9-letter words with G in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter G is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of G in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how G in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
| apologize | 21 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | I apologized for being late |
| forgotten | 13 | not noticed inadvertently | her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night |
| recognize | 21 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| cigarette | 12 | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | - |
| knowledge | 18 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
| challenge | 15 | take exception to | She challenged his claims |
| agreement | 12 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business |
| advantage | 14 | benefit resulting from some event or action | it turned out to my advantage |
| champagne | 19 | a region of northeastern France | - |
| nightmare | 15 | a situation resembling a terrifying dream | - |
| religious | 10 | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church | religious texts |
| colleague | 12 | an associate that one works with | - |
| organized | 20 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | organized labor |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| neighbour | 15 | live or be located as a neighbor | - |
| delighted | 15 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| recognise | 12 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| orphanage | 15 | a public institution for the care of orphans | - |
| autograph | 15 | mark with one's signature | The author autographed his book |
| negotiate | 10 | succeed in passing through, around, or over | - |
| bodyguard | 17 | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | - |
| passenger | 12 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| apologise | 12 | acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | - |
| messenger | 12 | a person who carries a message | - |
| pregnancy | 17 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| programme | 16 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| slaughter | 13 | the savage and excessive killing of many people | - |
| strongest | 10 | - | - |
| privilege | 15 | bestow a privilege upon | - |
| foreigner | 13 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| encourage | 12 | contribute to the progress or growth of | - |
| vegetable | 15 | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant | - |
| moonlight | 15 | the light of the Moon | moonlight is the smuggler's enemy |
| righteous | 13 | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice | the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much |
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| spaghetti | 15 | pasta in the form of long strings | - |
| virginity | 16 | the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
| imaginary | 15 | not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | a small child's imaginary friends |
| fragrance | 15 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| vengeance | 15 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge |
| regularly | 13 | in a regular manner | letters arrived regularly from his children |
| integrity | 13 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development |
| discharge | 16 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | - |
| strangely | 13 | in a strange manner | - |
| hamburger | 17 | beef that has been ground | - |
| ignorance | 12 | the lack of knowledge or education | - |
| judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
| nightclub | 17 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night |
| strangled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a strangled scream |
| diagnosis | 11 | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | - |
| backstage | 18 | concealed from public view or attention | - |
| organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
| alongside | 11 | side by side | - |
| illegally | 13 | in an illegal manner | they dumped the waste illegally |
| arrogance | 12 | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | - |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| bourgeois | 12 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | a bourgeois mentality |
| disguised | 12 | having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading | - |
| mythology | 21 | myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person | - |
| diagnosed | 12 | - | - |
| exchanged | 23 | changed for (replaced by) something different | - |
| neglected | 13 | lacking a caretaker | a neglected child |
| sovereign | 13 | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | - |
| spotlight | 15 | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | - |
| alligator | 10 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
| amazingly | 24 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | amazingly, he finished medical school in three years |
| strategic | 12 | relating to or concerned with strategy | strategic weapon |
| alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
| catalogue | 12 | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | - |
| willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
| margarita | 12 | a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice | - |
| disgusted | 12 | having a strong distaste from surfeit | grew more and more disgusted |
| strangest | 10 | - | - |
| seemingly | 15 | from appearances alone | the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned |
| immigrant | 14 | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | - |
| synagogue | 14 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| intrigued | 11 | - | - |
| highlight | 20 | move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent | The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics |
| disgraced | 14 | suffering shame | - |
| drugstore | 11 | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | - |
| enlighten | 13 | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | - |
| bangalore | 12 | an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) | - |
| allegedly | 14 | according to what has been alleged | he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife |
| paragraph | 17 | divide into paragraphs, as of text | This story is well paragraphed |
| scapegoat | 14 | someone who is punished for the errors of others | - |
| disregard | 12 | refuse to acknowledge | - |
| nightfall | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| ingenious | 10 | showing inventiveness and skill | an ingenious solution to the problem |
| monsignor | 12 | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests | - |
| biography | 20 | an account of the series of events making up a person's life | - |
| irregular | 10 | independent in behavior or thought | she led a somewhat irregular private life |
| telegraph | 15 | send cables, wires, or telegrams | - |
| purgatory | 15 | a temporary condition of torment or suffering | a purgatory of drug abuse |
| dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
| navigator | 13 | the ship's officer in charge of navigation | - |
| malignant | 12 | dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) | - |
| dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
| youngster | 13 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
| nighttime | 15 | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | - |
| nostalgia | 10 | longing for something past | - |
| nostalgic | 12 | unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons | - |
| magnitude | 13 | a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 | - |
| migration | 12 | a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) | - |
| obligated | 13 | caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course | felt obligated to repay the kindness |
| magically | 17 | in a magical manner | it disappeared magically |
| copyright | 20 | a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work | - |
| downright | 17 | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | a downright lie |
| concierge | 14 | a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | - |
| nightgown | 17 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | - |
| starlight | 13 | the light of the stars | - |
| submerged | 15 | beneath the surface of the water | submerged rocks |
| detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
| vigilante | 13 | member of a vigilance committee | - |
| biologist | 12 | (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms | - |
| astrology | 13 | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | - |
| monologue | 12 | speech you make to yourself | - |
| prolonged | 13 | relatively long in duration; tediously protracted | a prolonged and bitter struggle |
| fortnight | 16 | a period of fourteen consecutive days | most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight |
| mongolian | 12 | a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia | - |
| smilingly | 15 | with smiles; in a smiling manner | the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together |
| logically | 15 | in a logical manner | he acted logically under the circumstances |
| digestion | 11 | learning and coming to understand ideas and information | his appetite for facts was better than his digestion |
| espionage | 12 | the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets | - |
| cartridge | 13 | an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | - |
| oversight | 16 | a mistake resulting from inattention | - |
| surrogate | 10 | providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | surrogate father |
| misguided | 14 | poorly conceived or thought out | - |
| sociology | 15 | the study and classification of human societies | - |
| rearrange | 10 | put into a new order or arrangement | Please rearrange these files |
| highlands | 17 | a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) | - |
| ambiguous | 14 | open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead | the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates |
| lifeguard | 14 | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | - |
| mortgaged | 14 | burdened with legal or financial obligations | his house, his business, indeed, his whole life was heavily mortgaged |
| agreeable | 12 | in keeping | salaries agreeable with current trends |
| moneybags | 17 | - | - |
| unchanged | 16 | remaining in an original state | - |
| piggyback | 24 | on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip | she carried her child piggyback |
| polygraph | 20 | a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) | - |
| registrar | 10 | someone responsible for keeping records | - |
| digestive | 14 | any substance that promotes digestion | - |
| forgetful | 16 | failing to keep in mind | forgetful of her responsibilities |
| entourage | 10 | the group following and attending to some important person | - |
| sabotaged | 13 | - | - |
| pathology | 18 | any deviation from a healthy or normal condition | - |
| scavenger | 15 | someone who collects things that have been discarded by others | - |
| strangler | 10 | someone who kills by strangling | - |
| ingenuity | 13 | the property of being ingenious | a plot of great ingenuity |
| entangled | 11 | deeply involved especially in something complicated | felt unwilling entangled in their affairs |
| safeguard | 14 | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | an insurance policy is a good safeguard |
| regulated | 11 | controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law | well regulated industries |
| magdalene | 13 | - | - |
| knowingly | 20 | with full knowledge and deliberation | - |
| diaphragm | 18 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix | - |
| slingshot | 13 | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | - |
| repugnant | 12 | offensive to the mind | morally repugnant customs |
| longevity | 16 | duration of service | her longevity as a star |
| hindsight | 17 | understanding the nature of an event after it has happened | hindsight is always better than foresight |
| tangerine | 10 | a variety of mandarin orange | - |
| magnesium | 14 | a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) | - |
| cognitive | 15 | of or being or relating to or involving cognition | cognitive psychology |
| asparagus | 12 | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable | - |
| logistics | 12 | handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed | - |
| partridge | 13 | heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | - |
| magnetism | 14 | the branch of science that studies magnetism | - |
| daylights | 17 | - | - |
| clergyman | 17 | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | - |
| sugarcane | 12 | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice | - |
| prognosis | 12 | a prediction of the course of a disease | - |
| illogical | 12 | lacking in correct logical relation | - |
| droppings | 15 | fecal matter of animals | - |
| boogeyman | 17 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| disagreed | 12 | - | - |
| archangel | 15 | a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally | - |
| headlight | 17 | a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | - |
| limelight | 15 | a focus of public attention | he enjoyed being in the limelight |
| foresight | 16 | seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing | - |
| freighter | 16 | a cargo ship | - |
| organizer | 19 | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | - |
| hourglass | 13 | a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes | - |
| margarine | 12 | a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | - |
| integrate | 10 | open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups | - |
| negligent | 11 | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern | negligent parents |
| indulgent | 11 | tolerant or lenient | indulgent parents risk spoiling their children |
| watergate | 13 | a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 | - |
| reprogram | 14 | - | - |
| hermitage | 15 | the abode of a hermit | - |
| enigmatic | 14 | not clear to the understanding | I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later |
| algorithm | 15 | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem | - |
| diligence | 13 | persevering determination to perform a task | his diligence won him quick promotions |
| frightful | 19 | provoking horror | a frightful crime of decapitation |
| unplugged | 14 | - | - |
| disengage | 12 | free or remove obstruction from | - |
| cartilage | 12 | tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults | - |
| mightiest | 15 | - | - |
| longitude | 11 | the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich | - |
| nightlife | 16 | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.) | in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| agitation | 10 | a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | - |
| emergence | 14 | the act of emerging | - |
| emigrated | 13 | - | - |
| estranged | 11 | caused to be unloved | - |
| vigilance | 15 | vigilant attentiveness | - |
| pigheaded | 17 | obstinate and stupid | - |
| regulator | 10 | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | - |
| pentagram | 14 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | - |
| orangutan | 10 | large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | - |
| overgrown | 16 | abounding in usually unwanted vegetation | - |
| signorina | 10 | an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name | - |
| pragmatic | 16 | concerned with practical matters | a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem |
| undergone | 11 | - | - |
| bilingual | 12 | a person who speaks two languages fluently | - |
| patronage | 12 | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | - |
| sacrilege | 12 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | - |
| originate | 10 | bring into being | - |
| incognito | 12 | with your identity concealed | - |
| inaugural | 10 | serving to set in motion | the magazine's inaugural issue |
| elongated | 11 | having notably more length than width; being long and slender | the old man's gaunt and elongated frame |
| brigadier | 13 | a general officer ranking below a major general | - |
| aggressor | 11 | someone who attacks | - |
| megaphone | 17 | a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice | - |
| tightrope | 15 | tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground | - |
| contagion | 12 | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | - |
| brokerage | 16 | place where a broker conducts his business | - |
| singleton | 10 | a set containing a single member | - |
| lethargic | 15 | deficient in alertness or activity | bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights |
| engrossed | 11 | giving or marked by complete attention to | that engrossed look or rapt delight |
| anchorage | 15 | place for vessels to anchor | - |
| ambiguity | 17 | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | - |
| aggravate | 14 | exasperate or irritate | - |
| vulgarity | 16 | the quality of lacking taste and refinement | - |
| pendragon | 13 | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons | - |
| laughable | 15 | arousing or provoking laughter | it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much |
| mongoloid | 13 | a member of the Mongoloid family | - |
| onslaught | 13 | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | - |
| evergreen | 13 | a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year | - |
| radiology | 14 | (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation | - |
| lightness | 13 | the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble | - |
| trimmings | 14 | the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity) | he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it |
| humongous | 15 | (used informally) very large | - |
| congested | 13 | overfull as with blood | - |
| designate | 11 | decree or designate beforehand | - |
