7-Letter Words Ending: ESIS

• growth from increase in cell size without cell division

• the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'

• a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

• (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.

• (specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.

• the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

• any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

• the representation of another person's words in a speech

• (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

• something causing misery or death

• a slight or partial paralysis

• rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

• the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers

• a coming into being