| 1801 | encroach | to advance gradually and in a way that causes damage |
| 1802 | carnage | death and destruction |
| 1803 | booming | having a great period of prosperity |
| 1804 | bland | mild, soft, gentle |
| 1805 | commandeer | to seize for military use |
| 1806 | bemuse | to confuse or bewilder |
| 1807 | forfend | to prohibit, to forbid, to avert |
| 1808 | apex | the highest point of something |
| 1809 | demagnetize | to remove the magnetic propreties of something |
| 1810 | emigrate | to leave the country in which one lives and settle elsewhere |
| 1811 | duration | an amount of time or a particular time interval |
| 1812 | constellation | an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure |
| 1813 | course | to run or flow, especially of liquids |
| 1814 | adhere | to stick fast or cleave, to become joined or united |
| 1815 | connive | to cooperate with others secretly in order to commit a crime |
| 1816 | frizz | of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls |
| 1817 | effectual | producing the intended result, entirely adequate |
| 1818 | combatant | an armed fighter |
| 1819 | aide-de-camp | a military officer who assists a higher ranking officer |
| 1820 | dismal | disappointingly inadequate |
| 1821 | britannia | the ancient Roman name for Great Britain |
| 1822 | advent | coming, arrival |
| 1823 | beleaguer | to lay siege to |
| 1824 | fodder | to feed animals (with fodder) |
| 1825 | calescence | growing warm, increasing in heat |
| 1826 | frontal | of, in, or at the front |
| 1827 | garrulous | excessively talkative, rambling |
| 1828 | ancillary | subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory |
| 1829 | ample | large, great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk, spacious |
| 1830 | diplomat | a person appointed to conduct international relations |
| 1831 | ambrosial | succulently sweet or fragrant |
| 1832 | conjunction | the formation of a link or connection between things |
| 1833 | alternate | to perform by turns or in succession, interchange regularly |
| 1834 | gullibility | the quality of believing information, truthful or otherwise |
| 1835 | annotate | to add annotation |
| 1836 | emanate | to come from a source, stem out of |
| 1837 | finery | fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc |
| 1838 | abstain | refrain from (something) |
| 1839 | diddle | to cheat, swindle, hoax |
| 1840 | flux | flowing or flow |
| 1841 | fortify | to protect or strengthen against attack |
| 1842 | fetus | an unborn vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal |
| 1843 | contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument, controversial |
| 1844 | confluent | (of wind) which converges, esp. When seen on a weather chart |
| 1845 | censorious | addicted to censure and scolding |
| 1846 | consistency | degree of density, viscosity, firmness, etc. |
| 1847 | deceive | to trick or mislead |
| 1848 | blockade | an obstruction of passage or progress |
| 1849 | amalgamate | blend, merge |
| 1850 | automaton | a robot designed to follow a sequence of instructions |
| 1851 | atone | to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence |
| 1852 | conciliate | make calm and content, placate |
| 1853 | gist | the most essential part, the main idea or substance |
| 1854 | hardihood | boldness and daring |
| 1855 | apartheid | any system that separates people according to race |
| 1856 | germane | related to the topic being discussed or considered |
| 1857 | decency | conformity to accepted standards of respectability |
| 1858 | benison | a blessing, benediction |
| 1859 | embezzle | to steal or misappropriate money one has been trusted with |
| 1860 | bruit | to spread, promulgate or disseminate a rumour, news etc |
| 1861 | articulate | express (an idea of feeling) fluently and coherently |
| 1862 | caret | a mark made in writing to show something is to be inserted |
| 1863 | actuality | the state of existing, existence |
| 1864 | globular | roughly spherical in shape |
| 1865 | extraordinary | not ordinary, exceptional, unusual |
| 1866 | disadvise | to advise against, to dissuade from |
| 1867 | depopulate | to reduce the population of a region |
