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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — 1000 episodes

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kludge

2

parochial

3

aerie

4

vituperate

5

itinerant

6

maverick

7

stalwart

8

dog days

9

raffish

10

accentuate

11

quid pro quo

12

obdurate

13

bibelot

14

loquacious

15

yaw

16

implacable

17

fulcrum

18

xeric

19

effulgence

20

tacit

21

gambol

22

perfunctory

23

deepfake

24

acquisitive

25

semiquincentennial

26

corrode

27

sagacious

28

nabob

29

bereft

30

umami

31

gainsay

32

oracular

33

symbiosis

34

jaundiced

35

pantheon

36

quail

37

cavalcade

38

longueur

39

indomitable

40

acquiesce

41

wifty

42

gamut

43

assiduous

44

tenuous

45

emblazon

46

hale

47

blandishment

48

saturnine

49

foible

50

deleterious

51

accoutrement

52

MacGyver

53

valedictory

54

interloper

55

redolent

56

engender

57

crux

58

palatable

59

permutation

60

unctuous

61

cohort

62

ingratiate

63

benevolent

64

Gordian knot

65

sacrosanct

66

onus

67

expedite

68

fraught

69

lacuna

70

cordial

71

demeanor

72

vindicate

73

affable

74

kiki

75

tortuous

76

imbroglio

77

rectify

78

catercorner

79

paragon

80

halcyon

81

gallivant

82

wistful

83

dudgeon

84

flamboyant

85

augur

86

scrupulous

87

métier

88

exasperate

89

Beltane

90

interlocutor

91

speculate

92

evanescent

93

boondoggle

94

onerous

95

juxtapose

96

arboreal

97

fortitude

98

tantamount

99

orthography

100

indoctrinate

101

nugatory

102

hiatus

103

postulate

104

brazen

105

mayhem

106

enjoin

107

kibitzer

108

recondite

109

subterfuge

110

glaucous

111

decry

112

panache

113

laudable

114

cotton

115

verdant

116

wiseacre

117

adroit

118

fawn

119

shenanigans

120

genteel

121

oblivion

122

cadge

123

fiscal

124

dross

125

zany

126

undulate

127

cadence

128

frenetic

129

apotheosis

130

scrutinize

131

eureka

132

nadir

133

jejune

134

Erin go bragh

135

putative

136

tranche

137

rash

138

immure

139

gambit

140

besotted

141

mea culpa

142

hector

143

crepuscular

144

libertine

145

vaunted

146

deem

147

ad hoc

148

spiel

149

exhilarate

150

paean

151

congruous

152

nettle

153

knackered

154

onomatopoeia

155

umpteen

156

culminate

157

foray

158

laconic

159

encapsulate

160

syllogism

161

Goldilocks

162

abdicate

163

prerogative

164

vertiginous

165

canoodle

166

rapscallion

167

endemic

168

tabula rasa

169

besmirch

170

fortuitous

171

meme

172

imbue

173

sartorial

174

adulation

175

diaphanous

176

hornswoggle

177

prescience

178

gargantuan

179

short shrift

180

preeminent

181

reciprocate

182

bombast

183

fiduciary

184

oaf

185

resplendent

186

garner

187

astrolabe

188

disheveled

189

schmooze

190

quiddity

191

ephemeral

192

elicit

193

notorious

194

vendetta

195

cloying

196

delegate

197

umbrage

198

brackish

199

paradox

200

collude

201

innocuous

202

gumbo

203

eminently

204

loll

205

marginalia

206

titanic

207

senescence

208

febrile

209

amortize

210

retrospective

211

charisma

212

nefarious

213

yen

214

apropos

215

grandiose

216

noel

217

hark back

218

bespoke

219

temporize

220

hibernaculum

221

decorous

222

veracity

223

jaunty

224

espouse

225

conversant

226

dreidel

227

multitudinous

228

alleviate

229

waggish

230

leviathan

231

grift

232

paltry

233

bravado

234

enigmatic

235

sensibility

236

inoculate

237

frowsy

238

alchemy

239

cajole

240

pseudonym

241

iconoclast

242

exculpatory

243

sustain

244

cornucopia

245

unabashed

246

perdition

247

amalgamate

248

desolate

249

metonymy

250

bloviate

251

gauche

252

serendipity

253

eccentric

254

crucible

255

writhe

256

radial

257

heyday

258

peremptory

259

abide

260

doughty

261

temerity

262

improvident

263

bromide

264

vamoose

265

conciliatory

266

lout

267

spontaneous

268

fidelity

269

arbitrary

270

ostracize

271

hobgoblin

272

truculent

273

deliquesce

274

menagerie

275

acerbic

276

cognoscente

277

wreak

278

rancid

279

litany

280

frolic

281

sedentary

282

etymology

283

veritable

284

muse

285

kibosh

286

biannual

287

coalesce

288

utopia

289

penultimate

290

imprimatur

291

languid

292

obviate

293

duress

294

finicky

295

candor

296

embarrass

297

sonorous

298

repertoire

299

gibbous

300

atone

301

preternatural

302

impetuous

303

obliterate

304

kerfuffle

305

vociferous

306

gesundheit

307

anomaly

308

brandish

309

nonpareil

310

catch-22

311

lugubrious

312

enmity

313

succumb

314

rationale

315

jovial

316

debunk

317

askance

318

perpetuity

319

consummate

320

flummox

321

zoomorphic

322

griot

323

insinuate

324

sanguine

325

behest

326

mollify

327

histrionic

328

abeyance

329

trivial

330

carp

331

epitome

332

simpatico

333

protocol

334

incisive

335

diminution

336

nebulous

337

trepidation

338

undulant

339

cloister

340

flagrant

341

apathy

342

validate

343

salient

344

euphemism

345

ostentatious

346

glitch

347

tempestuous

348

meander

349

immutable

350

calculus

351

ramshackle

352

stipulate

353

hidebound

354

behemoth

355

winsome

356

adjudicate

357

largesse

358

contentious

359

tapestry

360

egregious

361

palimpsest

362

dissociate

363

petulant

364

doppelgänger

365

quibble

366

facile

367

brouhaha

368

embellish

369

sui generis

370

panacea

371

logy

372

jettison

373

hubris

374

utmost

375

devise

376

meritorious

377

fugitive

378

abject

379

tantalize

380

nuance

381

contrite

382

impunity

383

rescind

384

boffo

385

simulacrum

386

exemplary

387

procrastinate

388

antic

389

cantankerous

390

Yankee

391

desultory

392

galumph

393

verbose

394

expunge

395

impetus

396

restive

397

oblige

398

sumptuous

399

flotsam

400

noisome

401

wherewithal

402

bemuse

403

litmus test

404

convivial

405

emancipation

406

jeopardize

407

apologia

408

garrulous

409

progeny

410

vexillology

411

rambunctious

412

impute

413

debilitating

414

minutia

415

eloquent

416

cataract

417

abstruse

418

festoon

419

sea change

420

bogus

421

tutelage

422

Herculean

423

proscribe

424

opportune

425

gust

426

nascent

427

fiasco

428

interminable

429

commemorate

430

dyspeptic

431

limn

432

bastion

433

voluble

434

hapless

435

chagrin

436

antithetical

437

talisman

438

mercurial

439

junket

440

impervious

441

scuttlebutt

442

apotropaic

443

fester

444

darling

445

uncanny

446

gloss

447

modicum

448

bumptious

449

exculpate

450

plethora

451

risible

452

sleuth

453

ziggurat

454

convoluted

455

insouciance

456

furtive

457

alacrity

458

decimate

459

nonchalant

460

travail

461

ostensible

462

slough

463

liaison

464

bodacious

465

resurrection

466

fastidious

467

collaborate

468

uncouth

469

adversity

470

pugnacious

471

druthers

472

reminisce

473

gustatory

474

kitsch

475

chary

476

vouchsafe

477

apparatchik

478

malleable

479

impresario

480

benign

481

hew

482

snark

483

effusive

484

cynosure

485

penchant

486

untoward

487

elucidate

488

derelict

489

archetype

490

flippant

491

hobbit

492

garble

493

de rigueur

494

neologism

495

permeate

496

vernal

497

juggernaut

498

admonish

499

limerick

500

rife

501

stratagem

502

bamboozle

503

curfew

504

multifarious

505

quark

506

imperturbable

507

wend

508

gregarious

509

emollient

510

career

511

askew

512

schadenfreude

513

draconian

514

transpire

515

factoid

516

cryptic

517

doff

518

ignoramus

519

superfluous

520

quip

521

tousle

522

astute

523

jabberwocky

524

flounder

525

obtuse

526

chutzpah

527

pertain

528

non sequitur

529

livid

530

billet-doux

531

gallant

532

hagiography

533

ruminate

534

vestige

535

ecstatic

536

finesse

537

malapropism

538

ad-lib

539

canard

540

zaftig

541

sarcophagus

542

presage

543

disputatious

544

encroach

545

audition

546

facetious

547

sward

548

edify

549

circuitous

550

nomenclature

551

divers

552

wanderlust

553

opine

554

gourmand

555

inimitable

556

virtuoso

557

minuscule

558

apprehension

559

parlay

560

hackneyed

561

deus ex machina

562

secular

563

leitmotif

564

cozen

565

untenable

566

excursion

567

gelid

568

beleaguer

569

tome

570

cerulean

571

fulminate

572

addlepated

573

potpourri

574

rejuvenate

575

zeitgeist

576

urbane

577

linchpin

578

condone

579

feisty

580

menorah

581

evergreen

582

wassail

583

delectation

584

ambient

585

testimonial

586

beatific

587

requite

588

qualm

589

lexical

590

allusion

591

cavalier

592

venerate

593

immense

594

pastiche

595

sublimate

596

brogue

597

fulgent

598

galvanize

599

misbegotten

600

ambigram

601

drub

602

hoity-toity

603

eschew

604

complaisant

605

scintilla

606

frugal

607

obfuscate

608

victuals

609

guttural

610

eddy

611

chastise

612

lenient

613

negotiate

614

paroxysm

615

tenacious

616

snivel

617

moot

618

denigrate

619

grandiloquence

620

steadfast

621

cachet

622

raddled

623

bevy

624

labile

625

armistice

626

truncate

627

inchoate

628

feign

629

dedication

630

a cappella

631

psephology

632

amalgamate

633

cursory

634

extricate

635

hatching

636

hallowed

637

syncretism

638

omniscient

639

disbursement

640

usurp

641

categorical

642

euphoria

643

garnish

644

palaver

645

betwixt

646

intransigent

647

defenestration

648

appreciable

649

zest

650

fugacious

651

exact

652

rendition

653

taciturn

654

ideate

655

verbatim

656

scapegoat

657

numinous

658

coruscate

659

exorbitant

660

lèse-majesté

661

berate

662

adversary

663

gossamer

664

posterity

665

fret

666

chthonic

667

tribulation

668

feckless

669

avatar

670

lucid

671

deter

672

ilk

673

jerkwater

674

rue

675

heinous

676

paraphernalia

677

winnow

678

approbation

679

by and large

680

dally

681

nebula

682

liminal

683

succor

684

callow

685

fraternize

686

chockablock

687

ethos

688

ambivalent

689

memento

690

vilify

691

replete

692

gridiron

693

ensconce

694

cronyism

695

incandescent

696

skirl

697

Byzantine

698

mise-en-scène

699

clement

700

lollygag

701

propinquity

702

fallacious

703

attenuate

704

jeremiad

705

newfangled

706

dearth

707

ossify

708

propensity

709

lethargic

710

impugn

711

copious

712

tchotchke

713

encumber

714

gadabout

715

sentient

716

iota

717

vitiate

718

durable

719

acumen

720

fusty

721

reify

722

balayage

723

capricious

724

hoopla

725

parry

726

extemporaneous

727

midriff

728

impeccable

729

purport

730

aspersion

731

dulcet

732

jurisprudence

733

herald

734

fealty

735

sanctimonious

736

catastrophe

737

extenuate

738

visage

739

amiable

740

nonplus

741

tomfoolery

742

otiose

743

harry

744

limpid

745

coterie

746

eclectic

747

bilk

748

fountainhead

