Country Dictionary

germinate, sprout

The coastal resort town is quiet now, but with summer approaching it will soon be pullulating with tourists.

of the color wine

At the art museum, we saw a portrait of Mary II wearing a magnificent vinaceous dress befitting her royal splendor

of, relating to, or resembling a tempest

Sam and Rachel have always had a tempestuous relationship—one minute fast friends, the next snarling and at each other's throats.

the Celtic May Day festival

Aunt Kat vividly described the huge bonfires and colorful rituals she had witnessed at the Beltane festival in Edinburgh as a girl.

lighthearted unconcern

Amanda sauntered casually into the meeting room with an air of insouciance; if she was worried at all about her presentation, she certainly didn't show it

a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms

In this violent paroxysm the whole top of the mountain is believed to have been swept away.

fate

It was at this point in his career that kismet arranged his meeting with the young man who one day was to begin the undoing of it all.