VOCABULARY FOR NATURE

Spoondrift: spray blown up from the surface of the sea.

Sentence: Now, it is the small spoondrift before sea tide comes only just.

Perennial: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time

Sentence: Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.

Grove: a group of trees planted close together:

Sentence: I could see a small grove of trees on the hilltop

Moonglade: The bright reflection of moonlight on a body

Sentence: He walked down to the water’s edge and stood alone to watch the moonglade dancing in the surf.

Verdant: covered with healthy green plants or grass

Sentence: Much of the region’s verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane.

Celestial: of or from the sky or outside this world:

Sentence: The late afternoon sunlight gave the room a celestial glow.

Riverbank: the land at either edge of a river:

Sentence: They followed the riverbank downstream

Abloom: covered in flowers.

Sentence: The forest was warm as summer and abloom with an abundance of colorful flowers

Mellifluous: pleasingly smooth and musical to hear.

Sentence: I grew up around people who had wonderful, mellifluous voices

Pristine: original and pure; not spoiled or worn from use

Sentence: He was wearing a pristine white shirt.

Resplendent: attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous.

Sentence: “she was resplendent in a sea-green dress”

Ethereal: extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world

Sentence: She’s the prettiest, most ethereal romantic heroine in the movies.