Uncommon

roust

[roust]

cause to get up or start moving; rouse

limpid

[lim-pid]

clear, transparent, or pellucid (as water, crystal, or air)

flimflam

[flim-flam]

a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim

inveigh

[in-vey]

to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently

adumbrate

[a-duhm-breyt]

to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch

pithy

[pith-ee]

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

unload

[unl-oad]

to remove goods, cargo, or burdens from a vehicle, container, or person.

oeillade

[œ-yad]

an amorous glance; ogle

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

repetition

[r-ep-et-ishun]

the act of doing, saying, or showing something again, often to emphasize or reinforce.

alembic

[uh-lem-bik]

anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

prophet

[prof-it]

a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of god

beguile

[bih-gahyl]

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

guts

[guhts]

courage or determination

marred

[mahr-d]

damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; rendered less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil

floating

[fl-oat-ing]

resting or moving on the surface of a liquid without sinking.

innate

[ih-neyt]

inherent in the essential character of something

deference

[def-er-uhns]

respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another

precocious

[pr-eco-ous]

advanced, developing ahead of time

eleemosynary

[el-uh-mos-uh-ner-ee]

relating to charity or almsgiving.

soliloquy

[suh-lil-uh-kwee]

an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

evolution

[ev-uh-loo-shun]

a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

palfrey

[pawl-free]

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

audit

[aw-dit]

an official inspection of accounts or records

beguile

[bih-gahyl]

to pass time pleasantly