exhilaration vs rue

exhilaration

noun
  • The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated. 

  • The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. 

rue

verb
  • To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place. 

noun
  • Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines. 

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