749

ungainly

750

respite

751

dicker

752

swole

753

mogul

754

castigate

755

patriot

756

insuperable

757

glade

758

abhor

759

kudos

760

fecund

761

deference

762

cardinal

763

zero-sum

764

remuneration

765

clandestine

766

polemic

767

supersede

768

vulnerable

769

hue and cry

770

jubilee

771

brainiac

772

apocryphal

773

paradigm

774

unbeknownst

775

rebuff

776

lodestone

777

efficacious

778

foment

779

tractable

780

consternation

781

incognito

782

gossip

783

moxie

784

affluent

785

meliorism

786

deride

787

incidence

788

svelte

789

foist

790

dynasty

791

obstreperous

792

gadfly

793

glean

794

symposium

795

countermand

796

ebullient

797

panoply

798

belie

799

neophyte

800

futile

801

sequester

802

artifice

803

lucrative

804

debacle

805

wane

806

caveat

807

instigate

808

torrid

809

zhuzh

810

bogart

811

grudging

812

reputation

813

extemporize

814

plangent

815

proliferate

816

agrarian

817

melee

818

forfend

819

cohesive

820

demagogue

821

inviolable

822

ken

823

assail

824

homage

825

tendentious

826

burgeon

827

exodus

828

palpable

829

noblesse oblige

830

gingerly

831

underwhelm

832

qua

833

circumlocution

834

inalienable

835

purloin

836

furlong

837

brusque

838

surfeit

839

discomfit

840

vicarious

841

aegis

842

fatuous

843

conjecture

844

redoubt

845

meticulous

846

praxis

847

lambaste

848

ethereal

849

shambles

850

expiate

851

haphazard

852

braggadocio

853

flout

854

auxiliary

855

kismet

856

genuflect

857

megillah

858

pedantic

859

dragoon

860

scurrilous

861

flora

862

allege

863

tawdry

864

blarney

865

querulous

866

hegemony

867

emulate

868

cacophony

869

ulterior

870

refurbish

871

obeisance

872

germane

873

Weltanschauung

874

descry

875

ad hominem

876

luminary

877

salubrious

878

connive

879

proximity

880

inveterate

881

demean

882

jeopardy

883

translucent

884

retinue

885

caterwaul

886

voracious

887

opprobrium

888

haggard

889

lampoon

890

buttress

891

prestigious

892

fathom

893

rapport

894

turbid

895

enervate

896

Cupid

897

maladroit

898

inveigh

899

quirk

900

callous

901

MacGuffin

902

fissile

903

absolve

904

signet

905

gratuitous

906

zeitgeber

907

acquisitive

908

prognosticate

909

damask

910

quotidian

911

bailiwick

912

emote

913

ne plus ultra

914

docile

915

lexicographer

916

vivacious

917

capitulate

918

unfettered

919

sarcasm

920

conflate

921

kindred

922

harangue

923

axiomatic

924

whinge

925

bunkum

926

oneiric

927

cosplay

928

gargoyle

929

Elysian

930

mangle

931

tenet

932

ominous

933

ferret

934

retronym

935

circumspect

936

accolade

937

skulk

938

diligent

939

posse

940

incipient

941

futurity

942

arduous

943

glower

944

ubiquitous

945

sangfroid

946

chapfallen

947

envisage

948

luminaria

949

nobby

950

purview

951

Kafkaesque

952

bowdlerize

953

overweening

954

raconteur

955

visceral

956

delve

957

aplomb

958

genial

959

exhort

960

mentor

961

quixotic

962

foolscap

963

convalesce

964

intrepid

965

tincture

966

permeable

967

smite

968

avoirdupois

969

dexterous

970

hive mind

971

bifurcate

972

felicitous

973

detritus

974

kinetic

975

culprit

976

olfactory

977

abnegate

978

nebbish

979

scrumptious

980

boilerplate

981

ransack

982

laissez-faire

983

inordinate

984

disabuse

985

hallmark

986

woebegone

987

chimera

988

exigent

989

gravitate

990

bugbear

991

valorous

992

suffuse

993

audacious

994

mien

995

cockamamie

996

terraform

997

requisite

998

maelstrom

999

parse

1000

analogue