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Love & Luck
Jenna Evans Welch • 2019
seraphic
se·raph·ic /səˈræfɪk/ (adjective) — angelic, radiant, or purely serene; characteristic of a seraph.
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meraki
me·ra·ki /meˈrɑːki/ (verb) — the act of putting love, creativity, and soul into something; doing something with wholehearted passion and care.
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saudade
sau·da·de /souˈdädə/ (noun) — a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the portuguese or brazilian temperament.
eleutheromania
el·eu·ther·o·ma·ni·a /ɪˌljuːθəˈrɒməniə/ (noun) — an intense and irresistible desire for freedom
mamihlapinatapai
ma·mi·hla·pi·na·ta·pai /ˈmæmɪɬæpɪnətɑːpaɪ/ (noun) — a wordless yet profound look shared between two people, each wishing the other would initiate something they both desire but are hesitant to begin.
sonder
son·der /ˈsɒndər/ (UK), /ˈsɑːndər/ (US) (noun) — the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as one’s own, full of stories unseen.
apricity
a·pric·i·ty /əˈprɪsɪti/ (noun) — the warmth of the sun in winter; a rare, gentle comfort amid cold.
anemoia
an·e·moi·a /ˌænəˈmɔɪə/ (noun) — nostalgia for a time or place one has never known.
cafuné
ca·fu·né /ka.fuˈnɛ/ (noun) — the act of running your fingers gently through someone’s hair; a tender, intimate gesture.
jayus
ja·yus /ˈdʒaɪ.ʊs/ (noun) — a joke so poorly told and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh.
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cynical
cyn·i·cal /ˈsinək(ə)l/ (adjective) — believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
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emulous
wanting to be better than others
assiduous
hard-working, diligent
indolent
unmotivated or not trying
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Lie with Me
Philippe Besson · 2020
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Don't Stop Me Now
Track · Queen
Queen's iconic and exhilarating rock song.
Ataraxia
a state of emotional numbness, beyond sadness
Weltschmerz
the deep, aching sadness of realizing the world is not as you wish it to be
