Uncommon
noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor
oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle
hebetude
[heb-i-tood]
the state of being dull; lethargy
snickersnee
[snik-er-snee]
a knife, especially one used as a weapon.
pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.
saudade
[soh-dah-duh]
a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent
penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off
munificent
[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]
characterized by great generosity
jocund
[jok-uhnd]
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad
breviloquent
[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech
panacea
[pan-uh-see-uh]
a remedy for all disease or ills
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
ken
[ken]
one's range of knowledge or sight
tutelary
[toot-l-er-ee]
serving as a protector, guardian, or patron
impecunious
[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
having little or no money; penniless; poor
draconian
[drey-koh-nee-uhn]
excessively harsh and severe
peregrinate
[per-i-gruh-neyt]
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot
cavil
[kav-uhl]
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily
palfrey
[pawl-free]
a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women
riposte
[ri-pohst]
a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
provident
[prov-i-duhnt]
having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future
schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune
pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching
ubuntu
[oo-boon-too]
humanity or fellow feeling; kindness