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[h=1]mellifluous[/h][h=1][/h]
adjective

1.sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding:a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.


2.flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
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Flocinaucinihilipilification

Mid 18th century: from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication.
- The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
 
Aquiver
as in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering - usually used predicatively.
 
Epoch
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.
 
Getting

verb (used with object), got or (Archaic) gat; got or gotten;getting.1.to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of:to get a birthday present; to get a pension.

Although there are more than 50 ways or synonyms of how to use such a comprehensive word in the English language but also:


v.c.1200, from Old Norse geta "to obtain, reach; to beget; to guess right"(past tense gatum, past participle getenn), from Proto-Germanic *getan(cf. Old Swedish gissa "to guess," literally "to try to get"), from PIE root*ghend- "seize, take" (cf. Greek khandanein "to hold, contain," Lithuaniangodetis "be eager," second element in Latin prehendere "to grasp, seize,"Welsh gannu "to hold, contain," Old Church Slavonic gadati "to guess,suppose"). Meaning "to seize mentally, grasp" is from 1892.

Old English, as well as Dutch and Frisian, had the root only in compounds(e.g. begietan "to beget," see beget; forgietan "to forget," see forget ). Vestiges of Old English cognate *gietan remain obliquely in past participlegotten and original past tense gat. The word and phrases built on it takeup 29 columns in the OED 2nd edition. Related: Getting.

Get wind of "become acquainted with" is from 1840, from earlier to getwind "to get out, become known" (1722). Get out, as a command to goaway, is from 1711. Get-rich-quick (adj.) attested from 1904, first in O.Henry. To get out of hand originally (1765) meant "to advance beyond theneed for guidance;" sense of "to break free, run wild" is from 1892, fromhorses. To get on (someone's) nerves is attested by 1970.
 
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Dig

verb (used without object), dug or (Archaic) digged, digging.

1. to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel,spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.

2. to make one's way or work by or as by removing or turning overmaterial:to dig through the files.


verb (used with object), dug or (Archaic) digged, digging.

3. to break up, turn over, or loosen (earth, sand, etc.), as with a shovel,spade, or bulldozer (often followed by up).

4. to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.

5. to unearth, obtain, or remove by digging (often followed by up orout).

6. to find or discover by effort or search.

7.to poke, thrust, or force (usually followed by in or into):He dug his heel into the ground.


noun

8. thrust; poke: He gave me a dig in the ribs with his elbow.


9. a cutting, sarcastic remark.

10. an archaeological site undergoing excavation.

11. digs, Informal. living quarters; lodgings.

Verb phrases

12. dig in,
  • to dig trenches, as in order to defend a position in battle.
  • to maintain one's opinion or position.
  • to start eating.


13. dig into, Informal. to attack, work, or apply oneself voraciously,vigorously, or energetically:to dig into one's work; to dig into a meal.


14. dig out,
  • to remove earth or debris from by digging.
  • to hollow out by digging.
  • to find by searching:to dig out facts for a term paper.


15. dig up,
  • to discover in the course of digging.
  • to locate; find:to dig up information.
 
AQUIVER

As in quivering, in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling.
 
^ quiver (v.)

"to tremble," late 15c., perhaps imitative, or possibly an alteration of quaveren (see quaver), or from Old English cwifer- (in cwiferlice "zealously"), which is perhaps related to cwic "alive" (see quick (adj.)). Related: Quivered; quivering. As a noun in this sense from 1715, from the verb.

*http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=quiver
 
Munchkin (n.)

1900, coined by U.S. author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." He never explained how he got the word. The word most like it is perhaps mutchkin, an old Scottish measure of capacity for liquids, which was used by Scott. (It comes from Middle Dutch mutseken, originally "a little cap," from mutse "cap," earlier almutse "amice, hood, headdress," from Latin amictus "mantle, cloak," noun use of past participle of amicire "to wrap, throw around," a compound from ambi- "around" (see ambi-) + iacere (see jet (v.).)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin
 
peruse: read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
 
Imbroglio

imbroglios (plural noun)

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation:

"the Watergate imbroglio"

synonyms: complicated situation ? complication ? problem ? difficulty ? predicament ? trouble ? confusion ? sticky situation ?

archaic
a confused heap.
 
Jocund

[ˈj?kənd, ˈjōkənd]
ADJECTIVE
formal

cheerful and lighthearted:
"a jocund wedding party"
synonyms: happy ? jolly ? merry ? bright ? glad ? sunny ? joyful ? joyous ? lighthearted ? in good spirits ? in high spirits ? sparkling ? bubbly ? exuberant


I really should do my due diligence and make sure I'm not recycling other's words..
 
Embroiled

involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.

Toad was embroiled in a political imbroglio.
 
Caty
- An urban slang for attractive females. "Look at that caty, yo. She's fine."
- a very attractive looking female. killer body, blonde hair, and blue eyes. tall and tan. "that bitch, she's a total caty."
(from UrbanDictionary)

For me it's nice title for my gf. Something like Kitty, but older :D

- MHF
 
Entranced

Entranced: If you are entranced by someone or something that is very ​interesting or ​beautiful, you cannot ​stop ​watching him, her, or it.
 
Longing

[h=3]noun[/h]
  1. strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
  2. an instance of this: a sudden longing to see old friends.
 
Beholden

Main Entry: beholden
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: indebted
Synonyms: bound, grateful, in hock, into, obligated, obliged, on a string, on the arm, on the cuff, on the tab, owe one, owing, responsible, under obligation
Antonyms: ingrateful
 
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