22/07/2015
100 BEAUTIFUL WORDS FROM THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT YOU NEED TO USE MORE
1. Ailurophile -A cat-lover.
2. Beleaguer -To exhaust with attacks.
3. Brood -To think alone.
4. Bucolic -In a lovely rural setting.
5. Chatoyant -Like a cat’s eye.
6. Comely -Attractive.
7. Conflate -To blend together.
8. Cynosure -A focal point of admiration.
9. Dalliance -A brief love affair.
10. Demesne -Dominion, territory.
11. Demure -Shy and reserved.
12. Denouement -Tresolution of a mystery.
13. Desuetude -Disuse.
14. Desultory -Slow, sluggish.
15. Diaphanous -Filmy. .
16. Dissemble -Deceive.
17. Dulcet -Sweet, sugary.
18. Ebullience -Bubbling enthusiasm.
19. Effervescent -Bubbly.
20. Efflorescence -Flowering, blooming.
21. Elision -Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
22. Elixir -A good potion.
23. Eloquence -Beauty and persuasion in speech.
24. Embrocation -Rubbing on a lotion.
25. Emollient -A softener.
26. Ephemeral -Short-lived.
27. Epiphany -A sudden revelation.
28. Erstwhile -At one time, for a time.
29. Ethereal -Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
30. Evanescent -Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
31. Evocative -Suggestive..
32. Fetching -Pretty.
33. Felicity -Pleasantness.
34. Forbearance -Withholding response to provocation.
35. Fugacious -Fleeting.
36. Furtive -Shifty, sneaky.
37. Gambol -To skip or leap about joyfully.
38. Glamour -Beauty.
39. Gossamer -The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk.
40. Halcyon Happy, -sunny, care-free.
41. Harbinger -Messenger with news of the future.
42. Imbrication -Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
43. Imbroglio -An altercation or complicated situation.
44. Imbue -To infuse, instill.
45. Incipient -Beginning, in an early stage.
46. Ineffable -Unutterable, inexpressible.
47. Ingénue -A naïve young woman.
48. Inglenook -A cozy nook by the hearth.
49. Insouciance -Blithe nonchalance.
50. Inure -To become jaded.
51. Labyrinthine -Twisting and turning.
52. Lagniappe -A special kind of gift.
53. Lagoon -A small gulf or inlet.
54. Languor- Listlessness, inactivity.
55. Lassitude -Weariness, listlessness.
56. Leisure -Free time.
57. Lilt -To move musically or lively.
58. Lissome -Slender and graceful.
59. Lithe -Slender and flexible.
60. Love -Deep affection.
61. Mellifluous -Sweet sounding.
62. Moiety -One of two equal parts.
63. Mondegreen -A slip of the ear.
64. Murmurous -Murmuring.
65. Nemesis- An unconquerable archenemy.
66. Offing -The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
67. Onomatopoeia -A word that sounds like its meaning.
68. Opulent -Lush, luxuriant.
69. Palimpsest -A manuscript written over earlier ones.
70. Panacea -A solution for all problems
71. Panoply -A complete set.
72. Pastiche -An art work combining materials from various sources.
73. Penumbra -A half-shadow.
74. Petrichor -The smell of earth after rain.
75. Plethora -A large quantity.
76. Propinquity -An inclination.
77. Pyrrhic -Successful with heavy losses.
78. Quintessential -Most essential.
79. Ratatouille -A spicy French stew.
80. Ravel -To knit or unknit.
81. Redolent -Fragrant.
82. Riparian -By the bank of a stream.
83. Ripple -A very small wave.
84. Scintilla -A spark or very small thing.
85. Sempiternal -Eternal.
86. Seraglio -Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
87. Serendipity -Finding something nice while looking for something else.
88. Summery -Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
89. Sumptuous -Lush, luxurious.
90. Surreptitious -Secretive, sneaky.
91. Susquehanna -A river in Pennsylvania.
92. Susurrous -Whispering, hissing.
93. Talisman -A good luck charm.
94. Tintinnabulation -Tinkling.
95. Umbratilous -Shadowy; shaded or secluded.
96. Untoward -Unseemly, inappropriate.
97. Vestigial -In trace amounts.
98. Wafture -Waving.
99. Wherewithal -The means.
100. Woebegone -Sorrowful or downcast.