| 1868 | abbey | a monastery or society of people |
| 1869 | gusto | enthusiasm, enjoyment, vigor |
| 1870 | circumlocution | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking |
| 1871 | analyze | to subject to analysis |
| 1872 | glazier | a person who fits windows or the like with glass |
| 1873 | commotion | a state of turbulent motion |
| 1874 | conceive | to develop an idea |
| 1875 | encomium | a piece of writing that praises someone or something highly |
| 1876 | avocation | a calling away, a diversion |
| 1877 | duplicity | deceitfulness, double dealing |
| 1878 | desiccant | causing dryness |
| 1879 | epigram | any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed |
| 1880 | disciple | a person who is a pupil of the doctrines of another |
| 1881 | aliment | that which nourishes, food |
| 1882 | forge | to form by heating and hammering, beat into shape |
| 1883 | despicable | fit or deserving to be despised, contemptible |
| 1884 | esoteric | understood by or meant for only a select few |
| 1885 | demise | a person's death |
| 1886 | disheveled | untidy, disordered (of clothes, appearance) |
| 1887 | aggravate | to make worse, or more severe |
| 1888 | fungous | of or pertaining to a fungus, fungal |
| 1889 | adversary | an enemy |
| 1890 | encyclical | intended for general circulation |
| 1891 | chronometer | a device for measuring time, such as a watch or clock |
| 1892 | doleful | mournful, bringing feelings of sadness |
| 1893 | gaseous | relating to, or existing as, gas |
| 1894 | actuary | registrar, clerk |
| 1895 | delirium | an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever |
| 1896 | ambiance | mood, quality, atmosphere |
| 1897 | conjugal | of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses |
| 1898 | accomplice | partner in activity, usually crime |
| 1899 | gynecocracy | a society ruled by women |
| 1900 | committal | of or relating to a committee |
| 1901 | fleeting | passing swiftly, vanishing quickly, transient, transitory |
| 1902 | globose | having a globular form |
| 1903 | distinction | a difference or contrast between similar things or people |
| 1904 | bilk | to obtain money fraudulently |
| 1905 | askew | turned or twisted to one side |
| 1906 | diffuse | to pour out and spread, as liquid |
| 1907 | annuity | a specified income payable at stated intervals for period |
| 1908 | bale | a large, wrapped bundle of something (ie, cotton, hay) |
| 1909 | ethereal | light, airy, or tenuous, delicate |
| 1910 | havoc | great destruction or devastation |
| 1911 | acquit | to declare or find not guilty, innocent |
| 1912 | facilitate | to make easy or easier |
| 1913 | ecumenical | interdenominational, sometimes by extension, interreligious |
| 1914 | contribution | something given or offered that adds to a larger whole |
| 1915 | epistle | a letter, or a literary composition in the form of a letter |
| 1916 | contemplate | to ponder or consider |
| 1917 | apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity |
| 1918 | collaborate | to work together with others to achieve a common goal |
| 1919 | compatible | able to co-exist or occur together without conflict |
| 1920 | eulogize | to praise or pay homage to, especially in a formal eulogy |
| 1921 | anthology | a book or collection of writings |
| 1922 | contender | someone who competes with one or more other people |
| 1923 | antique | of, or belonging to the past, not modern |
| 1924 | cosmogony | a branch of science dealing with the origin of the universe |
| 1925 | desecration | an act of disrespect towards something considered sacred |
| 1926 | cosmology | the study of the physical universe, its structure, etc. |
| 1927 | coiffure | to style or arrange hair |
| 1928 | briticism | an idiom used in britain but not in other eng-speaking areas |
| 1929 | donor | one who donates, typically, money |
| 1930 | corrugate | to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges |
| 1931 | bashful | shy, inclined to avoid notice |
| 1932 | conductible | able to conduct |
| 1933 | concise | brief but comprehensive |
| 1934 | froward | willfully contrary, not easily managed |
| 1935 | drachma | the currency of greece until 2001, with the symbol ? |
