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1. Ailurophile – A cat-lover.
2. Assemblage – A gathering.
3. Becoming – Attractive.
4. Beleaguer – To exhaust with attacks.
5. Brood – To think alone.
6. Bucolic – In a lovely rural setting.
7. Bungalow – A small, cozy cottage.
8. Chatoyant – Like a cat’s eye.
9. Comely – Attractive.
10. Conflate – To blend together.
11. Cynosure – A focal point of admiration.
12. Dalliance – A brief love affair.
13. Demesne – Dominion, territory.
14. Demure – Shy and reserved.
15. Denouement – The resolution of a mystery.
16. Desuetude – Disuse.
17. Desultory – Slow, sluggish.
18. Diaphanous – Filmy.
19. Dissemble – Deceive.
20. Dulcet – Sweet, sugary.
21. Ebullience – Bubbling enthusiasm.
22. Effervescent – Bubbly.
23. Efflorescence – Flowering, blooming.
24. Elision – Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
25. Elixir – A good potion.
26. Eloquence – Beauty and persuasion in speech.
27. Embrocation – Rubbing on a lotion.
28. Emollient – A softener.
29. Ephemeral – Short-lived.
30. Epiphany – A sudden revelation.
31. Erstwhile – At one time, for a time.
32. Ethereal – Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
33. Evanescent – Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
34. Evocative – Suggestive.
35. Fetching – Pretty.
36. Felicity – Pleasantness.
37. Forbearance – Withholding response to provocation.
38. Fugacious – Fleeting.
39. Furtive – Shifty, sneaky.
40. Gambol – To skip or leap about joyfully.
41. Glamour – Beauty.
42. Gossamer – The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk.
43. Halcyon – Happy, sunny, care-free.
44. Harbinger – Messenger with news of the future.
45. Imbrication – Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
46. Imbroglio – An altercation or complicated situation.
47. Imbue – To infuse, instill.
48. Incipient – Beginning, in an early stage.
49. Ineffable – Unutterable, inexpressible.
50. Ingénue – A naïve young woman.
51. Inglenook – A cozy nook by the hearth.
52. Insouciance – Blithe nonchalance.
53. Inure – To become jaded.
54. Labyrinthine – Twisting and turning.
55. Lagniappe – A special kind of gift.
56. Lagoon – A small gulf or inlet.
57. Languor – Listlessness, inactivity.
58. Lassitude – Weariness, listlessness.
59. Leisure – Free time.
60. Lilt – To move musically or lively.
61. Lissome – Slender and graceful.
62. Lithe – Slender and flexible.
63. Love – Deep affection.
64. Mellifluous – Sweet sounding.
65. Moiety – One of two equal parts.
66. Mondegreen – A slip of the ear.
67. Murmurous – Murmuring.
68. Nemesis – An unconquerable archenemy.
69. Offing – The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
70. Onomatopoeia – A word that sounds like its meaning.
71. Opulent – Lush, luxuriant.
72. Palimpsest – A manuscript written over earlier ones.
73. Panacea – A solution for all problems
74. Panoply – A complete set.
75. Pastiche – An art work combining materials from various sources.
76. Penumbra – A half-shadow.
77. Petrichor – The smell of earth after rain.
78. Plethora – A large quantity.
79. Propinquity – An inclination.
80. Pyrrhic – Successful with heavy losses.
81. Quintessential – Most essential.
82. Ratatouille – A spicy French stew.
83. Ravel – To knit or unknit.
84. Redolent – Fragrant.
85. Riparian – By the bank of a stream.
86. Ripple – A very small wave.
87. Scintilla – A spark or very small thing.
88. Sempiternal – Eternal.
89. Seraglio – Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
90. Serendipity – Finding something nice while looking for something else.
91. Summery – Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
92. Sumptuous – Lush, luxurious.
93. Surreptitious – Secretive, sneaky.
94. Susquehanna – A river in Pennsylvania.
95. Susurrous – Whispering, hissing.
96. Talisman – A good luck charm.
97. Tintinnabulation – Tinkling.
98. Umbrella – Protection from sun or rain.
99. Untoward – Unseemly, inappropriate.
100. Vestigial – In trace amounts.
101. Wafture – Waving.
102. Wherewithal – The means.
103. Woebegone – Sorrowful, downcast.

Blijkbaar zijn het er 103. Ik zie het ook nu pas, nadat ik de gehele lijst heb genummerd.