Enthrall

en·thrall (n-thrôl)
tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls

1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience.
2. To enslave.

Soprano

so·pran·o (s-prn, -prän)
n. pl. so·pran·os

1. The highest singing voice of a woman or young boy.
2. A singer having such a voice.
3. The tonal range characteristic of a soprano.
4. An instrument that sounds within this range.
5. Abbr. S A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.

Elude

e·lude (-ld)
tr.v. e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes

1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police.
2. To escape the understanding or grasp of: a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them. See Synonyms at escape.

Lofty

loft·y (lôft, lf-)
adj. loft·i·er, loft·i·est

1. Of imposing height.
2. Elevated in character; exalted.
3. Affecting grandness; pompous.
4. Arrogant; haughty.

Carnival

car·ni·val (kärn-vl)
n.

1. often Carnival The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent.
2. A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows.
3. A festival or revel: winter carnival.

Cosmopolitan

cos·mo·pol·i·tan (kzm-pl-tn)
adj.

1. Pertinent or common to the whole world: an issue of cosmopolitan import.
2. Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world: the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt.
3. So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest: a cosmopolitan traveler.
4. Ecology. Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely distributed.

n.

A cosmopolitan person or organism; a cosmopolite.

Reciprocate

re·cip·ro·cate (r-spr-kt)
v. re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing, re·cip·ro·cates
v. tr.

1. To give or take mutually; interchange.
2. To show, feel, or give in response or return.

v. intr.

1. To move back and forth alternately.
2. To give and take something mutually.
3. To make a return for something given or done.
4. To be complementary or equivalent.

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re·cipro·cative adj.
re·cipro·cator n.

Synonyms: reciprocate, requite, return
These verbs mean to give, take, or feel reciprocally: doesn't reciprocate favors; consideration requited with disregard; return a compliment.

reciprocate

v 1: act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
2: alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"

Elusive

e·lu·sive (-lsv, -zv)
adj.

1. Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory: “an invisible cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist [himself]” (David Kline).
2. Difficult to define or describe: “Failures are more finely etched in our minds than triumphs, and success is an elusive, if not mythic, goal in our demanding society” (Hugh Drummond).

Cerebral

cer·e·bral (sr-brl, s-r-)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum.
2. Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional: “His approach is cerebral, analytical, cautious” (Helen Dewar).

Resilien

re·sil·ient (r-zlynt)
adj.

1. Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune.
2. Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed. See Synonyms at flexible.

Giddy

gid·dy (gd)
adj. gid·di·er, gid·di·est

1. 1. Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy.
   2. Causing or capable of causing dizziness: a giddy climb to the topmast.
2. Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty.

intr. & tr.v. gid·died, gid·dy·ing, gid·dies

To become or make giddy.