| 1936 | alchemy | the search for a universal panacea (became chemistry) |
| 1937 | condolence | an expression of sympathy, esp. on the occasion of death |
| 1938 | exorcise | to drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing |
| 1939 | condense | to decrease size or volume by concentration |
| 1940 | dissension | an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken |
| 1941 | decapitate | to remove the head of |
| 1942 | foreground | the ground or parts situated in the front |
| 1943 | condonance | the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense |
| 1944 | hauteur | haughtiness or arrogance, loftiness |
| 1945 | decelerate | to reduce speed, to slow down |
| 1946 | geniality | the quality of being warmly and pleasantly cheerful |
| 1947 | desultory | lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
| 1948 | brigadier | an army rank, an officer commanding a brigade |
| 1949 | glacier | a large body of ice which flows under its own mass |
| 1950 | fluctuation | a motion like that of waves, a moving back and forth |
| 1951 | abduct | to take away secretly by force |
| 1952 | concoct | to create or devise |
| 1953 | beget | to cause, to produce |
| 1954 | chronology | the sequential order in which events occured |
| 1955 | bolster | to support or strengthen |
| 1956 | exasperation | to irritate or provoke to a high degree, annoy extremely |
| 1957 | beneficial | helpful or good to something or someone |
| 1958 | essence | the inherent nature of a thing or idea |
| 1959 | appertain | to relate to |
| 1960 | accumulate | to heap up in a mass, to collect |
| 1961 | baritone | the male voice between tenor and bass |
| 1962 | emollient | having the quality of softening or soothing the skin |
| 1963 | ad infinitum | to infinity |
| 1964 | abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action |
| 1965 | empirical | pertaining to or based on experience |
| 1966 | hackney | to make uninteresting or trite by frequent use |
| 1967 | analgesic | of or relating to analgesia, anodyne |
| 1968 | anteroom | a waiting room, a small room before a larger one |
| 1969 | deprave | to make morally bad or evil |
| 1970 | arrogant | haughty, conceited |
| 1971 | discountenance | to have an unfavorable opinion of, to disapprove |
| 1972 | debilitate | to make someone weak and infirm |
| 1973 | billow | present participle of billow |
| 1974 | detraction | the act of taking away |
| 1975 | eloquent | fluently persuasive and articulate |
| 1976 | dishabille | extreme casual or disorderly dress |
| 1977 | beneficiary | one who benefits or receives an advantage |
| 1978 | conspicuous | obvious or easy to notice, attracting notice or attention |
| 1979 | exceed | to be larger, greater than (something) |
| 1980 | edict | a proclamation of law or other authoritative command |
| 1981 | bellwether | the leading sheep of a flock, usually wearing a bell |
| 1982 | blunderbuss | an action regarded as lacking in subtlety |
| 1983 | gratuitous | being without apparent reason, cause, or justification |
| 1984 | abscission | the act of cutting off |
| 1985 | counter-claim | a claim made to offset another claim |
| 1986 | bungalow | a small house or cottage usually having a single story |
| 1987 | eatable | able to be eaten, edible |
| 1988 | bumptious | obtrusively pushy, self-assertive to a pretentious extreme |
| 1989 | deracinate | to pull up by the roots, to uproot, to extirpate |
| 1990 | crevasse | a crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field, a chasm |
| 1991 | coniferous | bearing cones, as the pine and cypress |
| 1992 | elapse | to pass or move by |
| 1993 | daunt | to make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive |
| 1994 | dogged | persistent in effort, stubbornly tenacious |
| 1995 | germinal | pertaining or belonging to a germ |
| 1996 | careen | turn (a ship) of its side for cleaning or repair |
| 1997 | finicky | fastidious and fussy, difficult to please, exacting |
| 1998 | emend | make corrections and improvements to a text |
| 1999 | bedlam | a place or situation of chaotic uproar |
| 2000 | derelict | abandoned, forsaken, dilapidated, neglected |