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 antagonism acme alfresco antediluvian acoustics alias anthem acquiesce alimentary anthropoid acquittal alimony anthropologist acrimonious allay anthropomorphic acrophobia allegiance anticlimax actuarial allegory antithesis acuity alloy anvil ad hoc altruistic aphasia ad hominem amalgamate apogee adage ambience apolitical addendum ambiguous apologist addiction ambit apostate addled ambivalent apothecary adherent amble apotheosis adjudicate ambulatory apparition adjuration amenities appellation adjutant amicable append adorn amnesty appliqué adulterate amok apprehensive 2 appurtenance auspicious bereaved aquiline austere bereavement arable authenticate bereft arboretum authoritarian berserk arcade authoritative beseech arcane automaton besiege archness autonomous bestial ardor autopsy bevy argot auxiliary bicameral aria avenge bicker aristocracy aversion biddable armada aviary biennial aromatic avow bifurcate arrant avuncular bigotry arrears awry bildungsroman arrhythmic babble bilious arrogance bacchanalian billowing arroyo badinage bivouac arsenal bagatelle blanch artifact bait blare artifice balk blasé artless balm blighted ascetic bandy blowhard aseptic bantering bludgeon ashen bard bluff askance barefaced blurt askew baroque bode asperity barrage bohemian aspirant barrister bolt assay basal bombardment assumption bawdy bombastic assurance beatific bon mot asteroid bedraggled bonanza astigmatism befuddle bonhomie astral begrudge boorish astringent beguile bountiful astronomical behemoth bovine asunder beholden bowdlerize asylum behoove brackish asymmetric bellicose braggadocio atavism belligerent braggart atoll bemoan brawn atone bemused brazen attentive benediction brevity atypical benefactor brig audacious beneficent brindled audit benison brio augury bequeath bristle 3 brocade carouse chthonic brook carping churl browbeat carrel circlet browse carte blanche circumlocution brunt cartographer circumscribe brusque cascade circumstantial buccaneer castanets clairvoyant bucolic caste clamor buffoonery castigation clandestine bugaboo catalyst clangor bulbous catatonic clapper bullion catcall clarion bunkum catechism cleft bureaucracy cathartic cliché burlesque caucus clientele burnish caulk climactic busk causal clime cabal cauterize cloister cacophonous cede clout cadaverous celerity cloying caldera censor coagulate calico censorious coalition callow centigrade coddle calorific centrifuge codicil calumniate centurion codify calumny cerebration coercion candor ceremonious coeval cant cerulean cog cantankerous chafe cogent cantata chagrin cogitate canter chameleon cognate cantilever champion cognizance canvass chaotic cohabit capacious chaplain cohesion capillary chassis cohort capitulate chauvinist coiffure caprice cherubic coin caption chiaroscuro coincidence captious chiasmus collage carafe chide collate carapace chignon collateral carat chimera collation carcinogenic chimerical colossus cardiologist chisel comatose caricature chivalrous comely carillon choleric comestible carnal chortle comeuppance carnivorous chronic comity 4 commandeer consortium crotchety commemorative conspiracy crux communal constraint cryptic compact construe cryptography compelling consummate cubicle compendium contagion cull compilation contention culmination compile contiguous cumbersome complacency contortion cummerbund complementary contraband cumulative compliance contretemps cupidity compliant contrite curmudgeon complicity contrivance cyclic comprehensive controvert dabble compress contumacious dais compunction contumely dally concave contusion dampen conceit convex dank concentric conveyance dapper conception convivial dappled concession copacetic daub conciliatory copse dauntless concomitant cornice dawdle concord corollary de facto condiment corona deadlock condole corporeal deadpan conducive corpulent dearth conflagration corpus debauch conflate correlation debonair confluence corrosive debutante conformity corrugated decadence confound cosmic decant congeal coterie deciduous congenital countermand decomposition congruent courier decoy conifer covenant decrepitude conjecture coy decry connivance crabbed deduce connotation creche deface connubial credence defame conscript credulity defeatist consensus creed defection consequential crepuscular deference consign