Another easy word game

AniMATION

ANIMAlistic

STIpulation

STIll

ILLumination

MINimalistic

MALfunction

FUNdamental

MENagerie

LaGER

GERonimo

EROsion

IONized

teutONIc

EUThanasia

ASIAn

SIAmese

AMErica

RICochet

CHErubic