Words

Ailurophile A cat-lover. Emollient A softener.

Assemblage A gathering. Ephemeral Short-lived.

Becoming Attractive. Epiphany A sudden revelation.

Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Erstwhile At one time, for a time.

Brood To think alone. Ethereal Gaseous, invisible but

detectable.
Bucolic In a lovely rural setting.
Evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a
Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. very short time.
Chatoyant Like a cat's eye. Evocative Suggestive.
Comely Attractive. Fetching Pretty.
Conflate To blend together. Felicity Pleasantness.
Cynosure A focal point of admiration. Forbearance Withholding response to
Dalliance A brief love affair. provocation.

Demesne Dominion, territory. Fugacious Fleeting.

Demure Shy and reserved. Furtive Shifty, sneaky.

Denouement The resolution of a mystery. Gambol To skip or leap about joyfully.

Desuetude Disuse. Glamour Beauty.

Desultory Slow, sluggish. Gossamer The finest piece of thread, a

spider's silk
Diaphanous Filmy.
Halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free.
Dissemble Deceive.
Harbinger Messenger with news of the
Dulcet Sweet, sugary. future.

Ebullience Bubbling enthusiasm. Imbrication Overlapping and forming a

regular pattern.
Effervescent Bubbly.
Imbroglio An altercation or complicated
Efflorescence Flowering, blooming.
situation.
Elision Dropping a sound or syllable in a
Imbue To infuse, instill.
word.
Incipient Beginning, in an early stage.
Elixir A good potion.
Ineffable Unutterable, inexpressible.
Eloquence Beauty and persuasion in
speech. Ingénue A naïve young woman.

Embrocation Rubbing on a lotion. Inglenook A cozy nook by the hearth.

Insouciance Blithe nonchalance. Plethora A large quantity.

Inure To become jaded. Propinquity An inclination.

Labyrinthine Twisting and turning. Pyrrhic Successful with heavy losses.

Lagniappe A special kind of gift. Quintessential Most essential.

Lagoon A small gulf or inlet. Ratatouille A spicy French stew.

Languor Listlessness, inactivity. Ravel To knit or unknit.

Lassitude Weariness, listlessness. Redolent Fragrant.

Leisure Free time. Riparian By the bank of a stream.

Lilt To move musically or lively. Ripple A very small wave.

Lissome Slender and graceful. Scintilla A spark or very small thing.

Lithe Slender and flexible. Sempiternal Eternal.

Love Deep affection. Seraglio Rich, luxurious oriental palace

or harem.
Mellifluous Sweet sounding.
Serendipity Finding something nice while
Moiety One of two equal parts. looking for something else.
Mondegreen A slip of the ear. Summery Light, delicate or warm and
Murmurous Murmuring. sunny.

Nemesis An unconquerable Sumptuous Lush, luxurious.

archenemy. Surreptitious Secretive, sneaky.
Offing The sea between the horizon Susquehanna A river in Pennsylvania.
and the offshore.
Susurrous Whispering, hissing.
Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like its
meaning. Talisman A good luck charm.

Opulent Lush, luxuriant. Tintinnabulation Tinkling.

Palimpsest A manuscript written over Umbrella Protection from sun or rain.

earlier ones.
Untoward Unseemly, inappropriate.
Panacea A solution for all problems
Vestigial In trace amounts.
Panoply A complete set.
Wafture Waving.
Pastiche An art work combining
Wherewithal The means.
materials from various
sources. Woebegone Sorrowful, downcast.
Penumbra A half-shadow.

Petrichor The smell of earth after rain.