aspersion - An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander.

bereavement - To leave desolate or alone, especially by death.

calico - 1. A coarse, brightly printed cloth. 2. An animal, such as a cat, having a coat that is mottled in tones of white with red and black.

celestial - Of or relating to the sky or the heavens 2. Supremely good; sublime.

cloistered - A secluded, quiet place.

contemplating - To look at attentively and thoughtfully.

didactic - Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.

dogma - 1. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. 2. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.

domicile - A residence; a home.

ennui - Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom.

essence - The most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.

gusto - Vigorous enjoyment; zest.

harbingers - One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.

lackluster - lacking brilliance or vitality, dull.

languid - Lacking energy or vitality; weak 2. Showing little or no spirit or animation; listless

meandered - 1. To follow a winding and turning course. 2. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction.

moorings - Equipment, such as anchors or chains, for holding fast a vessel or an aircraft.

omega - The end.

phoenix - 1. A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes. 1. A person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty; a paragon.

photon - The quantum of electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime.

pomade - A perfumed ointment, especially one used to groom the hair.

prism - 1. A transparent body of this form, often of glass and usually with triangular ends, used for separating white light passed through it into a spectrum or for reflecting beams of light. 2. A medium that misrepresents whatever is seen through it.

propinquity - proximity; nearness.

repose - The act of resting or the state of being at rest. 2. Calmness; tranquillity.

reverie - A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.

subsided - To become less agitated or active.

tantamount - Equivalent in effect or value.

trepidation - A state of alarm or dread; apprehension.

undermining - To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation.

unmitigated - 1. Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity. 2. Without qualification or exception; absolute.

wanderlust - A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel.

whimsical - Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability.