Ailurophile | A cat-lover. |
Assemblage | A gathering. |
Becoming | Attractive. |
Beleaguer | To exhaust with attacks. |
Brood | To think alone. |
Bucolic | In a lovely rural setting. |
Bungalow | A small, cozy cottage. |
Chatoyant | Like a cat’s eye. |
Comely | Attractive. |
Conflate | To blend together. |
Cynosure | A focal point of admiration. |
Dalliance | A brief love affair. |
Demesne | Dominion, territory. |
Demure | Shy and reserved. |
Denouement | The resolution of a mystery. |
Desuetude | Disuse. |
Desultory | Slow, sluggish. |
Diaphanous | Filmy. |
Dissemble | Deceive. |
Dulcet | Sweet, sugary. |
Ebullience | Bubbling enthusiasm. |
Effervescent | Bubbly. |
Efflorescence | Flowering, blooming. |
Elision | Dropping a sound or syllable in a word. |
Elixir | A good potion. |
Eloquence | Beauty and persuasion in speech. |
Embrocation | Rubbing on a lotion. |
Emollient | A softener. |
Ephemeral | Short-lived. |
Epiphany | A sudden revelation. |
Erstwhile | At one time, for a time. |
Ethereal | Gaseous, invisible but detectable. |
Evanescent | Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. |
Evocative | Suggestive. |
Fetching | Pretty. |
Felicity | Pleasantness. |
Forbearance | Withholding response to provocation. |
Fugacious | Fleeting. |
Furtive | Shifty, sneaky. |
Gambol | To skip or leap about joyfully. |
Glamour | Beauty. |
Gossamer | The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk |
Halcyon | Happy, sunny, care-free. |
Harbinger | Messenger with news of the future. |
Imbrication | Overlapping and forming a regular pattern. |
Imbroglio | An altercation or complicated situation. |
Imbue | To infuse, instill. |
Incipient | Beginning, in an early stage. |
Ineffable | Unutterable, inexpressible. |
Ingénue | A naïve young woman. |
Inglenook | A cozy nook by the hearth. |
Insouciance | Blithe nonchalance. |
Inure | To become jaded. |
Labyrinthine | Twisting and turning. |
Lagniappe | A special kind of gift. |
Lagoon | A small gulf or inlet. |
Languor | Listlessness, inactivity. |
Lassitude | Weariness, listlessness. |
Leisure | Free time. |
Lilt | To move musically or lively. |
Lissome | Slender and graceful. |
Lithe | Slender and flexible. |
Love | Deep affection. |
Mellifluous | Sweet sounding. |
Moiety | One of two equal parts. |
Mondegreen | A slip of the ear. |
Murmurous | Murmuring. |
Nemesis | An unconquerable archenemy. |
Offing | The sea between the horizon and the offshore. |
Onomatopoeia | A word that sounds like its meaning. |
Opulent | Lush, luxuriant. |
Palimpsest | A manuscript written over earlier ones. |
Panacea | A solution for all problems |
Panoply | A complete set. |
Pastiche | An art work combining materials from various sources. |
Penumbra | A half-shadow. |
Petrichor | The smell of earth after rain. |
Plethora | A large quantity. |
Propinquity | An inclination. |
Pyrrhic | Successful with heavy losses. |
Quintessential | Most essential. |
Ratatouille | A spicy French stew. |
Ravel | To knit or unknit. |
Redolent | Fragrant. |
Riparian | By the bank of a stream. |
Ripple | A very small wave. |
Scintilla | A spark or very small thing. |
Sempiternal | Eternal. |
Seraglio | Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem. |
Serendipity | Finding something nice while looking for something else. |
Summery | Light, delicate or warm and sunny. |
Sumptuous | Lush, luxurious. |
Surreptitious | Secretive, sneaky. |
Susquehanna | A river in Pennsylvania. |
Susurrous | Whispering, hissing. |
Talisman | A good luck charm. |
Tintinnabulation | Tinkling. |
Umbrella | Protection from sun or rain. |
Untoward | Unseemly, inappropriate. |
Vestigial | In trace amounts. |
Wafture | Waving. |
Wherewithal | The means. |
Woebegone | Sorrowful, downcast. |
