Population Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Population word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

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SOAPROOT /ˈsoʊpˌruːt/ · noun: A perennial plant (Saposhnikovia divaricata) native to China and Mongolia, with a long taproot and a rosette of leaves. Related: licorice root, ginseng.
SANDIER /ˈsændaɪər/ · adjective: Comparative form of sandy. Having a texture more like sand than something else. Related: sandy, gritty, coarse, gravelly.
CLERKED /klɜːrkt/ (US); /klɑːkt/ (UK) · verb: Past tense and past participle of "clerk": to work as a clerk, performing routine record-keeping, administrative, or sales duties; in legal contexts, to serve as a law clerk assisting a judge or lawyer. Related: administered, recorded, assisted, served.
MOOLY /mʊli/ · noun: A foolish or silly person; a simpleton. A foolish or absurd idea. Related: fool, simpleton, idiot, moron.
JUNKMAN /ˈdʒʌŋkmən/ · noun: A junkman is a person who collects and disposes of junk, especially scrap metal. Related: scavenger, scrapper, junk collector, wrecker.
MILKSOP /mɪlksoʊp/ · noun: A person who is weak or timid; a coward. A milksop is also a type of soft, weak, or insipid liquid, especially milk that has been diluted or spoiled. Related: coward, weakling, timid, craven.
DEVALUE /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ · verb: To reduce or cause something to be regarded as less valuable, important, or worthy of respect; especially (of a currency) to officially lower its value relative to other currencies. Related: depreciate, cheapen, diminish, downgrade.