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  1. afforest
    establish a forest on previously unforested land
  2. aftermath
    the consequences of an event, especially a catastrophic one
  3. be on cloud nine
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  4. becalm
    make still, steady, or tranquil
  5. blithesome
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  6. broadsheet
    an advertisement intended for wide distribution
  7. buffoonish
    like a clown
  8. caprice
    a sudden desire
  9. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  10. causerie
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  11. chivalrous
    attentive and honorable like an ideal knight
  12. congratulatory
    expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
  13. dapper
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  14. debonaire
    having a sophisticated charm
  15. devil-may-care
    marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
  16. emblazon
    decorate with heraldic arms
  17. eudaemonia
    a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  18. extremum
    the point located farthest from the middle of something
  19. exultant
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  20. featherbrained
    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
  21. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  22. fiddle-faddle
    trivial nonsense
  23. gabble
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  24. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  25. gilt
    having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
  26. gleeful
    full of high-spirited delight
  27. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  28. happy-go-lucky
    cheerfully irresponsible
  29. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  30. hotheaded
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
  31. indefinite quantity
    an estimated quantity
  32. ism
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  33. madcap
    characterized by impulsiveness or recklessness
  34. majestic
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  35. merry andrew
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  36. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  37. noble-minded
    of high moral or intellectual value
  38. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  39. phantasy
    imagination unrestricted by reality
  40. pollyannaish
    pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
  41. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  42. salad days
    the best time of youth
  43. sappy
    very sentimental or emotional
  44. snappy
    quick and energetic
  45. soda pop
    a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
  46. spiffy
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  47. stunner
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  48. timberland
    land that is covered with trees and shrubs
  49. timbre
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  50. tittle-tattle
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  51. twaddle
    pretentious or silly talk or writing
  52. vividness
    interest and variety and intensity
  53. wearisome
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental fatigue
  54. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  55. whimsy
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  56. zippy
    quick and energetic
Created on Wed Sep 22 09:36:57 EDT 2010 (updated Thu Jul 07 15:26:51 EDT 2011)

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