11-letter words containing G
Embark on an exploration of 11-letter words that contain the letter G. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate G within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| interesting | 12 | arousing or holding the attention | - |
| grandfather | 19 | the father of your father or mother | - |
| grandmother | 18 | the mother of your father or mother | - |
| imagination | 14 | the ability to form mental images of things or events | he could still hear her in his imagination |
| intelligent | 12 | possessing sound knowledge | - |
| underground | 14 | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | underground resistance |
| considering | 15 | - | - |
| threatening | 15 | darkened by clouds | - |
| approaching | 21 | the act of drawing spatially closer to something | - |
| forgiveness | 18 | the act of excusing a mistake or offense | - |
| fascinating | 17 | capturing interest as if by a spell | a fascinating woman |
| complaining | 18 | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | a complaining boss |
| celebrating | 16 | - | - |
| investigate | 15 | investigate scientifically | Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese |
| magnificent | 19 | characterized by grandeur | magnificent cathedrals |
| photography | 25 | the act of taking and printing photographs | - |
| advertising | 16 | the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | - |
| questioning | 21 | marked by or given to doubt | - |
| significant | 17 | rich in significance or implication | a significant silence |
| arrangement | 14 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| frightening | 19 | the act of inspiring with fear | - |
| meaningless | 14 | having no meaning or direction or purpose | a meaningless endeavor |
| engineering | 13 | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
| outstanding | 13 | owed as a debt | outstanding bills |
| remembering | 18 | the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered | he enjoyed remembering his father |
| controlling | 14 | able to control or determine policy | a controlling interest in the firm |
| humiliating | 17 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| surrounding | 13 | closely encircling | the surrounding countryside |
| challenging | 18 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | performed the most challenging task without a mistake |
| handwriting | 19 | something written by hand | she recognized his handwriting |
| acknowledge | 22 | report the receipt of | The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper |
| recognition | 14 | approval | give her recognition for trying |
| immigration | 16 | migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) | - |
| congressman | 16 | a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| resignation | 12 | acceptance of despair | - |
| pornography | 22 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
| astonishing | 15 | so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | such an enormous response was astonishing |
| devastating | 16 | physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination | - |
| trespassing | 14 | gradually intrusive without right or permission | trespassing hunters |
| apologizing | 24 | - | - |
| distinguish | 16 | identify as in botany or biology, for example | - |
| introducing | 15 | - | - |
| trafficking | 24 | - | - |
| encouraging | 15 | furnishing support and encouragement | - |
| frustrating | 15 | preventing realization or attainment of a desire | - |
| interfering | 15 | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | an interfering old woman |
| suffocating | 20 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the room was suffocating--hot and airless |
| exaggerated | 21 | represented as greater than is true or reasonable | an exaggerated opinion of oneself |
| progressive | 17 | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | - |
| everlasting | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | - |
| interrogate | 12 | pose a series of questions to | - |
| agriculture | 14 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
| fingerprint | 17 | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | - |
| genetically | 17 | by genetic mechanisms | genetically passed down talents |
| negotiation | 12 | a discussion intended to produce an agreement | the buyout negotiation lasted several days |
| functioning | 17 | process or manner of functioning or operating | - |
| programming | 19 | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something | - |
| accordingly | 20 | (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor |
| proceedings | 17 | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked | - |
| babysitting | 19 | the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home | - |
| heavyweight | 27 | a person of exceptional importance and reputation | - |
| legislation | 12 | the act of making or enacting laws | - |
| overlapping | 19 | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | - |
| enlightened | 16 | people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity | - |
| nightingale | 16 | European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song | - |
| hardworking | 23 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
| prestigious | 14 | having an illustrious reputation; respected | a prestigious author |
| calculating | 16 | acting with a specific goal | the most calculating and selfish men in the community |
| cooperating | 16 | - | - |
| daydreaming | 19 | absentminded dreaming while awake | - |
| disgraceful | 18 | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | - |
| extravagant | 22 | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | extravagant praise |
| criticizing | 25 | - | - |
| neighboring | 18 | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | neighboring cities |
| nothingness | 15 | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | - |
| sightseeing | 16 | going about to look at places of interest | - |
| sovereignty | 18 | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | - |
| dangerously | 16 | in a dangerous manner | he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge |
| stimulating | 14 | that stimulates | - |
| identifying | 19 | - | - |
| calligraphy | 22 | beautiful handwriting | - |
| discouraged | 16 | made less hopeful or enthusiastic | felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem |
| firefighter | 21 | a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires | - |
| miscarriage | 16 | failure of a plan | - |
| godforsaken | 20 | located in a dismal or remote area; desolate | a godforsaken wilderness crossroads |
| overflowing | 21 | covered with water | an overflowing tub |
| indigestion | 13 | a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | - |
| bourgeoisie | 14 | the social class between the lower and upper classes | - |
| candlelight | 18 | the light provided by a burning candle | - |
| circulating | 16 | passing from one to another | circulating bills and coins |
| recognizing | 24 | - | - |
| integration | 12 | the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | - |
| imaginative | 17 | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | an imaginative use of material |
| grasshopper | 19 | terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping | - |
| willingness | 15 | cheerful compliance | he expressed his willingness to help |
| ideological | 15 | concerned with or suggestive of ideas | ideological application of a theory |
| forthcoming | 22 | at ease in talking to others | - |
| penetrating | 14 | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing | a cold penetrating wind |
| supervising | 17 | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group | - |
| archaeology | 20 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
| shoplifting | 20 | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting |
| undertaking | 17 | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | he prepared for great undertakings |
| pathologist | 17 | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | - |
| patronizing | 23 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| withholding | 22 | income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer | - |
| demographic | 22 | a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) | - |
| christening | 17 | giving a Christian name at baptism | - |
| progression | 14 | a series with a definite pattern of advance | - |
| hitchhiking | 27 | - | - |
| overlooking | 19 | used of a height or viewpoint | the balcony overlooking the ballroom |
| eliminating | 14 | - | - |
| thoughtless | 18 | without care or thought for others | the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake' |
| lightweight | 22 | someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | - |
| fantasizing | 24 | - | - |
| neurologist | 12 | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | - |
| positioning | 14 | causing to fall into line or into position | - |
| regrettable | 14 | deserving regret | regrettable remarks |
| insinuating | 12 | calculated to please or gain favor | - |
| landscaping | 17 | working as a landscape gardener | - |
| withdrawing | 22 | - | - |
| contingency | 19 | a possible event or occurrence or result | - |
| determining | 15 | having the power or quality of deciding | - |
| counselling | 14 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
| degradation | 14 | a low or downcast state | - |
| exceedingly | 25 | to an extreme degree | - |
| consignment | 16 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
| conflicting | 19 | in disagreement | - |
| regrettably | 17 | by bad luck | - |
| segregation | 13 | the act of segregating or sequestering | - |
| arraignment | 14 | a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment | - |
| protagonist | 14 | a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | - |
| unwittingly | 18 | without knowledge or intention | he unwittingly deleted the references |
| alternating | 12 | occurring by turns; first one and then the other | alternating feelings of love and hate |
| gingerbread | 16 | cake flavored with ginger | - |
| unknowingly | 22 | without knowledge or intention | - |
| unforgiving | 19 | not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty | - |
| bullfighter | 20 | someone who fights bulls | - |
| originality | 15 | the ability to think and act independently | - |
| mockingbird | 23 | long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds | - |
| improvising | 19 | - | - |
| legislature | 12 | persons who make or amend or repeal laws | - |
| scaffolding | 21 | a system of scaffolds | - |
| influencing | 17 | - | - |
| distressing | 13 | bad; unfortunate | - |
| mesmerizing | 25 | attracting and holding interest as if by a spell | the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing |
| quarrelling | 21 | - | - |
| prerogative | 17 | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males |
| autographed | 18 | bearing an autograph | an autographed copy of his latest book |
