Unusual

felicitate

[fi-lis-i-teyt]

to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.

hector

[hek-ter]

to treat with insolence; bully; torment

rebarbative

[ree-bahr-buh-tiv]

causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

bastion

[bas-chuhn]

fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

propitiate

[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

quandary

[kwon-duh-ree]

a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma

stultify

[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]

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

redolent

[red-l-uhnt ]

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

insipid

[in-sip-id]

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

collude

[kuh-lood]

to conspire in a fraud