| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ablution | washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification |
| Alabaster | a very light white |
| Amorous | inclined toward or displaying love |
| Ardent | characterized by intense emotion |
| Celestial | of heaven or the spirit |
| Defer | give in respectfully; submit; delay till later. |
| Diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| Ecstasy | a state of elated bliss |
| Equivocal | ambiguous; intentionally misleading |
| Ethereal | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality |
| Flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| Palpable | obvious; capable of being touched or felt |
| Quaint | strange in an interesting or pleasing way |
| Rend | tear or be torn violently |
| Restive | impatient, uneasy, or restless |
| Sagacity | ability to make good judgments |
| Transpire | come about, happen, or occur |
| Languish | become feeble |
| Trudge | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
| Writhe | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle |
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