| digitally | 14 | by means of the fingers | the exam was carried out digitally |
| elegantly | 13 | with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner | the room was elegantly decorated |
| neurology | 13 | (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders | - |
| paralegal | 12 | a person with specialized training who assists lawyers | - |
| salesgirl | 10 | a woman salesperson | - |
| forgeries | 13 | - | - |
| propagate | 14 | become distributed or widespread | - |
| regretful | 13 | feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone | felt regretful over his vanished youth |
| egomaniac | 14 | an abnormally egotistical person | - |
| undamaged | 14 | not harmed or spoiled; sound | - |
| unsightly | 16 | unpleasant to look at | unsightly billboards |
| sugarplum | 14 | any of various small sugary candies | - |
| indignant | 11 | angered at something unjust or wrong | an indignant denial |
| esophagus | 15 | the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | - |
| trappings | 14 | (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel | - |
| unguarded | 12 | displaying or feeling no wariness | an unguarded remark |
| legalized | 20 | - | - |
| magnified | 16 | enlarged to an abnormal degree | - |
| caregiver | 15 | a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability | - |
| migratory | 15 | habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work | migratory workers |
| strangles | 10 | an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes | - |
| taillight | 13 | lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle | - |
| surcharge | 15 | place too much a load on | - |
| ingrained | 11 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | ingrained habits of a lifetime |
| cryogenic | 17 | of or relating to very low temperatures | - |
| bandwagon | 16 | a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band | the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade |
| anguished | 14 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | an anguished conscience |
| rectangle | 12 | a parallelogram with four right angles | - |
| ignoramus | 12 | an ignorant person | - |
| instigate | 10 | provoke or stir up | - |
| egregious | 11 | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | an egregious lie |
| scrimmage | 16 | a noisy riotous fight | - |
| toughness | 13 | impressive difficulty | - |
| energized | 20 | - | - |
| aggregate | 12 | gather in a mass, sum, or whole | - |
| oligarchy | 18 | a political system governed by a few people | one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy |
| stoplight | 15 | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop | - |
| recharged | 16 | - | - |
| personage | 12 | a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events | - |
| lightbulb | 17 | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity | - |
| eagerness | 10 | prompt willingness | they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel |
| aggrieved | 15 | - | - |
| cosmology | 17 | the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe | - |
| ecologist | 12 | a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment | - |
| fragility | 16 | quality of being easily damaged or destroyed | - |
| aborigine | 12 | a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived | - |
| stringent | 10 | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | stringent safety measures |
| rightness | 13 | conformity to fact or truth | - |
| relegated | 11 | - | - |
| hygienist | 16 | a medical specialist in hygiene | - |
| bullfight | 18 | a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators | - |
| anthology | 16 | a collection of selected literary passages | - |
| appendage | 15 | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | - |
| organiser | 10 | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | - |
| signboard | 13 | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | the highway was lined with signboards |
| homegrown | 18 | grown or originating in a particular place | stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables |
| dislodged | 13 | - | - |
| mockingly | 21 | in a disrespectful and mocking manner | - |
| shogunate | 13 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| indignity | 14 | an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem | - |
| hexagonal | 20 | having six sides or divided into hexagons | - |
| flagstone | 13 | stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | - |
| bolognese | 12 | - | - |
| milligram | 14 | one thousandth (1/1,000) gram | - |
| sweepings | 15 | - | - |
| insurgent | 10 | in opposition to a civil authority or government | - |
| lamplight | 17 | light from a lamp | - |
| flagstaff | 19 | a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | - |
| bluegrass | 12 | an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses | - |
| aubergine | 12 | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | - |
| litigator | 10 | (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation | - |
| manganese | 12 | a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals | - |
| conjugate | 19 | formed by the union of two compounds | a conjugated protein |
| dignitary | 14 | an important or influential (and often overbearing) person | - |
| harbinger | 15 | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | - |
| zoologist | 19 | a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals | - |
| urologist | 10 | a specialist in urology | - |
| analgesic | 12 | a medicine used to relieve pain | - |
| nighthawk | 23 | a person who likes to be active late at night | - |
| outgunned | 11 | - | - |
| sourdough | 14 | a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread | - |
| undergrad | 12 | a university student who has not yet received a first degree | - |
| superglue | 12 | - | - |
| inorganic | 12 | lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms | - |
| dressings | 11 | - | - |
| newsagent | 13 | someone who sells newspapers | - |
| stagehand | 14 | an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production | - |
| sprightly | 18 | full of spirit and vitality | a sprightly young girl |
| illegible | 12 | (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible | illegible handwriting |
| immigrate | 14 | come into a new country and change residency | Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century |
| fingertip | 15 | the end (tip) of a finger | - |
| envisaged | 14 | - | - |
| neuralgia | 10 | acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves | - |
| pageantry | 15 | an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes | - |
| zeitgeist | 19 | the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation | - |
| tightness | 13 | the spatial property of being crowded together | - |
| reportage | 12 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | - |
| ingenuous | 10 | lacking in sophistication or worldliness | his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it |
| configure | 15 | set up for a particular purpose | configure my new computer |
| cunningly | 15 | in an attractive manner | how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure |
| bobsleigh | 17 | formerly two short sleds coupled together | - |
| augmented | 13 | added to or made greater in amount or number or strength | his augmented renown |
| navigated | 14 | - | - |
| sightless | 13 | lacking sight | - |
| ingestion | 10 | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | - |
| magnifier | 15 | a scientific instrument that magnifies an image | - |
| mammogram | 18 | X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast | - |
| congenial | 12 | suitable to your needs | a congenial atmosphere to work in |
| digitized | 21 | - | - |
| disparage | 13 | express a negative opinion of | She disparaged her student's efforts |
| cockfight | 24 | a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs | - |
| erogenous | 10 | sensitive to sexual stimulation | - |
| fistfight | 19 | a fight with bare fists | - |
| energizer | 19 | a device that supplies electrical energy | - |
| signalled | 11 | - | - |
| sparingly | 15 | to a meager degree or in a meager manner | - |
| stargazer | 19 | someone indifferent to the busy world | - |
| roughness | 13 | the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses | - |
| sugarcoat | 12 | coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | - |
| rearguard | 11 | a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body | - |
| converged | 16 | - | - |
| delegated | 12 | - | - |
| downrange | 14 | - | - |
| downgrade | 15 | rate lower; lower in value or esteem | - |
| angiogram | 13 | an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | angiograms are produced by angiography |
| menagerie | 12 | the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition | - |
| shrinkage | 17 | process or result of becoming less or smaller | the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage |
| signified | 14 | the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted | the signifier is linked to the signified |
| thighbone | 18 | the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee | - |
| sugarless | 10 | not containing sugar | - |
| phalanges | 15 | - | - |
| magnifico | 17 | a person of distinguished rank or appearance | - |
| decalogue | 13 | the biblical commandments of Moses | - |
| demagogue | 14 | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices | - |
| cognizant | 21 | (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception | - |
| etymology | 18 | a history of a word | - |
| ergonomic | 14 | of or relating to ergonomics | - |
| fumigated | 16 | - | - |
| frigidity | 17 | the absence of heat | - |
| warmonger | 15 | a person who advocates war or warlike policies | - |
| sagebrush | 15 | any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium | - |
| toughened | 14 | physically toughened | - |
| hydrangea | 17 | any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea | - |
| iguanodon | 11 | massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period | - |
| infringed | 14 | - | - |
| irrigated | 11 | - | - |
| longboard | 13 | - | - |
| longingly | 14 | in a yearning manner | he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit' |
| longhouse | 13 | - | - |
| divergent | 14 | tending to move apart in different directions | - |
| budgetary | 16 | of or relating to a budget | budgetary considerations |
| brannigan | 12 | - | - |
| champaign | 19 | extensive tract of level open land | - |
| oestrogen | 10 | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | - |
| zygomatic | 26 | the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek | - |
| scrounger | 12 | someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | - |
| stratagem | 12 | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | - |
| roughshod | 17 | unjustly domineering | a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition |
| vestigial | 13 | not fully developed in mature animals | - |
| subjugate | 19 | make subservient; force to submit or subdue | - |
| ploughman | 17 | a man who plows | - |
| peregrine | 12 | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry | - |
| legislate | 10 | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation | We cannot legislate how people spend their free time |
| hobgoblin | 17 | an object of dread or apprehension | A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds |
| congealed | 13 | congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling | in Georgia they serve congealed salads |
| drippings | 15 | fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried | - |
| coagulant | 12 | an agent that produces coagulation | - |
| fungicide | 16 | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi | - |
| bowlegged | 17 | have legs that curve outward at the knees | - |
| analogous | 10 | similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar | brains and computers are often considered analogous |
| afterglow | 16 | a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
| overeager | 13 | excessively eager | overeager in his pursuit of the girl |
