| 1 |
adroit |
Dexterous, agile. |
| 2 |
adumbrate |
To very gently suggest. |
| 3 |
aestivate |
To summer, to spend the summer. |
| 4 |
ailurophile |
A cat-lover. |
| 5 |
beatific |
Befitting an angel or saint. |
| 6 |
beleaguer |
To exhaust with attacks. |
| 7 |
blandiloquent |
Beautiful and flattering. |
| 8 |
caliginous |
Dark and misty. |
| 9 |
champagne |
An effervescent wine. |
| 10 |
chatoyant |
Like a cat’s eye. |
| 11 |
chiaroscuro |
The arrangement of dark and light elements in a picture. |
| 12 |
cockle |
A heart-shaped bivalve or a garden flower. |
| 13 |
colporteur |
A book peddlar. |
| 14 |
conflate |
To blend together, to combine different things. |
| 15 |
cynosure |
A focal point of admiration. |
| 16 |
desuetude |
Disuse. |
| 17 |
diaphanous |
Filmy. |
| 18 |
diffuse |
Spread out, not focused or concentrated. |
| 19 |
dulcet |
Sweet, sugary. |
| 20 |
ebullient |
Bubbling with enthusiasm. |
| 21 |
effervescent |
Bubbly. |
| 22 |
efflorescence |
Flowering, the opening of buds or a bloom. |
| 23 |
elixir |
A good potion. |
| 24 |
emollient |
A softener. |
| 25 |
encomium |
A spoken or written work in praise of someone. |
| 26 |
ephemeral |
Short-lived. |
| 27 |
epicure |
A person who enjoys fine living, especially food and drink. |
| 28 |
epiphany |
A sudden revelation. |
| 29 |
erstwhile |
At one time, for a time. |
| 30 |
eschew |
To reject or avoid. |
| 31 |
esculent |
Edible. |
| 32 |
esoteric |
Understood only by a small group of specialists. |
| 33 |
ethereal |
Gaseous, invisible but detectable. |
| 34 |
etiolate |
White from no contact with light. |
| 35 |
evanescent |
Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. |
| 36 |
exuberant |
Enthusiastic, excited. |
| 37 |
felicitous |
Pleasing. |
| 38 |
fescue |
A variety of grass favored for pastures. |
| 39 |
foudroyant |
Dazzling. |
| 40 |
fragile |
Very, very delicate. |
| 41 |
fugacioius |
Running, escaping. |
| 42 |
gambol |
To skip or leap about joyfully. |
| 43 |
glamour |
Beauty. |
| 44 |
gossamer |
The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk. |
| 45 |
halcyon |
Happy, sunny, care-free. |
| 46 |
hymeneal |
Having to do with a wedding. |
| 47 |
imbricate |
To overlap to form a regular pattern. |
| 48 |
imbroglio |
An altercation or complicated situation. |
| 49 |
imbue |
To infuse, instill. |
| 50 |
incipient |
Beginning, in an early stage. |
| 51 |
ingenue |
A naïve young woman. |
| 52 |
inglenook |
The place beside the fireplace. |
| 53 |
inspissate |
To thicken. |
| 54 |
inure |
To jade. |
| 55 |
jejune |
Dull; childish. |
| 56 |
lagniappe |
A gift given to a customer for their patronage. |
| 57 |
lagoon |
A small gulf or inlet in the sea. |
| 58 |
languor |
Listlessness, inactivity. |
| 59 |
lassitude |
Weariness, listlessness. |
| 60 |
laughter |
The response to something funny. |
| 61 |
lilt |
To move musically or lively, to have a lively sound. |
| 62 |
lithe |
Slender and flexible. |
| 63 |
loquacious |
Talkative. |
| 64 |
luxuriant |
Thick, lavish. |
| 65 |
mellifluous |
Sweet-sounding. |
| 66 |
missive |
A message or letter. |
| 67 |
moiety |
One of two equal parts, a half. |
| 68 |
mondegreen |
A misanalyzed phrase. |
| 69 |
nebulous |
Foggy. |
| 70 |
niveous |
Snowy, snow-like. |
| 71 |
obsequious |
Fawning, subservience. |
| 72 |
odalisque |
A concubine in a harem. |
| 73 |
oeuvre |
A work. |
| 74 |
offing |
That part of the sea between the horizon and the offshore. |
| 75 |
onomatopoeia |
The creation of words by imitating sound. |
| 76 |
paean |
A formal expression of praise. |
| 77 |
palimpsest |
A manuscript written over one or more earlier ones. |
| 78 |
panacea |
A complete solution for all problems. |
| 79 |
panoply |
A complete set. |
| 80 |
pastiche |
A mixture of art work (art or music) from various sources. |
| 81 |
peccadillo |
A peculiarity. |
| 82 |
pelagic |
Related to the sea or ocean. |
| 83 |
penumbra |
A half-shadow, the edge of a shadow. |
| 84 |
peregrination |
Wandering, travels. |
| 85 |
petrichor |
The smell of earth after a rain. |
| 86 |
plethora |
A great excess, overabundance. |
| 87 |
porcelain |
A fine white clay pottery. |
| 88 |
potamophilous |
Loving rivers. |
| 89 |
propinquity |
An inclination or preference. |
| 90 |
Pyrrhic |
Victorious despite heavy losses. |
| 91 |
quintessential |
The ultimate, the essence of the essence. |
| 92 |
redolent |
Sweet-smelling. |
| 93 |
rhapsody |
A beautiful musical piece. |
| 94 |
riparian |
Having to do with the bank of a river or other body of water. |
| 95 |
ripple |
A small, circular wave emanating from a central point. |
| 96 |
scintillate |
To sparkle with brilliant light. |
| 97 |
sempiternal |
Forever and ever. |
| 98 |
seraglio |
Housing for a harem. |
| 99 |
serendipity |
Finding something while looking for something else. |
| 100 |
surreptitious |
Sneaky. |
