Uncommon
limpid
[lim-pid]
clear, transparent, or pellucid (as water, crystal, or air)
chthonic
[tha-nik]
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth
darg
[dahrg]
a day's work
ambrosial
[am-broh-zhuhl]
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant
ascribe
[uh-skrahyb]
to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic
stymie
[stahy-mee]
to hinder, block, or thwart
saponify
[suh-pon-uh-fahy]
to become converted into soap
guileless
[gahyl-lis]
free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank
uitwaaien
[out-vahyn]
the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health
impecunious
[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
having little or no money; penniless; poor
allure
[uh-loor]
the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating
eucatastrophe
[yoo-kuh-ta-struh-fee]
a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending
noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor
misgiving
[mis-giv-ing]
a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
malfeasance
[mal-fee-zuhns]
the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially regarding an act in violation of a public trust)
precipice
[pres-uh-pis]
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face
remonstrate
[ri-mon-streyt]
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
abscond
[ab-skond]
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution
snickersnee
[snik-er-snee]
a knife, especially one used as a weapon.
vicissitude
[vi-sis-i-tood]
a change or variation occurring in the course of something
loquacious
[loh-kwey-shuhs]
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous
jocund
[jok-uhnd]
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad
ramify
[ram-uh-fahy]
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions
foist
[foist]
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon)