Ailurophile: A cat-lover.
Ameliorate: To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory
Assemblage: A gathering.
Becoming: Attractive.
Beleaguer: To exhaust with attacks.
Brood: To think alone.
Bucolic In a lovely rural setting.
Bungalow: A small, cozy cottage.
Callipygous: Having beautifully proportioned buttocks.
Cathartic: Inducing catharsis; purgative.
Chatoyant: Like a cat’s eye.
Comely: Attractive.
Conflate: To blend together.
Crestfallen: Dejected; dispirited; discouraged
Cynosure: A focal point of admiration.
Dalliance: A brief love affair.
Demesne: Dominion, territory.
Demure: Shy and reserved.
Denouement: The resolution of a mystery.
Desuetude: Disuse.
Desultory: Slow, sluggish.
Diaphanous: Filmy.
Dissemble: Deceive.
Dulcet: Sweet, sugary.
Ebullience: Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent: Bubbly.
Efflorescence: Flowering, blooming.
Effluence: The act or an instance of flowing out.
Elision: Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Elixir: A good potion.
Eloquence: Beauty and persuasion in speech.
Embrocation: Rubbing on a lotion.
Emollient: A softener.
Ephemeral: Short-lived.
Epiphany: A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile: At one time, for a time.
Ethereal: Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
Evanescent: Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
Evocative: Suggestive.
Fetching: Pretty.
Felicity: Pleasantness.
Forbearance: Withholding response to provocation.
Fugacious: Fleeting.
Frisson: A moment of intense excitement.
Furtive: Shifty, sneaky.
Gambol: To skip or leap about joyfully.
Glamour: Beauty.
Gossamer: The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk.
Halcyon: Happy, sunny, care-free.
Harbinger: Messenger with news of the future.
Imbrication: Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
Imbroglio: An altercation or complicated situation.
Imbue: To infuse, instill.
Incipient: Beginning, in an early stage.
Ineffable: Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingénue: A naïve young woman.
Inglenook: A cozy nook by the hearth.
Insouciance: Blithe nonchalance.
Inure: To become jaded.
Labyrinthine: Twisting and turning.
Lachrymose: Given to tears or weeping.
Lagniappe: A special kind of gift.
Lagoon: A small gulf or inlet.
Languor: Listlessness, inactivity.
Lassitude: Weariness, listlessness.
Leisure: Free time.
Lilt: To move musically or lively.
Lissome: Slender and graceful.
Lithe: Slender and flexible.
Love: Deep affection.
Loquacious: Talking or tending to talk much or freely.
Mellifluous: Sweet sounding.
Moiety: One of two equal parts.
Mondegreen: A slip of the ear.
Murmurous: Murmuring.
Nemesis: An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing: The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Onomatopoeia: A word that sounds like its meaning.
Opulent: Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest: A manuscript written over earlier ones.
Panacea: A solution for all problems.
Panoply: A complete set.
Pastiche: An art work combining materials from various sources.
Penumbra: A half-shadow.
Petrichor: The smell of earth after rain.
Plethora: A large quantity.
Propinquity: Proximity; Nearness
Pyrrhic: Successful with heavy losses.
Quintessential: Most essential.
Ratatouille: A spicy French stew.
Ravel: To knit or unknit.
Redolent: Fragrant.
Resplendence: Splendid or dazzling in appearance.
Riparian: By the bank of a stream.
Ripple: A very small wave.
Saccharine: Overly or sickishly sweet.
Scintilla: A spark or very small thing.
Sempiternal: Eternal.
Seraglio: Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
Serendipity: Finding something nice while looking for something else.
Soliloquy: The act of talking to oneself
Summery: Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
Sumptuous: Lush, luxurious.
Surreptitious: Secretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna: A river in Pennsylvania.
Susurrous: Whispering, hissing.
Talisman: A good luck charm.
Tintinnabulation: Tinkling.
Umbrella: Protection from sun or rain.
Untoward: Unseemly, inappropriate.
Vespertine: Relating to, or occurring in the evening.
Vestigial: In trace amounts.
Wafture: The act of waving or a wavelike motion.
Wherewithal: The means.
Woebegone: Sorrowful, downcast.
Zephyr: A gentle breeze.
Bonus Words
Abeyance -Temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension.
Acataphasia-A loss of the ability to express oneself using organized syntax.
Azure- A variation of blue that is often described as the color of the sky on a clear summer’s day
Callipygous- Having shapely buttocks.
Desideratum- Something wanted or needed.
Ensorcell- To bewitch or enchant someone.
Juxtaposition- The state of being close together or side by side.
Malevolence- Wishing evil or harm to another or others.
Quixotic- Impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Sovereign- Having supreme rank, power, or authority.
Superfluous- Unnecessary or excessive.
Syllogism- An extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument.
Synecdoche- Simultaneous understanding
Velvet- A very pleasant, luxurious, desirable situation.
Verisimilitude- A philosophical concept that distinguishes between the truth and the falsity of assertions and hypotheses.
There's always a space (in the comment section below) for your responses and additions, including any of your favorite words that aren't listed above.