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Aesthetic Words Flashcards

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solivagant

A

wandering alone

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Metanoia

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The journey of changing one’s mind, heart, self or way of life.

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Eccendentesiast

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Someone who hides pain behind a smile

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nyctophilia

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A love/preference for night

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nemophilist

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One who love the forest, its beauty and solitude.

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Ataraxia

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The state of blissful and serene calmness

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Nephophile

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Lover of clouds

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sciamach

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a battle against imaginary enemies; fighting your shadows

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Dystychiphobia

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the fear of hurting someone

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Enigmatic

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

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Dern

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Secret, hidden, dark, i.e hidden feelings

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Paramnesia

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a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality.

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Kadota

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To dissapear, vanish, to be missing, to fade.

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brontide

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The low rumble of distant thunder

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Yugen

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A profound awareness of the universe that triggers feelings too deep and mysterious for words.

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ineffable

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too great to be expressed in words

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psithurism

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the sound of wind in the trees

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latibule

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hiding place, safe and comfort

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elysian

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heavenly

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Mizpah

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The deep emotional bond between people, especially people separated by distance or death.

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Marmoris

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The shining surface of the ocean

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Abditory

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A place where you can disappear or hide

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lypophrenia

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a vague feeling of sadness without any cause

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Vagary

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An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey; a whimsical, wild or unusual idea, desire or action.

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Apotelesma

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The influence of stars on human destiny.

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oneirataxia

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inability to distinguish between reality and imagination

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orphic

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Arcane

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habromania

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delusions of happiness

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Seatherny

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Serenity when listening to birds

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Zirgwe

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The hopelessness felt after trying multiple, different paths but still not knowing what to do with one’s life.

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Psychomachy

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Conflict between body and soul

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