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Wistful (adj) wist-ful characterized by melancholy or longing. First recorded in 1605–15; obsolete wist “quiet,…

Synchronicity (noun) sin-kron-is-it-ee an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or…

Jubilation (adj) jyu-bil-ay-shun A feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation. First recorded…

Connoisseur (noun) kon-uh-sur a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an…

Malamute (noun) mal-a-myoot one of an Alaskan breed of large dogs having a dense, coarse…

Bedizen (verb) bed-iz-uhn to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner. First…

Ormolu (noun) awr-muh-loo Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to…

Phototropism (adj) fo-to-trop-iz-m Tendency to grow towards the sunlight. First recorded in 1895–1900; photo- +…

Embower (verb) em-bou-er to shelter in, cover or surround with foliage. First recorded in 1570–80;…