• gallivant ( v. ) go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment.
  • incubus ( n. ) a feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare, any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
  • kairos ( n. ) the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that create the opportune atmosphere for action, words, or movement.
  • mellifluous ( adj. ) sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).
  • nebulous ( adj. ) (of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined.
  • numinous ( adj. ) an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted--the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed and inspired.
  • orenda ( n. ) a mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to effect change in their own lives.
  • petrichor ( n. ) a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
  • resfeber ( n. ) the restless race of the traveller's heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together.
  • serendipity ( n. ) finding something good without looking for it.
  • sillage ( n. ) the scent that lingers in air, the trail left in water, the impression made in space after something or someone has been and gone.
  • tranquil ( adj. ) free from mental/emotional disturbance, calm; without motion or sound
  • wanderlust ( n. ) a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.
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