Petrichor

• n. the scent of rain on dry earth

Athazagoraphobia

• n. the fear of forgetting or being forgotten

Nepenthe

• n. a drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as a remedy for grief

Segue

• n. to move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state, condition, situation, or element to another

Nivious

• n. resembling snow; snowy

Bildungsroman

• n. a novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of a usually youthful main character

Wunderkind

• n. child prodigy

L'esprit de l'escalier

• n. (idiom) the experience of thinking of a devastating rejoinder only after leaving the scene of the debate
• the predicament of thinking of the right comeback too late

Zephyr

• n. the west wind
• a gentle breeze
• something that is airy, insubstantial, passing

Eidetic

• adj. of, relating to, or marked by extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall of visual images
• of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy

Susurration

• n. a soft, whispering or rustling sound
• a murmur

Adamantine

• adj. having the hardness or luster of a diamond
• unyielding
• inflexible

Tintinnabulation

• n. the ringing or sounding of bells

Empyrean

• n. the highest reaches of heaven, believed by the ancients to be a realm of pure fire or light
• the abode of God and the angels
• paradise
• the sky

Quondam

• adj. that once was; former

Sotto voce

• adv. in soft tones, as not to be overheard; in an undertone

Bucolic

• adj. in a lovely rural setting; pastoral

Cynosure

• n. a focal point of admiration; a centre of attraction

Riparian

• adj. by the banks of a natural watercourse or body of water

Duende

• n. (Spanish loanword) the mysterious power of a work of art to deeply move a person