I admit, I lifted this from another site, but considering how many word-aholics we have here, thought it might make an interesting topic of discussion (if you would like to see the site, go here:
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- A cat-lover. (as a dog person I might disagree with thisone. . .) Assemblage- A gathering. Becoming- Attractive. Beleaguer - To exhaust with attacks. Brood - To think alone. BucolicIn - 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. Ing=E9nue - A na=EFve 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. VestigialIn - trace amounts. Wafture - Waving. Wherewithal - The means. Woebegone - Sorrowful, downcast.