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Snuggery

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noun
a cozy or comfortable place, especially someone’s private room or den.
ARCHAIC
another term for snug.

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Enrapture

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verb
gerund or present participle: enrapturing
give intense pleasure or joy to.
“Ruth was enraptured by the child who was sleeping in her arms so peacefully”

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Solace

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noun
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
“she sought solace in her religion”
Similar:
comfort
consolation
cheer
support
relief
verb
give comfort or consolation to.
“the soundlessness of nature impressed and solaced her”

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Beseech

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verbLITERARY
gerund or present participle: beseeching
ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
“they beseeched him to stay”

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Ravishing

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adjective
delightful; entrancing.
“she looked ravishing”

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Triteness

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: hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original.

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Chide

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verb
scold or rebuke.
“she chided him for not replying to her letters”

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Zeal

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noun
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
“his zeal for privatization”
Similar:
passion
zealousness
committedness

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Suffragette

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nounHISTORICAL
a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest.

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