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979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day

Note: This seven-page list of all the Words of the Day published on The New York Times Learning
Network from Oct. 15, 2009 to Nov.1, 2013 was created to accompany the Learning Network 15-Second
Vocabulary Video contest. Please visit http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/student-contest-15-
second-vocabulary-videos/ to learn more.

evenhanded conducive insolence
witticism ordination unfaltering
pitfall wont monotony
peroration pusillanimous unassuming
sobriety fracas asteroid
cohort fancier conceit
nomenclature degradation ecologist
libel machination nicety
uproarious rehabilitate turncoat
onomatopoeia edify subpoena
retinue sloth monotheism
aristocracy synthesis chivalrous
impiety befuddle paranoia
officious agglomeration lascivious
wanderlust multilingual estranged
serpentine viscid glutinous
concentric deposition inclusive
immolate altruistic niggle
spasmodic philatelist elegy
odorous unkempt solemnity
serendipity bard notoriety
fallacious toga guffaw
entomology compress adjutant
embroider tortuous surly
doff verity cabal
hoary arsenal elusive
artifice cognate ruse
fray encomiastic invocation
rotunda puerile barefaced
hilarity dulcet discursive
abrasive drone masticate
encipher assurance compliance
hireling allegiance sidereal
vintner tout inimitable
embryonic maritime knead
tenacity armada snivel
extradition pivotal
fresco preamble repugnance
expenditure linguistic
finale manumit wily
gastronomy palate gape
stickler arboretum requite
dour fictitious stoke
mishap progeny feint
ceremonious ambiguous

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979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day

insomnia minatory gusto
gambol affliction palimpsest
hale venom psyche
utopia anonymity kernel
cathartic eulogistic anoint
malefactor satellite bristle
beguile rakish antagonism
hallucination revulsion lien
cauterize brunt nonchalance
languor ramble petulant
factitious incite statutory
mimicry offhand resignation
pithy effigy caulk
liaison catechism reactionary
optician theocracy refrain
irony accessory aerie
jaunt mendacious cryptic
guileless scuffle potpourri
coercion subdue potable
seclusion equinox reconnaissance
imperceptible ashen censorious
oblivion generate delve
unimpeachable sarcasm turgid
quail victuals artifact
frond filibuster blighted
excise sensual naïveté
flick veer engaging
litany aberrant traumatic
monastic parry translucent
lank provender carafe
pulmonary knell vainglorious
caste turpitude elixir
dynamic oaf timidity
surrogate relic transcribe
ethos slew coalition
acquittal earthy manifestation
mendicant quaff deadpan
exhilarating patois wizened
lampoon smelt actuarial
exceptionable decomposition encroachment
agility censor anvil
amicable laceration nettle
quietude sundry ingenuous
outspoken mealy-mouthed opaque
sedition allay dauntless
reimburse transient discordant
saturnine extort discretion
chafe parasite errant
laborious browse saturate
slake ellipsis mortician
spatial urchin cognizance

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979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day

pessimism appurtenance enterprising
kindred suborn impious
primogeniture opportunist termination
latent verbatim hubris
expropriate profligate eulogy
hermetic modish retract
bigotry gaudy pauper
symbiosis champion pell-mell
simplistic philology aggrandize
unearth dossier saboteur
sedate anecdote polity
squat larder whet
ornithologist skulduggery acrophobia
supposition runic quay
bacchanalian parallelism restraint
perfidious obsequious intransigence
contortion demolition hegemony
bifurcated strut gainsay
friction bureaucracy isthmus
gerrymander parley scenario
tendentious epithet diversion
shard timbre arroyo
ventral felon navigable
protean impale tedium
glutton ogle misogynist
monarchy omnipresent unconscionable
cog compile wince
fissure ideology nirvana
plagiarize lexicographer sallow
marshal reverent skulk
sap perceptive horticultural
infernal firebrand egress
legerdemain withstand mutinous
perforate molecule plait
muggy prognosis kleptomaniac
stolid laud girth
forgo moodiness bifurcate
alloy filigree jargon
quiescent don monolithic
rationalize forestall satire
connotation headstrong laity
diatribe addendum innuendo
febrile omnipotent squabble
gaunt frugality uniformity
cleft multiplicity regal
deify misapprehension scuffle
conciliatory somnambulist chauvinist
limber distill subdue
malingerer deference unfettered
lancet outstrip cubicle
peregrination agape partiality

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979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day

alchemy quip carat
frantic memorialize ventriloquist
inured libertine buccaneer
tether heyday disband
embezzlement blare venal
precipitate connubial centrifuge
delete thrifty brindled
surreptitious degenerate clime
eloquence sinecure glare
glacial exemplary vortex
hackles cloying touchstone
seedy preen pacifist
deciduous vicarious luxuriate
creed supplant intangible
hazardous lewd remorse
teetotalism deflect wax
asymmetric uncouth xenophobia
giddy clientele miasma
expansive fidelity exert
spangle cohabit cartographer
ignominy solvent tightwad
seethe galleon acuity
demented myopic irreconcilable
cherubic smirk pediatrician
husbandry stupefy monumental
caprice consequential chortle
emollient foppish berserk
chisel willful missive
prevaricate pandemic dinghy
prod nullify drivel
eccentricity rebate gauche
analogy tyranny submissive
wallow roil aquiline
evocative effeminate killjoy
insightful orator anomaly
clarion braggadocio disport
gall balk grandeur
determination delirium torrent
fritter asylum valor
discernible simian decadence
placebo demur suppress
unravel impertinent dowdy
waif cacophonous noncommittal
exuberance wangle atone
compliant alimentary imbalance
pedantic crabbed welt
gory defame tempo
cliché impolitic potent
unearthly immune shoddy
scuttle carouse complementary
meditation neologism parlance

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979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day

adulterate lustrous malfeasance
verbose reprove crotchety
pugilist solstice yoke
coagulate equivocate episodic
deterrent estrange magnanimity
dirge iridescent palliate
assumption sleazy equanimity
suture empathy authoritative
raspy malleable bicker
gruel mercantile sardonic
comely panegyric apologist
avenge defile antithesis
centurion disaffected satiate
obfuscate blanch mosaic
chaotic bode tawdry
collate erroneous revoke
rave bemused gruff
ovoid cohesion atavism
flit waggish jibe
chide tranquility remission
turbid authenticate worldly
calorific epitome caricature
fervid sheaf disquisition
decrepitude diffident fleck
corporeal obese levitate
pry filch faction
codify eddy overwrought
candor reprobate assay
facile artless macabre
subaltern spontaneity nutrient
penance static whittle
motility construe litigation
shrew slapdash outwit
aviary procurement somatic
corpulent generality ominous
invalidate acclimate potentate
cumulative dubious rummage
corrosive audit impassive
visceral clairvoyant levy
disparity gerontocracy braggart
unaccountable matriculate compelling
hue and cry unison automaton
circlet ethnology dally
tonsure yen isotope
rebus extrapolate multiform
gentility mincing correlation
behoove oblique sect
sportive grudging contention
effervescent circumlocution autonomous
allegory corrugated illusion
trigger corollary ethnic

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979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day

dismember demotic palatial
consensus renege scaffold
diminution usury provisional
complacency rebut mote
comatose incantation canter
communal indisputable pallid
buffoonery cede austere
stanza abysmal affluence
bountiful jollity fortitude
transgression subjective chimerical
eon babble curmudgeon
heckler climactic barrage
attentive covenant lithe
circumscribe deface salient
premise rejuvenate paraphrase
ambulatory diadem quell
synoptic judicious sententious
reek bandy imbroglio
maim fanaticism cadaverous
paradigm fluency consistent
annul malignant figurative
nocturnal hinterland anthem
dogged diligence cogitate
astral impeach seep
feign adherent wizardry
irrefutable falter bugaboo
resumption tessellated bait
forswear pugnacity regeneration
expletive glimmer unprecedented
gestate miserly malcontent
pontifical imprudent whorl
herbivorous connivance collateral
riveting quell insularity
disjoint forensic masochist
bohemian prophetic snicker
theoretical harangue imponderable
ramify gamely commandeer
tipple superficial heterodox
prate dappled plasticity
luster expository consign
hypocritical dormer replicate
largess refulgent beholden
comeuppance catcall truncate
arrogance pragmatist duress
dank elaborate jettison
amulet intelligentsia abominable
slander tangential bedraggled
jingoist premonitory putrid
preeminent ignoble squander
proxy rhapsodize torque
pervasive vituperative agnostic

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quorum 979 New York Times Learning Network Words of the Day
drudgery
windfall realm
retrench prude
repository cloister
deduce fetter
vantage rife
stupor pacify
finite slacken
indomitable sanctimonious
subliminal sluice
militate vaporize
excerpt dilate
supine functionary
poseur apogee
dilute doctrinaire
dupe bemoan
droll overblown
specious grovel
sonorous fickle
cerebration haughtiness
provident ulterior
irreverence addled
culmination blowhard
provocative incisive
accretion winsome
roseate fluke
wastrel suffuse
detrimental
swerve
denote
solder
festive
pall
vulpine
brevity
seemly
flounder
veneer
disavow
idiom
purge
insouciant
spruce
privy
embed
hypercritical
effusion
inductive
stodgy
resonant