vinaceous

of the color wine
At the art museum, we saw a portrait of Mary II wearing a magnificent vinaceous dress befitting her royal splendor
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pullulate

The coastal resort town is quiet now, but with summer approaching it will soon be pullulating with tourists.
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Beltane

Aunt Kat vividly described the huge bonfires and colorful rituals she had witnessed at the Beltane festival in Edinburgh as a girl.
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insouciance

lighthearted unconcern
Amanda sauntered casually into the meeting room with an air of insouciance; if she was worried at all about her presentation, she certainly didn't show it
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paroxysm

a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms
In this violent paroxysm the whole top of the mountain is believed to have been swept away.
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kismet

It was at this point in his career that kismet arranged his meeting with the young man who one day was to begin the undoing of it all.
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temporize

to act to suit the time or occasion
The legislature was accused of temporizing while the budget deficit continued to worsen
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