- adorn (v): make beautiful
- aghast (adj): filled with horror
- alcove (n): a recess, typically in the wall of a room or of a garden
- amaranthine (adj): undying, immortal; eternally beautiful
- amphigory (n): complete nonsense; poetry that looks or sounds good but actually has no meaning.
- anagnorisis (n): a moment in a plot or story wherein the main character either recognizes or identifies his/her true nature
- anathema (n): a person or thing that is damned
- aorta (n): the main artery of the body
- apocryphal (adj): of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
- arabesque (n): an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines
- aubade (n): a love song which is sung at dawn
- aureate (n): the fanciful and flowery words of poets.
- aurora (n): dawn
- banter (n): witty repartee
- baroque (adj): highly ornate and extravagant in style
- beguile (v): charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
- bellicose (adj): demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
- besotted (adj): strongly infatuated
- betwixt (adj): between
- bucolic (adj): relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
- cathartic (adj): providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis
- chasm (n): a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface
- chimerical (adj): merely imaginary or fanciful
- chivalry (n): courteous behavior, especially that of a man toward women
- clandestine (adj): kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
- conundrum (n): a confusing and difficult problem or question
- crepuscule (n): twilight; dusk
- cygnet (n): swan
- daguerrotype (n): a photograph taken by an early photographic process
- debonair (adj): confident, stylish, and charming
- deity (n): god or goddess
- denouement (n): the resolution of a narrative
- diadem (n): a jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty
- diaphanous (adj): very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
- dulcet (adj): sweet, sugary
- eclectic (adj): deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
- eidolon (n): a phantom, or specter
- eleutheromania (n): an intense and irresistible desire for freedom
- elision (n): omission of a letter or syllable
- elixir (n): a magical or medicinal potion
- eloquence (n): fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
- ennui (n): boredom
- epoch (n): a particular period of time in history or a person's life
- epiphany (n): a moment of sudden revelation
- equinox (n): when day and night are of equal length
- erstwhile (adj): former
- espionage (n): the practice of spying or of using spies
- eternitarian (n): one who believes in the eternity of the soul.
- eudaemonia (n): true happiness
- euonym (n): a pleasing or beautiful name
- eupnea (n): normal, good, unlabored breathing
- facsimile (n): n exact copy, especially of written or printed material
- felicity (n): intense happiness
- gardeviance (n): chest for valuables; a travelling trunk
- halcyon (adj): calm and peaceful; tranquil
- hamartia (n): a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of the tragic hero or heroine
- hiraeth (n): homesickness for a home you can't return to, or that never was
- kalopsia (n): the delusion that things are more beautiful than they are
- labyrinthine (adj): like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting
- lachrymose (adj): tearful or given to weeping
- lacuna (n): a blank space or missing part
- lethologica (n): the inability to recall a precise word for something
- limerence (n): state of being infatuated with another person
- lingerie (n): women's underwear and nightclothes
- lithe (adj): thin, supple, and graceful
- macabre (adj): disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
- malapert (adj): clever in manners of speech
- masquerade (n): the wearing of disguise
- mellifluous (adj): a sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear
- menagerie (n): a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition
- mercurial (adj): subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
- myriad (n): a countless or extremely great number
- naiad (n): a sprite or mermaid that dwells in rivers or springs
- nefarious (adj): wicked, despicable
- nepenthe (n): something, such as a drink or a drug, capable of making one forget suffering
- oblivion (n): the state of being unaware of what is happening around you
- oleander (n): a poisonous evergreen Old World shrub
- palimpsest (n): something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form
- pareidolia (n): a psychological phenomenon, wherein a person has the notion of seeing faces of people in clouds
- pastiche (n): a parody or mimicry
- penumbra (n): a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area
- peripeteia (n): a sudden reversal of fortunes
- persnickety (adj): obsessively particular
- petrichor (n): pleasant, earthy smell after rain
- phalerated (adj): decorated; made beautiful
- phantasmagoria (n): a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream
- phrontistery (n): a thinking place; a place of study
- propinquity (n): the state of being close to someone or something; proximity
- prosaic (adj): having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
- psithurism (n): the sound of the wind through trees
- pyrrhic (adj): won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor
- quixotic (adj): extremely romantic and chivalrous
- raconteur (n): one who excels in story-telling
- reticent (adj): not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
- rhadamanthine (adj): being completely fair and incorruptible
- rococo (adj): extravagantly or excessively ornate
- rosarium (n): a rose garden
- sabaism (n): the worship of stars
- saffron (adj): orange-yellow
- schism (n): a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties
- soigné (adj): showing sophisticated elegance
- somnambulist (n): sleepwalker
- sparsile (adj): of a star, not included in any constellation.
- supine (adj): lying face-upwards
- susurrus (n): a whispering or rustling sound
- syllabi (n): an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching
- sylph (n): a graceful and slender young woman
- syzygy (n): an alignment of celestial bodies
- taffeta (n): a fine lustrous silk or similar synthetic fabric
- talisman (n): an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone
- tarantism (n): the urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
- tristifical (adj): causing to be sad or mournful
- tryst (n): a secret, clandestine meeting, especially between two lovers
- velichor (n): the strange wistfulness of used bookshops
- verisimilitude (n): the appearance of being true or real
- viridian (adj): chrome green
- vorfreude (n): the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures
- wanweird (adj): an unhappy fate
- weltschmerz (n): sentimental melancholy; a sorrow that one accepts as inevitable; romantic, poetical sadness
- yearning (n): deep desire or longing
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