Ailurophile
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A cat-lover.
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Assemblage |
A gathering. |
Becoming |
Attractive. |
Beleaguer |
To exhaust with attacks. |
Brood |
To think alone. |
Bucolic |
In 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. |
Ingénue |
A naïve 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. |
Vestigial |
In trace amounts. |
Wafture |
Waving. |
Wherewithal |
The means. |
Woebegone |
Sorrowful, downcast. |
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