Definition

snare      /snɛər/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[snair]
n.
   1.  anything serving to entrap or entangle unawares

muse     /myuz/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[myooz]
v.
   1. To think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
   2. Archaic. To gaze meditatively or wonderingly.

n.
   1. A guiding spirit
   2. A source of inspiration

hi·a·tus      /haɪˈeɪtəs/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[hahy-ey-tuhs] 
n.
  1.    a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
  2.    a missing part

pa·tience      /ˈpeɪʃəns/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[pey-shuhns]
n.
   1.    the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
   2.    an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay
   3.    quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence

qui·et      /ˈkwaɪɪt/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[kwahy-it]
adj.
   1.    restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little
   2.    making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable
   3.    said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way
v.
   4.    to allay (tumult, doubt, fear, etc.)

nos·tal·gi·a       (nŏ-stāl’jə, nə-) 
n.  
   1.  A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.