Uncommon

valorous

[val-er-uhs]

showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

impecunious

[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]

having little or no money; penniless; poor

insidious

[in-sid-ee-uhs]

intended to entrap or beguile

equanimous

[ih-kwan-uh-muhs]

having or showing equanimity; even-tempered

breviloquent

[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

propinquity

[proh-ping-kwi-tee]

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

calumniate

[kuh-luhm-nee-eyt]

to make false and malicious statements about; slander

garrulous

[gar-uh-luhs]

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

obnubilate

[ob-noo-buh-leyt]

to cloud over; becloud; obscure

pellucid

[puh-loo-sid]

allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear

draconian

[drey-koh-nee-uhn]

excessively harsh and severe

hebetude

[heb-i-tood]

the state of being dull; lethargy

puissant

[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]

powerful; mighty; potent

gurn

[gurn]

make a comically or repulsively ugly face

pleonasm

[plee-uh-naz-uhm]

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

solstice

[sol-stis]

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

sashay

[sa-shey]

to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly

woebegone

[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]

beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe