Uncommon
limerence
[li-mer-uhns]
the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship
cerulean
[suh-roo-lee-uhn]
deep blue; sky blue; azure
ubiquitous
[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent
juggernaut
[juhg-er-nawt]
any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
manavelins
[muh-nav-uh-linz]
miscellaneous pieces of gear and material
enigma
[uh-nig-muh]
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
skedaddle
[ski-dad-ld]
to run away hurriedly; flee
standoffish
[stand-aw-fish]
somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly
curmudgeon
[ker-muhj-uhn]
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person
micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune
ennui
[ahn-wee]
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom
bellicose
[bel-i-kohs]
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
corybantic
[kawr-uh-ban-tik]
wild; frenzied
rapprochement
[rap-rohsh-mahn]
an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations
lachrymose
[lak-ruh-mohs]
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful
cromlech
[krom-lek]
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb
stalwart
[stawl-wert]
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust
furphy
[fur-fee]
a false report; rumor
collude
[kuh-lood]
to conspire in a fraud
roister
[roi-ster]
enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way
dollop
[dol-uhp]
to dispense in dollops
pulchritude
[puhl-kri-tood]
physical beauty; comeliness
proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation
spasmodic
[spaz-mod-ik ]
pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms