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This 16-Page List of All the Words of the Day Published on the New York Times Learning Network from Oct 1 2,340 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day Note: This 16-page list of all the Words of the Day published on The New York Times Learning Network from Oct. 15, 2009 to May 28, 2021 was created to accompany the Learning Network’s Ninth Annual 15- Second Vocabulary Video contest. abash adventitious amorally abate adversarial amphibian abecedarian aegis amphitheater aberrant aerie amulet aberration aesthete anachronistic abject affable analgesic ablation affectation analogy abominable affidavit anecdote aboriginal affliction anemia abrade affluence anesthetic abrasive affront angular abrogate aficionado animadversion abscond agape anneal abstemious agglomeration annex abstinence aggrandize annotate abysmal agility annul accessory agitprop anodyne acclimate agnostic anoint accomplice agog anomalous accouterment aide-de-camp anomaly accretion alchemy anonymity acidulous alcove 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