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Aurora |
The dawn
a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole. |
No matter what the connotation, an Aurora is bright, colorful and inspiring |
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Mellifluous |
(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear. |
People typically use the word to describe someone's voice. |
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Felicity |
Intense Happiness |
Eloquence, finding the perfect words to express your thoughts |
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Lithe |
(especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful |
If you have ever seen a ballet dancer, you've seen lithe in person - tall, lean, flexible and agile |
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Scintillating |
sparkling or shining brightly
brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful. |
the scintillating sun
the audience loved his scintillating wit |
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Visceral |
relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect |
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Surreptitious |
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |
they carried on a surreptitious affair |
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Halcyon |
denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
1. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage. 2. a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm. |
the halcyon days of the mid-1980s, when profits were soaring |
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Gossamer |
a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate. |
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Effervescent |
1. (of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.
2. vivacious and enthusiastic. |
"effervescent young people" |
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Zwieback |
A usually sweetened bread first baked as a loaf and later cut into slices and toasted |
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Kaffeeklatsch |
An informal social gathering for coffee and conversation |
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