Beautiful-Sounding English Words

1. Abeyance - temporary state of disuse, inactivity, cessation, or suspension.

2. Elixir - a good, magical or medicinal potion.

3. Serendipity - a "fortunate happenstance" or "pleasant surprise".

4. Epiphany - (i) a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization
                      (ii) an appearance or manifestation, especially of a deity

5. Luminescence - the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence.

6. Reminiscence - a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator.

7. Solitude - the state or situation of being alone.

8. Aurora - a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky.

9. Oblivion - the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.

10. Ephemeral - lasting for a very short time

11. Eloquence - fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

12. Effervescence - bubbles in a liquid; fizz.

13. Quixotic - Impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.

14. Sovereign - Having supreme rank, power, or authority.

15. Verisimilitude - A philosophical concept that distinguishes between the truth and the falsity of assertions and hypotheses.


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