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ave (6 points)
Monopoly stop, perhaps (abbreviation)
Broadway's Q, for one (abbreviation)
A backwards Gabor (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1 = 6 pts
above (10 points)
In the preceding paragraph perhaps
Over your head (wordplay)
In the preceding paragraph, perhaps
A·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 10 pts
agave (9 points)
Sisal for one
Century plant, for one
Maguey for one
A·1+G·2+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 9 pts
alive (8 points)
Like Maria von Trapp's hills (wordplay)
Kicking partner (wordplay)
Still with us (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 8 pts
active (11 points)
Not extinct (of volcano)
Act 4, fifth scene? It's all the go!
On the move
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
advice (12 points)
Suggestion (invited or otherwise)
One dead in place of tips (wordplay)
Publicity wrong for counsel
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
advise (10 points)
Recommend (course of action)
Inform (of situation)
I saved (anagram)
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alcove (11 points)
Recess (in room)
Breakfast place (wordplay)
Dinette set's spot, perhaps
A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
alvine (9 points)
Of the belly
A·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arrive (9 points)
Don't go (wordplay)
Reach the depot, say
Touch down, say
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 9 pts
avenge (10 points)
Exact retribution on behalf of (someone)
Get back at for (a wrong)
Repay (a wrong)
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
avenue (9 points)
Park on Manhattan's East Side (wordplay)
Park, for one
Way to go!
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+U·1+E·1 = 9 pts
averse (9 points)
Disinclined - as ever (anagram)
Reluctant to say 'step', oddly
Hostile element in poetry (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aviate (9 points)
Fly jets, say
Wing it (wordplay)
Handle a chopper, say
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
avulse (9 points)
Pluck or pull off.
To pluck off.
Tear off with force
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
absolve (12 points)
Clear (of blame)
Sailor's love sick? Pardon!
Lob vase (anagram)
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
abusive (12 points)
Profanity-laced, say
Rude writer's under a vehicle!
Harshly insulting, as language
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
achieve (15 points)
Have ice (anagram)
Reach (a goal)
Attain a sales goal
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
advance (13 points)
Very absorbed in waltz, say? Go on!
Five in a ball? Go on!
A ball about five? Go on!
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
adverse (11 points)
Commercial jingle (wordplay)
Harmful jingle (wordplay)
Unfavourable jingle (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
advisee (11 points)
Person receiving counseling
One being counseled
Person getting counseling
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
airwave (13 points)
Media element (wordplay)
Via Ware (anagram)
Broadcasting unit (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
amative (12 points)
Inclined to love
In the mood
In romantic mood.
A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
amusive (12 points)
Tending to excite mirth
Tending to tickle
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
approve (14 points)
Think well (of)
Say yes to
Pronounce (something) satisfactory
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
archive (15 points)
Put in the library, say
Vicar - he destroyed records!
Vicar - he falsified records!
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
avarice (12 points)
Agreed, perhaps, that it's meant to mean
Yen for yen, perhaps
Caviare free? That's materialism!
A·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
average (11 points)
How mean to claim time to welcome fury!
The Dow, for one
Mean relative (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
avodire (11 points)
An African tree
A·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
ablative (13 points)
The table, via the case
The case of a table about four
Case for Caesar
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abortive (13 points)
Are a little fruitless in a boat I have
Steal show outside, returning fruitless
Coming to no result
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abrasive (13 points)
Vie with Arabs? Could be rough!
Emery paper or steel wool, say
Rubbing the wrong way (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
acervate (13 points)
Heaped
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
activate (13 points)
Put in play
Set off, trip
Cat I, a vet, managed to get going
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
activize (22 points)
""To activate, also ACTIVIZE""
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
adaptive (14 points)
Not set in one's ways
Like a chameleon's color
Doctor paid a vet to be compliant
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
additive (13 points)
Something joined, to food say
Something put into food
STP, for example
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
adhesive (15 points)
Hide vase (anagram)
Hades! I have got stuck with it!
A small deposit secures!
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
adoptive (14 points)
Kind of parent
Adult pivoted turning parental
Like certain parents
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
advocate (14 points)
Recommend like counsellor (wordplay)
Recommend a solicitor (wordplay)
Urge one to be a barman (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
agentive (12 points)
A word part that denotes the doer of an action
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
aggrieve (13 points)
Distress; cause pain to
Cause offence or injury to
A stuttering lament will cause injury
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
allusive (11 points)
Having lots of references to evil Saul
Having reference to
Having indirect references
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
auditive (12 points)
Related to hearing
Hearing-related
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
avellane (11 points)
{avellan=adj}
A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aversive (14 points)
Tending to shun
Kind of stimulus
Putting off claims I have reduced
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
avianize (20 points)
""To modify by repeated culture in a chick embryo, also AVIANISE""
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
avowable (16 points)
Worthy of confession
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
acceptive (18 points)
Fit for acceptance.
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
accretive (16 points)
Gradually built up
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
addictive (16 points)
Hard to give up
(Of drug) habit-forming
Habit-forming
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
adductive (16 points)
""Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.""
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
adjective (22 points)
The good in "good riddance"
Modifier of a noun
'Dead' or 'alive'
A·1+D·2+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
adjustive (20 points)
Tending to adjust.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
admissive (15 points)
Allowing a girl to enter a sleazy place
Notice the formal letter allowing entry
Tending to concede.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
advantage (14 points)
Service commercial vehicle, say, at back
Edge of the tennis court (wordplay)
Head start, say
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
advective (18 points)
ADVECT to transport by the flow of a fluid
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
adventive (16 points)
Accidental.
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
adventure (13 points)
Commercial gamble (wordplay)
Per this perhaps it's exciting
New account on Madison Avenue (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
advertise (13 points)
Throw out pitches (wordplay)
Promote (a product)
Push kin (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
advertize (22 points)
{advertise=v}
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
advisable (15 points)
To be recommended
Worthy of recommendation
Expedient to be recommended
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
aestivate (12 points)
Four in a car sleep when it's warm
I've a taste for change and will spend the summer in bed
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
affective (20 points)
Tending to affect; affecting.
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
aggravate (14 points)
Exasperate or exacerbate
Annoy, and make things worse
Make (problem) worse
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
agitative (13 points)
Tending to stir up
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
alleviate (12 points)
Make less severe, say suffering
Leave it out after Al displays temper
Take the edge off
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alveolate (12 points)
""Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.""
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arriviste (12 points)
A striver, I fancy (wordplay)
Ambitious and self-seeking person
Ambitious self-seeker
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ascensive (14 points)
""Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.""
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
assertive (12 points)
A lock up? I have to be forceful
Bold and confident
Far from reticent.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
assuasive (12 points)
Soothing
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
attentive (12 points)
Showing courtesy to another, or alert
At camp under canvas I have to be alert
As alert as the dutiful Pinafore crew
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
autoclave (14 points)
Surgical instruments steriliser
Relative of a pressure cooker.
Kin of a pressure cooker
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
available (14 points)
Hides face say and able to be at hand
"At liberty," as in "Variety"
On offer in the transfer market
A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
avalanche (17 points)
It's down-white dangerous (wordplay)
A descent that's very flaky (wordplay)
Alpine snowdrop (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
avifaunae (15 points)
Avifauna
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
avoidable (15 points)
Unlike death and taxes (wordplay)
A useless fit can be prevented
Like careless mistakes
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
avoidance (15 points)
The shunning (of something)
Dodger's goal
Dodger's aim
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
abbreviate (17 points)
Make an acronym of, perhaps
Shorten (a word)
Bribe a vet with a new contract
A·1+B·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
absolutive (15 points)
ABSOLUTE self-existent
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
absorptive (17 points)
Tending to suck up
Tending to soak up
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
accusative (17 points)
The case for the prosecution (wordplay)
Prosecution's case (wordplay)
Case which needs objective prosecuting
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
achievable (20 points)
Able to be accomplished
If you get it, it must be so
'It can be done - somehow I have' (Cable)
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
adjunctive (23 points)
Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 23 pts
adsorptive (16 points)
Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying adsorption.adsorption.
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
advertence (16 points)
The quality or practice of being advertent; heedfulness.
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
advocative (19 points)
ADVOCATE to plead in favour of
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
afflictive (21 points)
Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing.
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 21 pts
aftershave (19 points)
Brut, for one
Face alcohol before breakfast (wordplay)
Where this is (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
aggressive (15 points)
Wild, wild raves and gigs on Ecstasy
Like a winning tournament player*
Combative - pushing
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
annotative (13 points)
Serving to explain
Explanatory
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
apperceive (19 points)
To perceive; to comprehend.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
appetitive (17 points)
""Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. as, appetitive power or faculty.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appointive (17 points)
""Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. as, an appointive office.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appositive (17 points)
It may be set off by commas
Juxtaposed
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appraisive (17 points)
APPRAISE to set a value on
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
approvable (19 points)
Worthy of being approved; meritorious.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
arborvitae (15 points)
Virgil's tree of life
Coniferous hedge choice
Ornamental evergreen
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
architrave (18 points)
Frame for door or window
Beam resting on tops of columns.
Frame Alistair, vacuously taking tab at party
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
ascriptive (17 points)
The act of ascribing.
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
assaultive (13 points)
Making an assault.
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
asseverate (13 points)
Affirm dunderhead always had snacks
Declare that the fool was always feeding
State in which animal always took food
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
assumptive (17 points)
As one might be, following tips resulting in cash hoarding
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
attractive (15 points)
Easy on the ol' windows to the soul
Pleasing to the eye
In good taste
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
automotive (15 points)
Why they eyed the showroom (wordplay)
Why they eyed the showroom?
Relating to motor vehicles
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
aventurine (13 points)
An undertaking to clad home in glass
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aviculture (15 points)
Rearing and care of birds.
A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
abstractive (18 points)
Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
acetylative (19 points)
ACETYLATE receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
acquisitive (25 points)
Desiring possessions
Grasping
Covetous
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 25 pts
acriflavine (19 points)
Bright orange-red dye
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
adumbrative (19 points)
Faintly representing; typical.
A·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
adversative (18 points)
Adjective (-ive)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
affirmative (22 points)
What to latch onto, with 'the' ...
What to latch onto, with "the" ...
What to latch onto, with "the"...
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
affricative (22 points)
""AFFRICATE A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.""
A·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
aggregative (17 points)
Taken together; collective.
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
alternative (14 points)
Not the first choice
Available as another possibility
Option to convert indigene
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
ambivalence (20 points)
Mixed feelings (E, not Y)
That love-hate feeling.
Girl in a mood shows uncertainty
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
antitussive (14 points)
Medicine sorted out Auntie Vi's overwhelming temperature and coughs finally
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
appellative (18 points)
Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
applicative (20 points)
Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
arbitrative (16 points)
Of or pertaining to arbitration; relating to or having the authority to arbitrate.
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
argumentive (17 points)
ARGUMENT an exchange of differing reasons
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
associative (16 points)
""Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty. as, the associative faculty.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
assortative (14 points)
(tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
attributive (16 points)
Like some nouns
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
accelerative (19 points)
Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
accumulative (21 points)
Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 21 pts
adjudicative (26 points)
Adjudicating.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 26 pts
alliterative (15 points)
Starting with identical letters
Starting with the same letter or sound
Like computer code, commonly
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
ameliorative (17 points)
Softening; helping to heal or improve
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
anticreative (17 points)
CREATIVE having the ability to create
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
antiviolence (17 points)
VIOLENCE a violent action
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
apperceptive (23 points)
Conscious perception with full awareness.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 23 pts
appreciative (21 points)
Showing gratitude
Thankful for backing Evita with epic rap melody
In someone's debt for treasure around island - it's a sign
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 21 pts
apprehensive (22 points)
Even I, perhaps, could be afraid
Even I, perhaps, could become so fearful
Anxious, perhaps even worried about one
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
articulative (17 points)
Of or pertaining to articulation.
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
asseverative (18 points)
Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
assimilative (17 points)
""Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance. as, an assimilative process or substance.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
augmentative (18 points)
Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.
A·1+U·1+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
accommodative (25 points)
Able to provide room
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 25 pts
acculturative (20 points)
Of or pertaining to acculturation (definition 3).
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
adventuresome (19 points)
Ready to incur risk
Daring and enterprising
Coming by river, not all are daring
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
agglomerative (20 points)
""Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.""
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
agglutinative (18 points)
""Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.""
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
anticorrosive (18 points)
""CORROSIVE Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson. as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
antinarrative (16 points)
NARRATIVE Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
appropriative (22 points)
""Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; as, an appropriative act. as, an appropriative act.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
approximative (29 points)
Approaching; approximate.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 29 pts
argumentative (19 points)
Opinionated and terribly vague trite man
Grump's disposition
Gave in with a mutter turning stroppy
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
authoritative (19 points)
Commanding and self-assured
Commanding, self-confident
Vested with power or influence
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
administrative (20 points)
""Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; as, an administrative body, ability, or energy. as, an administrative body, ability, or energy.""
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
anticonvulsive (22 points)
Good against convulsions.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
antiderivative (21 points)
""DERIVATIVE Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word. as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 21 pts
antireflective (22 points)
""REFLECTIVE Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. as, a reflective mirror.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
antisubversive (22 points)
SUBVERSIVE Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+U·1+B·3+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
anticompetitive (24 points)
Monopolistic
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 24 pts
antiprogressive (21 points)
""PROGRESSIVE Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde. as, progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 21 pts
antispeculative (22 points)
SPECULATIVE Given to speculation; contemplative.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 27 pts
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 29 pts

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