crescendo defile consistent crestfallen deflect consolidation crevasse deforestation consonance cringe defrock consort croon degenerate 5 degradation disapprobation docket deify disavow doctrinaire delete disband doddering delirium discernible doff delta discerning dogged deluge disclaim doggerel delusion discombobulated dogmatic delve disconsolate domineer demented discordant don demographic discount dormer demolition discourse dossier demonstration discrepancy dour demonstrative discretion douse demotic discursive dowdy demur disdain dowel denote disembark downcast deplorable disenfranchise dregs depose disengage drivel deposition disfigure droll derelict disgorge drone derision dishearten dross dermatologist disheveled drudgery derring-do disjoint dubious desiccate dislodge ductile determination dismember dulcet deterrent dismiss dupe detonation disparage duplicity detrimental disparity duress detritus dispassionate dustup dexterous disperse dutiful diadem dispirited dynamic diaphanous disport earthy diatribe disposition ebullience diffident disputatious eccentricity diffuse disquisition ecclesiastic digression dissection ecologist dilate dissident ecumenical dilatory dissimulate eddy diligence dissolution edify dilute distend efface diminution distill effectual dinghy dither effeminate dingy diurnal effervescent diorama diva effete dirge diverge efficacy dirigible diversion effigy disabuse divest efflorescence disaffected docent effluvium 6 effusion equinox explicate egotistical equity expository egregious equivocate expound egress errant expropriate elaborate erratic extemporize elated erroneous extenuate elegy ersatz extirpate elixir escapade extort ellipsis eschatology extradition elliptical esplanade extrapolate eloquence estrange extrinsic elucidate estranged extrude elusive ethereal exuberant embargo ethnic facetious embed ethnology facile embezzlement ethos faction embroider etiology factious embryonic eulogistic factitious emollient eulogy factotum empathy euphony fait accompli empirical euthanasia fallacious empyrean evasive fallible encipher evenhanded fallow encomiastic eviscerate falsetto encroachment evocative falter endearment exacerbate fanaticism endemic exasperated fancied enfranchise exceptionable fancier engaging excerpt farrago enigma exchequer fatuous enjoin excise fawning enmity excoriate feasible ennui exculpate febrile enrapture execrable fecund enterprising exemplary feign entity exempt feint entomology exert felon entrée exhilarating feral enumerate exhort ferment eon exigency fervent ephemeral exonerate fervid epic exorbitant festive epilogue exorcise festoon episodic expansive fete epithet expatiate fetid epitome expedient fetter epochal expenditure fiasco equanimity expletive fiat 7 fickle fray gentry fictitious fresco genuflect fidelity friction germination figurative frieze gerontocracy figurine frippery gerrymander filch fritter gestalt filibuster frivolity gestate filigree frond gesticulation filing fructify gewgaw finale frugality ghastly finesse fugitive gibberish finite fulcrum giddy firebrand functionary girth fissure fundamental gist flaccid funereal glacial flagitious furtive glare flak fuselage glimmer flamboyant fusion gloaming flay gable gloat fleck gadfly glower fleece gaffe glut flick gainsay glutinous flippant gall glutton flit galleon gnarled floe galumph goad florid gambit gory flotsam gambol gossamer flounce gamely gouge flounder gangly gourmand fluency gape gradual fluke garbled granary flummox gargantuan grandeur fodder garish grandstand foible garret granulate foil gastronomy grate foppish gauche gratis forebear gaudy gratuity forensic gaunt gravitas foreshadow gavel gregarious foresight gawk grievance forestall gazette grill forgo gelid grimace forswear generality grizzled fortitude generate grotto fracas generic grouse franchise geniality grovel frantic genome grudging fraudulent gentility gruel 8 gruff hitherto impermeable guffaw hoary impertinent guileless holster impervious guise homespun impetuous gull homogeneous impiety gully hone impious gustatory hoodwink implausible gusto hortatory implication gusty horticultural implicit gutteral hubris imply habeas corpus huckster impolitic habituate hue and cry imponderable hackles humanitarian importunate haggard hunker down imposture halcyon husbandry imprecation hale hyperbole impresario hallucination