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  1. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  2. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  3. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  4. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  5. conflate
    mix together different elements
  6. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  7. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  8. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  9. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  10. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  11. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  12. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  13. jaded
    exhausted
  14. kaleidoscope
    an optical toy in a tube
  15. lilt
    a jaunty rhythm in music or speech
  16. montage
    the technique of splicing together different sections of film to convey an idea
  17. nostalgic
    unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things
  18. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  19. penumbra
    a region of light shadow around the darkest part of a shadow
  20. quirky
    strikingly unconventional
  21. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  22. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  23. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  24. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  25. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  26. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  27. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  28. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Created on Thu Oct 04 15:36:40 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Oct 04 16:34:29 EDT 2012)

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