| ACCOURAGING | • accouraging v. Present participle of accourage. • ACCOURAGE v. (Spenser) to encourage, also ACCORAGE, ENCOURAGE. |
| AGRANULOSIS | • agranulosis n. (Rare) agranulocytosis. • AGRANULOSIS n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes, with lesions of the mucous membrane and skin. |
| AUDIOGRAPHS | • audiographs n. Plural of audiograph. • AUDIOGRAPH n. a machine used to test a patient's hearing by transmitting sound waves directly to the inner ear. |
| AUTOGRAPHIC | • autographic adj. Containing or relating to an autograph. • AUTOGRAPHIC adj. of, relating to, or constituting an autograph, also AUTOGRAPHICAL. |
| CRANIOPAGUS | • craniopagus n. (Medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head. • craniopagus n. Either of the individual twins of such a pair. • CRANIOPAGUS n. the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head. |
| FARRAGINOUS | • farraginous adj. (Now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate. • FARRAGINOUS adj. like a farrago, miscellaneous, jumbled. |
| GRADUATIONS | • graduations n. Plural of graduation. • GRADUATION n. a mark on an instrument or vessel indicating degrees or quantity. |
| GRANULATION | • granulation n. The formation of granules, or of cereal grains. • granulation n. (Uncountable) The condition of being granulated. • granulation n. (Medicine) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue. |
| GRATULATION | • gratulation n. (Now rare) A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one’s good fortune. • gratulation n. (Archaic) The expression of pleasure at someone’s else’s success or luck; congratulation. • GRATULATION n. congratulation. |
| INAUGURATOR | • inaugurator n. Agent noun of inaugurate; one who inaugurates. • INAUGURATOR n. one who inaugurates. |
| JAGUARONDIS | • jaguarondis n. Plural of jaguarondi. • JAGUARONDI n. (Tupi) a South American wild cat, aka eyra, also JAGUARUNDI. |
| MEGALOSAURI | • MEGALOSAURUS n. a large dinosaur, also MEGALOSAUR, MEGALOSAURIAN. |
| OUTBARGAINS | • outbargains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbargain. • OUTBARGAIN v. to surpass in bargaining. |
| OUTMARRIAGE | • outmarriage n. Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group. • OUTMARRIAGE n. marriage outside the social group. |
| PURGATORIAL | • purgatorial adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory. • purgatorial adj. That purifies by removing sin; expiatory. • PURGATORIAL adj. relating to purgatory, also PURGATORIAN. |
| PURGATORIAN | • purgatorian n. One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory. • PURGATORIAN n. a person who believes in Purgatory. |
| UPGRADATION | • upgradation n. (Computing, nonstandard, proscribed, chiefly India) Upgrade; upgrading. • UPGRADATION n. the act of upgrading. |
| VAGARIOUSLY | • vagariously adv. In a vagarious manner. • VAGARIOUS adv. erratic in behaviour or direction. |