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zest
Part of speech: NounA spicy flavor; something that gives a pleasant taste or relish; keen enjoyment; eager enthusiasm; as, he went at his work with zest.
Usage examples "zest":- The danger, however, merely gave the venture an added zest and, ere I was aware of it I was standing in the large and pretty sitting- room occupied by the mother and daughter. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
- All zest in the thing was gone. - "Foul Play", Charles Reade Dion Boucicault.
- What a zest for living and for happiness she had! - "K", Mary Roberts Rinehart.