| stabilizing | 23 | causing to become stable | the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society |
| terminology | 17 | a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | legal terminology |
| diminishing | 18 | becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so | diminishing returns |
| terrorizing | 21 | - | - |
| flourishing | 18 | very lively and profitable | flourishing businesses |
| safekeeping | 21 | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | - |
| socializing | 23 | the act of meeting for social purposes | - |
| demolishing | 18 | complete destruction of a building | - |
| dismantling | 15 | the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons |
| egotistical | 14 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | an egotistical disregard of others |
| enlargement | 14 | a discussion that provides additional information | - |
| prosecuting | 16 | - | - |
| hummingbird | 22 | tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight | - |
| indignation | 13 | a feeling of righteous anger | - |
| apologising | 15 | - | - |
| speculating | 16 | - | - |
| legislative | 15 | relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature | legislative council |
| disgruntled | 14 | in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | - |
| singularity | 15 | the quality of being one of a kind | that singularity distinguished him from all his companions |
| infuriating | 15 | extremely annoying or displeasing | her infuriating indifference |
| matchmaking | 25 | mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others | - |
| misbehaving | 22 | - | - |
| sociologist | 14 | a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society | - |
| highlighted | 23 | - | - |
| archipelago | 19 | a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
| campaigning | 19 | the campaign of a candidate to be elected | - |
| cultivating | 17 | - | - |
| captivating | 19 | capturing interest as if by a spell | Roosevelt was a captivating speaker |
| belligerent | 14 | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | a belligerent tone |
| camouflaged | 20 | made invisible by means of protective coloring | - |
| contracting | 16 | becoming infected | the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic |
| poltergeist | 14 | a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder | - |
| sarcophagus | 19 | a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) | - |
| aggravating | 17 | making worse | - |
| aggravation | 16 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | - |
| designation | 13 | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | - |
| undermining | 15 | - | - |
| painstaking | 18 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | painstaking research |
| religiously | 15 | with extreme conscientiousness | he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock |
| magnanimous | 16 | generous and understanding and tolerant | magnanimous toward his enemies |
| associating | 14 | - | - |
| backpacking | 28 | carrying something in a pack on the back | the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
| gravedigger | 18 | a person who earns a living by digging graves | - |
| multiplying | 19 | - | - |
| renegotiate | 12 | revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor | - |
| terminating | 14 | - | - |
| pomegranate | 16 | shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit | - |
| methodology | 21 | the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline | - |
| strangeness | 12 | unusualness as a consequence of not being well known | - |
| prescribing | 18 | - | - |
| holographic | 22 | written entirely in one's own hand | holographic document |
| dignitaries | 13 | - | - |
| evangelical | 17 | marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause | - |
| frightfully | 24 | used as intensifiers | - |
| decomposing | 19 | - | - |
| convergence | 19 | a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | - |
| overbearing | 17 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | - |
| rectangular | 14 | having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles | a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system |
| reproducing | 17 | - | - |
| inaugurated | 13 | - | - |
| overheating | 18 | excessive heating | - |
| ingratitude | 13 | a lack of gratitude | - |
| vacationing | 17 | the act of taking a vacation | - |
| bookkeeping | 24 | the activity of recording business transactions | - |
| rearranging | 13 | - | - |
| restricting | 14 | restricting the scope or freedom of action | - |
| gendarmerie | 15 | French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively | - |
| vinaigrette | 15 | oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic | - |
| theological | 17 | of or relating to or concerning theology | theological seminar |
| triangulate | 12 | divide into triangles or give a triangular form to | triangulate the piece of cardboard |
| diagnostics | 15 | the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease | - |
| fluctuating | 17 | having unpredictable ups and downs | fluctuating prices |
| smouldering | 15 | showing scarcely suppressed anger | - |
| streetlight | 15 | a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street | - |
| impregnable | 18 | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | an impregnable fortress |
| furnishings | 18 | - | - |
| tantalizing | 21 | arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach | a tantalizing taste of success |
| unrelenting | 12 | never-ceasing | - |
| reminiscing | 16 | - | - |
| haemorrhage | 20 | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | - |
| hibernating | 17 | in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation | a hibernating bear |
| grandmaster | 15 | a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge | - |
| undignified | 17 | lacking dignity | - |
| extenuating | 19 | partially excusing or justifying | extenuating circumstances |
| paperweight | 22 | a weight used to hold down a stack of papers | - |
| persecuting | 16 | - | - |
| referencing | 17 | - | - |
| regretfully | 18 | with regret (used in polite formulas) | I must regretfully decline your kind invitation |
| iconography | 22 | the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject | religious iconography |
| gentlemanly | 17 | befitting a man of good breeding | gentlemanly behavior |
| wiretapping | 19 | - | - |
| culminating | 16 | - | - |
| criminology | 19 | the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement | - |
| instigating | 13 | - | - |
| unwillingly | 18 | in an unwilling manner | he had sinned against her unwillingly |
| unrighteous | 15 | not righteous | an unrighteous man |
| dishwashing | 22 | the act of washing dishes | - |
| eligibility | 17 | the quality or state of being eligible | eligibility of a candidate for office |
| criticising | 16 | - | - |
| meteorology | 17 | predicting what the weather will be | - |
| greengrocer | 15 | a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables | - |
| hooliganism | 17 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
| linguistics | 14 | the humanistic study of language and literature | - |
| magisterium | 16 | - | - |
| originating | 13 | - | - |
| reconfigure | 17 | - | - |
| interchange | 17 | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | - |
| intervening | 15 | occurring or falling between events or points in time | so much had happened during the intervening years |
| unmitigated | 15 | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier | unmitigated suffering |
| unregulated | 13 | without regulation or discipline | an unregulated environment |
| forgettable | 17 | easily forgotten | - |
| organically | 17 | involving carbon compounds | organically bound iodine |
| overwrought | 21 | deeply agitated especially from emotion | - |
| squandering | 22 | spending resources lavishly and wastefully | more wasteful than the squandering of time |
| undergrowth | 19 | the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | - |
| undersigned | 14 | - | - |
| categorized | 24 | arranged into categories | - |
| degenerated | 14 | - | - |
| domineering | 15 | tending to domineer | - |
| overhearing | 18 | - | - |
| patronising | 14 | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | - |
| greenhouses | 15 | - | - |
| goddaughter | 18 | a female godchild | - |
| choreograph | 22 | compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music | Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music |
| disagreeing | 14 | - | - |
| cunnilingus | 14 | oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris | - |
| recognising | 15 | - | - |
| groundwater | 16 | - | - |
| lighthouses | 18 | - | - |
| symbolizing | 28 | the act of representing something with a symbol | - |
| subjugation | 21 | the act of conquering | - |
| vandalizing | 25 | - | - |
| lightheaded | 20 | weak and likely to lose consciousness | - |
| encroaching | 19 | gradually intrusive without right or permission | we moved back from the encroaching tide |
| evaporating | 17 | - | - |
| forecasting | 17 | a statement made about the future | - |
| naughtiness | 15 | an attribute of mischievous children | - |
| nightmarish | 20 | extremely alarming | - |
| propagation | 16 | the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | - |
| pronouncing | 16 | - | - |
| integrating | 13 | the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | - |
| tantalising | 12 | arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach | - |
| visualizing | 24 | - | - |
| fornicating | 17 | - | - |
| parachuting | 19 | descent with a parachute | he had done a lot of parachuting in the army |
| lubricating | 16 | - | - |
| geomagnetic | 17 | - | - |
| geometrical | 16 | characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration | - |
| grandparent | 15 | a parent of your father or mother | - |
| retaliating | 12 | - | - |
| implicating | 18 | - | - |
| ignominious | 14 | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | an ignominious retreat |
| centrifugal | 17 | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | - |
| desecrating | 15 | - | - |
| disregarded | 15 | not noticed inadvertently | - |
| eradicating | 15 | - | - |
| pedagogical | 18 | of or relating to pedagogy | pedagogical significance |
| regurgitate | 13 | repeat after memorization | For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information |
| searchlight | 20 | a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction | - |
| interagency | 17 | - | - |
| underweight | 19 | being very thin | - |
| windsurfing | 19 | - | - |
| channelling | 17 | - | - |
| agoraphobia | 19 | a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place) | - |
| egalitarian | 12 | favoring social equality | - |
| copyrighted | 23 | (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright | - |
| nearsighted | 16 | unable to see distant objects clearly | - |
| reorganized | 22 | organized again | a reorganized business |
| refrigerate | 15 | cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator | refrigerate this medicine |
| reinstating | 12 | - | - |
| salvageable | 17 | capable of being saved from ruin | their marriage was not salvageable |
| shortcoming | 19 | a failing or deficiency | - |
| languishing | 16 | - | - |
| suffragette | 18 | a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) | - |
| transgender | 13 | involving a partial or full reversal of gender | - |
| appallingly | 19 | to an appalling extent | the prisoners were appallingly thin |
| bootlegging | 16 | the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally | the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable |
| compounding | 19 | the act of combining things to form a new whole | - |
| congregated | 16 | - | - |
| agoraphobic | 21 | suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places | - |
| allegorical | 14 | used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | allegorical stories |
| disparaging | 16 | expressive of low opinion | disparaging remarks about the new house |
| freelancing | 17 | - | - |
| oscillating | 14 | having periodic vibrations | - |
| reconciling | 16 | tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony | - |
| regenerated | 13 | - | - |
| smorgasbord | 17 | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | a veritable smorgasbord of religions |
| hypnotizing | 29 | - | - |
| gallbladder | 16 | a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion | - |
| whoremonger | 20 | a prostitute's customer | - |
| thingamajig | 25 | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | - |
| categorical | 16 | relating to or included in a category or categories | - |
| chaperoning | 19 | - | - |
| compressing | 18 | applying pressure | - |
| contrasting | 14 | strikingly different; tending to contrast | contrasting (or contrastive) colors |
| confounding | 18 | that confounds or contradicts or confuses | - |
| amalgamated | 17 | joined together into a whole | the amalgamated colleges constituted a university |
| duplicating | 17 | - | - |
| fabricating | 19 | - | - |
| foreclosing | 17 | - | - |
| moviemaking | 23 | the production of movies | - |
| splattering | 14 | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | - |
| preexisting | 21 | existing previously or before something | - |
| hemorrhagic | 22 | of or relating to a hemorrhage | - |
| judgemental | 22 | - | - |
| legionaries | 12 | - | - |
| grammatical | 18 | of or pertaining to grammar | grammatical rules |
| unambiguous | 16 | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion | - |
| titillating | 12 | giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing | - |
| woodworking | 23 | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | - |
| adventuring | 16 | - | - |
| disengaging | 15 | - | - |
| disfiguring | 17 | - | - |
| ejaculating | 21 | - | - |
| enthralling | 15 | capturing interest as if by a spell | an enthralling book |
| fertilizing | 24 | - | - |
| overhanging | 19 | - | - |
| plagiarized | 24 | copied and passed off as your own | used plagiarized data in his thesis |
| simplifying | 22 | - | - |
| springboard | 17 | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched | he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own |
| stockpiling | 20 | accumulating and storing a reserve supply | the stockpiling of war materials |
| haemoglobin | 19 | a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | - |
| grotesquely | 24 | in a grotesque manner | behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies |
| harmonizing | 26 | - | - |
| incongruous | 14 | lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness | a plan incongruous with reason |
| lengthening | 16 | the act of prolonging something | - |
| undeserving | 16 | not deserving | the undeserving poor |
| unbelieving | 17 | rejecting any belief in gods | - |
| astigmatism | 16 | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point | - |
| burglarized | 24 | - | - |
| derangement | 15 | the act of disturbing the mind or body | - |
| egomaniacal | 16 | - | - |
| freeloading | 16 | - | - |
| officiating | 20 | the act of umpiring | the officiating was excellent |
| persevering | 17 | quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness | with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business |
| reoccurring | 16 | - | - |
| gravitation | 15 | (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface | the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them |
| magisterial | 14 | used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | she reigned in magisterial beauty |
| unflinching | 20 | not shrinking from danger | - |
| antagonized | 22 | - | - |
| antigravity | 18 | - | - |
| attributing | 14 | - | - |
| blaspheming | 21 | - | - |
| denigrating | 14 | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | - |
| dehydrating | 20 | - | - |
| displeasing | 15 | causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities | displeasing news |
| exfoliating | 22 | - | - |
| phraseology | 20 | the manner in which something is expressed in words | - |
| physiognomy | 25 | the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | - |
| pigeonholed | 18 | - | - |
| megalomania | 16 | a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur | - |
| radiologist | 13 | a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease | - |
| seismograph | 19 | a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake) | - |
| socialising | 14 | the act of meeting for social purposes | - |
| splintering | 14 | the act of chipping something | - |
| stigmatized | 24 | - | - |
