words i like and will sometimes use

• heretofore (adv) · before now.
• nay (adv) · or rather; and more than that.
• ergo (adv) · therefore; as a result.
• seldom (adv) · not often; rarely.
• moreover (adv) · as a further matter; besides.
• cerulean (adj) · deep blue in color like a clear sky.
• lush (adj) · very rich and providing great sensory pleasure.
• subdued (adj) · (of color or lighting) soft and restrained.
• amorphous (adj) · without a clearly defined shape or form.
• veritable (adj) · used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor.
• conspicuous (adj) · standing out so as to be clearly visible.
• ghastly (adj) · causing great horror or extremely unwell.
• alluring (adj) · powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive.
• benevolent (adj) · well meaning and kindly.
• magnanimous (adj) · generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
• despondent (adj) · in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
• cacophonous (adj) · involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
• lest (conj) · with the intention of preventing; to avoid the risk of.
• albeit (conj) · although.
• apothecary (n) · a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
• mediator (n) · a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement.
• machiavellian (n) · cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous
• phantasmagoria (n) · a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream.
• soliloquy (n) · an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers.
• rendezvous (n) · a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people.
• apotheosis (n) · perfect form or example of something, or to the highest or best part of something.
• sojourn (n) · a temporary stay.
• serenity (n) · the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
• sentimentality (n) · excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
• anemoia (n) · nostalgia for a time or a place one has never known.
• wistfulness (n) · a feeling of sadness because you are thinking about something that is in the past.
• chagrin (n) · distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
• bemusement (n) · the fact or condition of being bemused; puzzlement.
• indignation (n) · anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
• segue (v) · move without interruption from one piece of music or scene to another.
• lull (v) · calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
• loom (v) · appear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
• spellbind (v) · hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.
• enthrall (v) · capture the fascinated attention of.
• recuperate (v) · recover from illness or exertion.
• shimmy (v) · move effortlessly; glide with a swaying motion.