Smitten words

Beseech - 1. to implore urgently (verb used with object) 2. to beg eagerly (verb used without object) 3.to make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.

Wistful - 1. characterised by melancholy; longing; yearning. 2. pensive, especially in a melancholy way.

Emanate - 1. to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin: come forth: originate. synonyms: arise, spring, flow. 2. to send forth; emit.

Nihilism - an extreme form of skepticism.

Gawky - awkward, ungainly, clumsy

Nostalgia - a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.

Avarice - insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.

Transmundane - reaching beyond or existing outside the visible or physical world.

Ambuscade - to attack from concealed position; ambush.

Beguiled - 1. to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
2. to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of  ): to be beguiled of money.
3. to charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist.
4. to pass (time) pleasantly: beguiling the long afternoon with a goo

 

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