wishful, optimistic, fortunate

Kathleen P. (United States of America)
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  1. wishful
    having or expressing desire for something
  2. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  3. fortunate
    having unexpected good luck
  4. rosy
    having the pinkish flush of health
  5. animation
    quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
  6. being
    the state or fact of existing
  7. connectedness
    the state of being connected
  8. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  9. liaison
    a means of communication between groups
  10. connection
    a relation between things or events
  11. sail
    a large piece of fabric used to propel a vessel
  12. crowned
    provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified
  13. regal
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  14. majestic
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  15. imperial
    relating to or associated with an empire
  16. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  17. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
  18. artistry
    great skill, imagination, or creative ability
  19. graphics
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
  20. coarse
    rough to the touch
  21. tactile property
    a property perceived by touch
  22. fellowship
    the state of being with someone
  23. elevation
    distance of something above a reference point
  24. nip and tuck
    even or close in a race or competition or comparison
  25. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  26. pictorial
    pertaining to or consisting of pictures
  27. puff
    a short light gust of air
  28. tailor
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
  29. halo
    a circle of light around the sun or moon
  30. encircle
    surround or form a ring around
  31. ringing
    the sound of a bell ringing
  32. crazy
    affected with madness or insanity
  33. teased
    feeling mild pleasurable excitement
  34. titillated
    feeling mild pleasurable excitement
  35. intoxicated
    stupefied or excited by a chemical substance
  36. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
  37. soaring
    the activity of flying a glider
  38. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  39. exalted
    of high moral or intellectual value
  40. magnet
    a device that attracts iron and produces lines of force
  41. layer
    a single thickness of some substance or material
  42. bamboozle
    conceal one's true motives from
  43. abundant
    present in great quantity
  44. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
Created on Thu Jun 05 10:46:14 EDT 2008

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