| prepackaged | 23 | prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale | prepackaged foods |
| highfalutin | 21 | affectedly genteel | - |
| instigation | 12 | the verbal act of urging on | - |
| gastronomic | 16 | of or relating to gastronomy | gastronomic adventures |
| terrorising | 12 | - | - |
| typographer | 22 | one who sets written material into type | - |
| unorganized | 22 | not affiliated in a trade union | the workers in the plant were unorganized |
| antismoking | 18 | - | - |
| astrologist | 12 | someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon | - |
| carriageway | 20 | one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes | - |
| churchgoing | 23 | actively practicing a religion | - |
| androgynous | 16 | having both male and female characteristics | - |
| deprecating | 17 | tending to diminish or disparage | managed a deprecating smile at the compliment |
| demagnetize | 24 | make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | demagnetize the iron shavings |
| disquieting | 22 | causing mental discomfort | the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire |
| elaborating | 14 | - | - |
| foretelling | 15 | the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | - |
| forethought | 21 | judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | - |
| formulating | 17 | - | - |
| countersign | 14 | a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | - |
| monseigneur | 14 | - | - |
| ornithology | 18 | the branch of zoology that studies birds | - |
| overworking | 22 | the act of working too much or too long | - |
| paragliding | 16 | gliding in a parasail | - |
| regenerator | 12 | - | - |
| reintegrate | 12 | integrate again | Russia must be reintegrated into Europe |
| sterilizing | 21 | - | - |
| homogeneous | 17 | all of the same or similar kind or nature | a close-knit homogeneous group |
| incognizant | 23 | (often followed by `of') not aware | - |
| generalized | 22 | not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment | the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal |
| geophysical | 22 | of or concerned with geophysics | geophysical sciences |
| graphically | 22 | in a diagrammatic manner | - |
| unravelling | 15 | - | - |
| assignation | 12 | the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | - |
| authorising | 15 | - | - |
| calibrating | 16 | - | - |
| coagulation | 14 | the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid | - |
| climatology | 19 | meteorology of climates and their phenomena | - |
| angioplasty | 17 | an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery | - |
| acclimating | 18 | - | - |
| demagoguery | 19 | impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace | - |
| disentangle | 13 | release from entanglement of difficulty | - |
| dispiriting | 15 | destructive of morale and self-reliance | - |
| dramatizing | 24 | - | - |
| emphasizing | 28 | the act of giving special importance or significance to something | - |
| fragmentary | 20 | consisting of small disconnected parts | fragmentary remains |
| franchising | 20 | - | - |
| forewarning | 18 | an early warning about a future event | - |
| cosmetology | 19 | the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin | - |
| cunningness | 14 | - | - |
| neighbourly | 20 | exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | - |
| origination | 12 | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | - |
| orthography | 23 | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols | - |
| misjudgment | 24 | - | - |
| recombining | 18 | - | - |
| remodelling | 15 | - | - |
| resurfacing | 17 | - | - |
| stagflation | 15 | a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation) | - |
| stipulating | 14 | - | - |
| prearranged | 15 | - | - |
| interfacing | 17 | - | - |
| irregularly | 15 | in an irregular manner | her letters arrived irregularly |
| legionnaire | 12 | a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) | - |
| legitimized | 24 | - | - |
| magnanimity | 19 | liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit | - |
| ghostwriter | 18 | a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else | - |
| tenderizing | 22 | - | - |
| telegrapher | 17 | someone who transmits messages by telegraph | - |
| telecasting | 14 | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects | - |
| telephoning | 17 | - | - |
| structuring | 14 | - | - |
| typesetting | 17 | - | - |
| troglodytes | 16 | type genus of the Troglodytidae | - |
| unceasingly | 17 | with unflagging resolve | - |
| victimizing | 28 | - | - |
| waterlogged | 17 | (of soil) soft and watery | - |
| tobogganing | 16 | riding on a long light sled with low handrails | - |
| transpiring | 14 | that is passing through | transpiring gas |
| backsliding | 21 | a failure to maintain a higher state | - |
| bourguignon | 15 | reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter | - |
| cognitively | 20 | with regard to cognition | cognitively skillful |
| classifying | 20 | - | - |
| dissipating | 15 | - | - |
| egregiously | 16 | - | - |
| dressmaking | 19 | the craft of making dresses | - |
| elucidating | 15 | - | - |
| exonerating | 19 | - | - |
| ethnologist | 15 | an anthropologist who studies ethnology | - |
| extraditing | 20 | - | - |
| fortnightly | 21 | occurring every two weeks | - |
| parasailing | 14 | gliding in a parasail | - |
| peacemaking | 22 | - | - |
| pollinating | 14 | - | - |
| pulverizing | 26 | - | - |
| railroading | 13 | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads | - |
| recapturing | 16 | - | - |
