WORD:

Lascivious
adj. 1. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd. 2. arousing sexual desire. 3. indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness,

QUOTE:

“Flowers are happy things.”
- P. G. Wodehouse

WORD:

Vicissitude
n. 1. a change or variation occurring in the course of something. 2. interchange or alternation, as of states or things. 3. vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs. 4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. 5. change; mutation; mutability.

QUOTE:

“I think every relationship is going to go through a few rough patches. Those are what make it stronger, I think.”
- Ryan Reynolds

WORD:

Solicitude
n. 1. care or concern for someone or something.

QUOTE:

“Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.”
- Michael J. Fox

WORD:

Medicinal
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.

QUOTE:

“Be nice to people on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down.”
- Jimmy Durante

WORD:

Condone
v. 1. to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like). 2. to give tacit approval to. 3. to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse.


QUOTE:

“Never regret anything that makes you smile.”
- Mark Twain

WORD:

Temptation
n. 1. the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.


QUOTE:

“In trying to help someone else you will find yourself.”
- Bette Midler

WORD:

Perplex
v. 1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally. 2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question. 3. to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty.


QUOTE:

“Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit, it makes the ride worthwhile.”
- Sean Connery

WORD:

Irreparable
adj. 1. not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair.


QUOTE:

“I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.”
- Lily Tomlin

WORD:

Obdurate
adj. 1. Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action. “Despite her plea, he remained obdurate.”


QUOTE:

“Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.”
- P!nk

WORD:

Special
adj. 1. of a distinct or particular kind or character. 2. being a particular one; particular, individual, or certain. 3. pertaining or peculiar to a particular person, thing, instance, etc.; distinctive; unique. 4. having a specific or particular function, purpose, etc. 5. distinguished or different from what is ordinary or usual.


QUOTE:

“All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.”
- Jerry Springer

WORD:

Devotion
n. 1. profound dedication; consecration. 2. earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc. 3. an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.


QUOTE:

“Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you enough chance to love you enough.”
- Dinah Shore

WORD:

Innocence
n. 1. the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong. 2. freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness. 3. simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté. 4. lack of knowledge or understanding. 5. harmlessness; innocuousness.


QUOTE:

“I am a romantic, but I do put up a barrier around myself, so it is hard for people to get in and to know the real me.”
- Freddy Mercury

WORD:

Succor
n. 1. help; relief; aid; assistance. 2. a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.


QUOTE:

“The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.”
- Princess Diana

WORD:

Timorous
adj. 1. Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence: “A timorous demeanor.”


QUOTE:

“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on.”
- Tupac Shakur

WORD:

Confide
v. 1. to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems. 2. to have full trust; have faith.


QUOTE:

“Always pass on what you have learned.”
- Yoda

WORD:

Stealth
n. 1. The act of moving, proceeding, or acting in a covert way. 2. The quality or characteristic of being furtive or covert. adj. 1. Not disclosing one's true ideology, affiliations, or positions: a stealth candidate. 2. Having or providing the ability to prevent detection by radar: a stealth bomber; stealth technology.


QUOTE:

“Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can.”
- Andrew Iskander

WORD:

Calamity
n. 1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. 2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.


QUOTE:

“If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.”
- Quoted in P.S. I Love You

WORD:

Kismet
n. 1. fate; destiny


QUOTE:

“You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
- Bob Marley

WORD:

Irascible
adj. 1. Characterized by or arising from anger. (of a person) Easily made angry. “He was always irascible and quick to get into a fight.”


QUOTE:

“Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.”
- Leonardo DiCaprio

WORD:

Heartache
n. 1. emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.


QUOTE:

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”
- Kimberly Johnson

WORD:

Solitude
n. 1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion 2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity. 3. a lonely, unfrequented place.


QUOTE:

“Life stinks, but that doesn't mean you don't enjoy it.”
- Dustin Hoffman

WORD:

Opportunity
n. 1. an appropriate or favorable time or occasion. 2. a situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal. 3. a good position, chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success.


QUOTE:

“He who laughs most, learns best.”
- John Cleese

WORD:

Contrite
adj. 1. Arising from sense of guilt: done or said out of a sense of guilt or remorse. 2. Very sorry: genuinely and deeply sorry about something. “He was suitably contrite.”


QUOTE:

“It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.”
- Chinese Proverb

WORD:

Melancholy
n. 1. a pensive, gloomy, depressed state. 2. having or causing a sad mood.


QUOTE:

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
- From a headstone in Ireland

WORD:

Freedom
vb. 1. the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial. 2. exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc. 3. the power to determine action without restraint.


QUOTE:

“Every man dies, but not every man really lives.”
- William Wallace


* Shout-out to our Scottish muses and writers ;)

WORD:

Manipulate
vb. 1. to handle or use, esp with some skill, in a process or action: to manipulate a pair of scissors. 2. to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously. 3. to falsify (a bill, accounts, etc) for one's own advantage. 4. (in physiotherapy) to examine or treat manually, as in loosening a joint


QUOTE:

“The mirror can lie. It doesn't show you what's inside.”
- Demi Lovato

WORD:

Futile
adj. Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. “All of his attempts to rectify the situation proved futile.”


QUOTE:

“You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see. But you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.”
- Johnny Depp

WORD:

Anxiety
n. 1. distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune: "He felt anxiety about the possible loss of his job". 2. earnest but tense desire; eagerness. 3. Psychiatry. a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of mental disorder.


QUOTE:

“Love does not care to define and is never in a hurry to do so.”
- Charles du Bos

WORD:

Devotion
n. 1. profound dedication; consecration. 2. earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.


QUOTE:

“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”
- Barbara Bush

WORD:

Precarious
adj. 1. dangerously lacking in security of stability: "The precarious life of an undercover cop". 2. subject to chance or unknown conditions. 3. based on uncertain, unwarranted or unproved premises: "A precarious solution to a difficult problem."


QUOTE:

“You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.”
- Charles F. Kettering

WORD:

Fondle
v. 1. to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress. 2. to show fondness, as by manner, words, or caresses.


QUOTE:

“Speak when angry and you will make the biggest speech you ever regret.”
- Dr Lawrence J. Peter

WORD:

Ambivalence
n. 1. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.


QUOTE:

“Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your breath away.”
- Hitch (Movie)

WORD:

Vacuous
adj. Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. "a vacuous smile".


QUOTE:

“I never knew until that moment how bad it could hurt to lose something you never really had.”
- The Wonder Years (TV Show)

WORD:

Evocative
adj. Bringing strong memories, images, or feelings to mind.


QUOTE:

“Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.”
- Sicilian Proverb

WORD:

Dismal
adj: Gloomy. Depressing; dreary. “The business was a dismal failure;” “Dismal weather.”


QUOTE:

“Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most.”
- Ellen Degeneres

With a few requests for more prompts (and more frequently, if possible), we have decided to add a new feature to muserevival, being Word of the Day and Quote of the Day.

Basically, it's exactly as it sounds. Mod availability permitting, each day we will post a word of the day and a quote of the day that will act as an open prompt. You can respond to this in any way it may inspire you, whether it be a drabble, a narrative prompt, a blog/diary, or anything else. There's no restrictions, just that it be a piece of writing stemming from your muse.

We have added new tags of [prompt] word of the day and [prompt] quote of the day for you to use if you post any pieces for these prompts.

In addition, members are always welcome to make requests or suggestions as to prompts they would like to see for these new features or any other prompt sets at any time, via our CONTACT THE MODS post.

Incoming is our first Word and Quote of the Day prompts.

Enjoy :)