Uncommon

eldritch

[el-drich]

eerie; weird; spooky

paucity

[paw-si-tee]

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

draconian

[drey-koh-nee-uhn]

excessively harsh and severe

cerulean

[suh-roo-lee-uhn]

deep blue; sky blue; azure

plashy

[plash-ee]

marshy; wet

hebetude

[heb-i-tood]

the state of being dull; lethargy

hegemonic

[hej-uh-mon-ik]

having hegemony or dominance

expatiate

[ik-spey-shee-eyt]

to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

gurn

[gurn]

make a comically or repulsively ugly face

perfidious

[per-fid-ee-uhs]

deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

micawber

[mi-caw-ber]

one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

rapprochement

[rap-rohsh-mahn]

an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

inexorable

[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]

not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties

avaricious

[av-uh-rish-uhs]

characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

plumbeous

[pluhm-bee-uhs]

resembling or containing lead; leaden

cynosure

[sahy-nuh-shoor]

something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.

grok

[grok]

to understand thoroughly and intuitively

torrid

[tawr-id]

ardent; passionate

tenacious

[tuh-ney-shuhs]

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

insouciance

[in-soo-see-uhns]

the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

impecunious

[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]

having little or no money; penniless; poor

adversary

[ad-ver-ser-ee]

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

collywobbles

[kol-ee-wob-uhlz]

intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances due to anxiety

lucubrate

[loo-kyoo-breyt]

to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night and by lamplight