Thursday, March 02, 2006

Words of the Interim Pt. 3

Euphonic words

quiddity — Noun, meaning "the essence or nature of a thing"
aleatory — Adjective, meaning "depending on chance"
daedal — Adjective, meaning "skillful; artistic; ingenious"
mercurial — Adjective, meaning "changeable; temperamental; volatile"
alluvion — Noun, meaning "the flow of the sea or other body of water against a shore"
ineffable — Adjective, meaning "incapable of being expressed"
evanesce — Verb, meaning "to grow less until completely gone"
ameliorate — Verb, meaning "to make better"
nescience — Noun, meaning "lack of knowledge or awareness"
celerity — Noun, meaning "quickness; swiftness"
faineant — Adjective, meaning "doing nothing; idle"
ennui — Noun, meaning "a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest"
deliquesce — Verb, meaning "to melt away or become liquid"
denouement — Noun, meaning "the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work"
panache — Noun, meaning "dash or flamboyance in manner or style"
deracinate — Verb, meaning "to uproot"
malodorous — Adjective, meaning "having a bad odor"
desuetude — Noun, meaning "disuse"
ebullient — Adjective, meaning "high-spirited"
flaneur — Noun, meaning "one who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer"
inimical — Adjective, meaning "unfriendly; unfavorable"

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