Uncommon

snickersnee

[snik-er-snee]

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

sycophant

[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

convivial

[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]

friendly; agreeable

adversary

[ad-ver-ser-ee]

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

descry

[dih-skrahy]

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

campanile

[kam-puh-nee-lee]

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

wanton

[won-tn]

a sexually unrestrained woman

feckless

[fek-lis]

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

boondoggle

[boon-dog-uhl]

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

guileless

[gahyl-lis]

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

blandishment

[blan-dish-muhnt]

a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

propinquity

[proh-ping-kwi-tee]

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

ken

[ken]

one's range of knowledge or sight

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs]

noisy and difficult to control

capricious

[kuh-prish-uhs]

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

saudade

[soh-dah-duh]

a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent

skerrick

[sker-ik]

a small piece or quantity; a bit

ignominious

[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]

marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

taradiddle

[tar-uh-did-l]

a small lie; fib

persiflage

[pur-suh-flahzh]

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

imbroglio

[im-brohl-yoh]

a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc. of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations

cognizance

[kog-nuh-zuhns]

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

monotonous

[muh-not-n-uhs]

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

indissoluble

[in-di-sol-yuh-buhl]

not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed