Unusual

harangue

[huh-rang ]

a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe

suffuse

[suh-fyooz]

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

abrasive

[uh-brey-siv]

tending to abrade; causing abrasion; abrading

hindrance

[hin-druhnce]

something that obstructs or delays progress

sartorial

[sahr-tawr-ee-uhl]

of or relating to clothing or style or manner of dress

plaintiff

[pleyn-tif]

petitioner (in court of law)

insipid

[in-sip-id]

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

inculcate

[in-kuhl-keyt]

to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in)

sartorial

[sahr-tawr-ee-uhl]

of or relating to tailors or their trade

epistemology

[ih-pis-tuh-mol-uh-jee]

a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge

nonplussed

[non-pluhst]

completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected

propitiate

[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

forage

[fawr-ij]

to search about; seek; rummage; hunt

collude

[kuh-lood]

to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent

spurn

[spurn]

to reject with disdain; scorn

stultify

[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]

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

defenestrate

[dee-fen-uh-streyt]

to suddenly remove (a person) from an important position or office

ellipsis

[ih-lip-sis]

omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete.

forage

[fawr-ij]

to wander or go in search of provisions

cheat

[cheet]

to act dishonestly to gain an advantage

virtuoso

[vur-choo-oh-soh]

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field

authentic

[aw-then-tik]

genuine, real, or original; not a copy, imitation, or counterfeit; conforming to the source or representing true characteristics or qualities.

rumour

[roo-mur]

a circulating story or report of uncertain truth

attrit

[uh-trit]

to wear down (an opposing military force) by numerical superiority in troops or firepower