Unusual

somnambulism

[som-nam-byuh-liz-uhm]

sleepwalking

forsake

[fawr-seyk]

to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert

queue

[kyoo]

to form in a line while waiting

callow

[kal-oh]

(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged

fastidious

[fa-stid-ee-uhs]

excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please

oligopoly

[ol-i-gop-uh-lee]

the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors

tohubohu

[toh-hoo-boh-hoo]

chaos; disorder; confusion

lollygag

[lol-ee-gag]

to spend time idly; loaf

amity

[am-i-tee]

mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord

bivouac

[biv-oo-ak]

a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire

raze

[reyz]

to tear down; demolish; level to the ground

recondite

[ri-kon-dahyt]

dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter

redolent

[red-l-uhnt ]

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

stultify

[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]

to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means

spurn

[spurn]

to reject with disdain; scorn

acrid

[ak-rid]

sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.

obfuscation

[aab-fuh-skay-shn]

the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

virtuoso

[vur-choo-oh-soh]

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field

torrid

[tawr-id]

ardent; passionate

imbibe

[im-bahyb]

to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink

auriferous

[aw-rif-er-uhs]

yielding or containing gold

proliferate

[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]

to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

felicitate

[fi-lis-i-teyt]

to make happy (archaic)

lucid

[loo-sid]

shining or bright