uniting in a league; confederation; league
225 fermentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
226 fiction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
227 fluctuation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
228 formation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
229 foundation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. basis on which something is grounded
230 fraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a numerical quantity that is not a whole numbers; a very small amount
231 friction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
232 fruition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
233 frustration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
234 function   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
235 galvanization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
236 generalization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
237 generation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
238 gesticulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
239 gratification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
240 gravitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
241 gyration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of rotating in a circle or spiral
242 hallucination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
243 hibernation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. time of animals sleep through the winter
244 identification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
245 illumination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. degree of visibility of your environment
246 illustration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. picture; drawing; showing by example
247 imitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. copying the actions of someone else; emulation
248 immigration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. migration into a place; moving into a place
249 impersonation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. pretending to be another person; representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
250 implication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
251 imprecation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
252 inauguration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the ceremonial induction into a position; the act of starting a new operation or practice
253 incantation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
254 incarnation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
255 inception   Speak   Example Sentences
n. beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
256 inclination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
257 incorporation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance
258 incrustation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. hard outer layer that covers something
259 indentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
260 indigestion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
261 indignation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. anger aroused by something unjust
262 indiscretion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
263 indoctrination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
264 infatuation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
265 infection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
266 inflation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
267 information   Speak   Example Sentences
n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc
268 infraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
269 initiation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an occasion when something starts
270 injunction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
271 innovation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
272 inscription   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
273 inspection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. formal or official examination
274 inspiration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
275 installation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. installing or giving possession of an office or rank, with the usual ceremonies; the whole of a system of machines
276 institution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. institute; organization; introducing something new
277 instruction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing
278 insubordination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
279 insurrection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
280 intention   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something that you want and plan to do  
281 interaction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
282 interpretation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
283 intersection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting
284 intervention   Speak   Example Sentences
n. interference; interfering in some course of events
285 intimidation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
286 intoxication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
287 intuition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
288 investigation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
289 invocation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
290 irrigation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. supplying water to the land to help crops grow
291 isolation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
292 jubilation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
293 junction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. connection; joint; intersection; crossing
294 jurisdiction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
295 justification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
296 juxtaposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
297 laceration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
298 legislation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body
299 libation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a serving of wine poured out in honor of a deity; a serving of an alcoholic beverage
300 litigation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
301 location   Speak   Example Sentences
n. scene; site; place where something is or could be located
302 locomotion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
303 machination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
304 malediction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
305 malfunction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
306 malnutrition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of poor nutrition
307 manifestation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
308 mechanization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
309 mediation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences
310 meditation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
311 migration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. movement of persons from one country or locality to another
312 misconception   Speak   Example Sentences
n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
313 modification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
314 motion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move
315 motivation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
316 mutation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
317 nation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the territory or country itself
318 navigation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
319 negation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
320 negotiation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. discussion intended to produce an agreement
321 nomination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office
322 nonfiction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. writing that is about real events and facts
323 notation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
324 notion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. general or universal conception; belief or opinion
325 objection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
326 obligation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
327 obstruction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a thing that prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage
328 occupation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
329 opposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
330 option   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
331 oration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
332 ordination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
333 organization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
334 orientation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
335 ornamentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
336 ostentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
337 ovation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
338 overproduction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. too much production or more than expected
339 ovulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
340 penetration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering
341 perdition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
342 peregrination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
343 perfection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
344 persecution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs  
345 perspiration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
346 petition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. plea; formal message requesting something
347 petrifaction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of turning some plant material into stone
348 plantation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
349 pollination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
350 pollution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. contamination; introduction into the environment of a thing that has harmful or poisonous effects
351 portion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
352 position   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a place where something is located or has been put
353 potion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
354 precaution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening
355 prediction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy
356 predilection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
357 predisposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
358 premonition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen
359 prescription   Speak   Example Sentences
n. written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
360 presentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
361 preservation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
362 presumption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
363 privation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. hardship; state of extreme poverty
364 probation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of proving; trial period
365 procrastination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time; slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
366 projection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
367 proliferation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
368 proportion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
369 proposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
370 provocation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
371 publication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
372 purification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
373 qualification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an attribute or requirement that must be met
374 question   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a matter of some difficult
375 quotation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
376 radiation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
377 ramification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
378 ratiocination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
379 ration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
380 realization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
381 reception   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of receiving; how something is greeted
382 reclamation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
383 recognition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
384 recollection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a memory of something; power of recalling ideas to the mind
385 recommendation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
386 reconciliation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
387 reconstruction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. restoration; the activity of constructing something again
388 recreation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
389 recrimination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
390 redemption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
391 reflection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. image of something as reflected by a mirror; remark expressing careful consideration
392 refraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
393 refrigeration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
394 regeneration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
395 regimentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
396 regulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
397 reincarnation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
398 rejection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something
399 relaxation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
400 rendition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
401 renovation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
402 renunciation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
403 reparation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
404 repetition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of doing or performing again
405 representation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
406 reproduction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of making copies
407 reputation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
408 requisition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
409 resolution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
410 respiration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
411 restitution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
412 restoration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
413 restriction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
414 resumption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. resuming; beginning again; recommencement
415 resurrection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
416 retaliation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. action taken in return for an injury or offense; revenge
417 retribution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
418 revelation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
419 revitalization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rebirth; bringing again into activity and prominence
420 revolution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
421 rotation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
422 salutation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
423 salvation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity
424 sanitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste
425 satisfaction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
426 section   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a part that is cut off or separated
427 sedition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
428 segregation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
429 selection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of choosing someone or something; choice or collection
430 sensation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
431 separation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. action or state of moving or being moved apart
432 solicitation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
433 sophistication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
434 specification   Speak   Example Sentences
n. instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement
435 speculation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
436 starvation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
437 stimulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. arousing an organism to action
438 stipulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
439 strangulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
440 subsection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a section of a section; a part of a part
441 subtraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
442 suggestion   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an idea, possible plan, or action that is mentioned for other people to consider
443 summation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
444 superstition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
445 supposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
446 taxation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
447 temptation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
448 termination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
449 traction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. friction between body and surface on which it moves
450 tradition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
451 transaction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
452 transformation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
453 transition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. going from one state of action to another
454 trepidation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
455 tribulation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
456 tuition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
457 urbanization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
458 utilization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of having been made use of; the act of using
459 vacation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. leisure time away from work
460 vaccination   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the process or an act of giving someone a vaccine
461 vacillation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of vacillating; moving one way and other; wavering
462 valuation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; act of setting a price; estimation
463 vaporization   Speak   Example Sentences
n. process of becoming vapor; conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas
464 variation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of changing or altering
465 vegetation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. plants of an area or a region; plant life
466 veneration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. religious zeal; willingness to serve God
467 ventilation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
468 vexation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
469 vibration   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of vibrating; a shaky motion
470 vindication   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated; defense; evidence or statements that justify a claim or belief
471 vivisection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of operating on living animals, especially in scientific research
472 vocation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a person's employment or main occupation; career or profession
473 volition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing