Vocabulary Set #1

frisson

noun

1. a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill: “a frisson of excitement.”

2. aesthetic chills/psychogenic shivers, often as a response to rewarding stimuli such as music, films, art, stories, photos, rituals, etc.

syn: chills, shivers, orgasmic shivers, rush, thrill, flush

gimlet

noun

1. a small T-shaped tool with a screw-tip for boring holes.

2. a cocktail of gin (or sometimes vodka) and lime juice.

bereft

adj.

1. (bereft of) deprived of or lacking (something): “her room was stark and bereft of color.”

2. of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure:

syn: deprived of, robbed of, denuded of, cut off from, minus, sans, clean out of.

stewardship

noun

the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an organization or property: “responsible stewardship of our public lands”

lavish

adjective

1. sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious: “a lavish banquet.”

2. spent or given in profusion: “lavish praise.”

verb

1. bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on: “the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film.”

2. (lavish something with) cover something thickly or liberally with: “she lavished our son with kisses.”

syn:

adj: sumptuous, luxurious, luxuriant, lush, opulent, generous, liberal, prodigal, fulsome, abundant, profuse, plentiful,

ver: spend, expend, heap, shower, pour, deluge

derivatives:

lavishness