| outrigger | 11 | a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull | - |
| pedigreed | 14 | having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal | - |
| parsonage | 12 | an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector | - |
| woebegone | 15 | affected by or full of grief or woe | his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone |
| wrongdoer | 14 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
| segmented | 13 | having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters | - |
| signifier | 13 | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | - |
| stagnated | 11 | - | - |
| springbok | 18 | a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air | - |
| strongman | 12 | a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus | - |
| pleadings | 13 | - | - |
| radiogram | 13 | a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) | - |
| repackage | 18 | - | - |
| philology | 18 | the humanistic study of language and literature | - |
| humdinger | 16 | someone of remarkable excellence | a humdinger of a secretary |
| inelegant | 10 | lacking in refinement or grace or good taste | - |
| highchair | 21 | a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray | - |
| denigrate | 11 | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | - |
| derringer | 11 | a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel | - |
| disfigure | 14 | mar or spoil the appearance of | The vandals disfigured the statue |
| downstage | 14 | at or toward the front of the stage | the actors moved further and further downstage |
| coagulate | 12 | change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state | coagulated blood |
| collegial | 12 | of or resembling or typical of a college or college students | - |
| haltingly | 16 | - | - |
| arpeggios | 13 | - | - |
| angelfish | 16 | sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | - |
| nightspot | 15 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | - |
| octagonal | 12 | of or relating to or shaped like an octagon | - |
| orgiastic | 12 | used of riotously drunken merrymaking | orgiastic festivity |
| parentage | 12 | the state of being a parent | - |
| meningeal | 12 | relating to the meninges | - |
| segregate | 11 | divide from the main body or mass and collect | Many towns segregated into new counties |
| skintight | 17 | so tight as to cling to the skin | skintight jeans |
| sightseer | 13 | a tourist who is visiting sights of interest | - |
| signalman | 12 | a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard | - |
| straggler | 11 | someone who strays or falls behind | - |
| rigmarole | 12 | a long and complicated and confusing procedure | all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time |
| verdigris | 14 | a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment | - |
| purgative | 15 | strongly laxative | - |
| rethought | 16 | - | - |
| lamington | 12 | - | - |
| logarithm | 15 | the exponent required to produce a given number | - |
| logorrhea | 13 | pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking | - |
| magnetite | 12 | an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets | - |
| courgette | 12 | small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green | - |
| floodgate | 14 | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | - |
| clingfilm | 17 | a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food | - |
| arbitrage | 12 | a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price | - |
| ambergris | 14 | waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume | - |
| amusingly | 15 | in an entertaining and amusing manner | Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days |
| mongooses | 12 | - | - |
| moviegoer | 15 | someone who goes to see movies | - |
| outgoings | 11 | - | - |
| oxygenate | 20 | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen | oxygenate blood |
| megahertz | 24 | one million periods per second | - |
| wineglass | 13 | a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served | - |
| sortilege | 10 | - | - |
| roughneck | 19 | a cruel and brutal fellow | - |
| tautology | 13 | (logic) a statement that is necessarily true | the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology |
| preflight | 18 | - | - |
| ptarmigan | 14 | large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage | - |
| ragpicker | 18 | an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood | - |
| hydrology | 20 | the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation | - |
| judgeship | 23 | the position of judge | - |
| litigious | 10 | inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits | a litigious and acrimonious spirit |
| magnetize | 21 | attract strongly, as if with a magnet | She magnetized the audience with her tricks |
| dogmatism | 15 | the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot | - |
| eightieth | 16 | the ordinal number of eighty in counting order | - |
| cognition | 12 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
| firelight | 16 | the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace) | - |
| fenugreek | 17 | annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry | - |
| frugality | 16 | prudence in avoiding waste | - |
| benighted | 16 | overtaken by night or darkness | benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home |
| bigheaded | 17 | (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant | - |
| averagely | 16 | - | - |
| algebraic | 14 | of or relating to algebra | algebraic geometry |
| numbingly | 17 | - | - |
| orangeade | 11 | sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice | - |
| panegyric | 17 | formally expressing praise | - |
| wrongness | 13 | inappropriate conduct | - |
| vulgarian | 13 | a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth) | - |
| signatory | 13 | someone who signs and is bound by a document | - |
| strongbox | 19 | a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked | - |
| ridgeline | 11 | a long narrow range of hills | - |
