Uncommon

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs]

noisy and difficult to control

prevaricate

[pri-var-i-keyt]

speak or act in an evasive way

oblique

[oh-bleek]

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

impute

[im-pyoot]

to attribute or ascribe

toplofty

[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]

condescending; haughty

arcane

[ahr-keyn]

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

pedagogy

[ped-uh-goh-jee]

the function or work of a teacher; teaching

rife

[rahyf]

of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use

snickersnee

[snik-er-snee]

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

stultify

[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]

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

brusque

[bruhsk]

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

plashy

[plash-ee]

marshy; wet

expurgate

[ek-sper-geyt]

to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

dirigible

[dir-i-juh-buhl]

an airship

descant

[des-kant ]

to comment or discourse at great length

schmooze

[shmooz]

to chat idly; gossip

adversary

[ad-ver-ser-ee]

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

boondoggle

[boon-dog-uhl]

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

redolent

[red-l-uhnt ]

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

perfidy

[perfidy]

deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

schadenfreude

[shahd-n-froi-duh]

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

tessellate

[tes-uh-leyt]

to form small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern

propitious

[pruh-pish-uhs]

presenting favorable conditions; favorable

auriferous

[aw-rif-er-uhs]

yielding or containing gold