Uncommon
cavil
[kav-uhl]
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily
raconteur
[rak-uhn-tur]
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
hegira
[hi-jahy-ruh]
any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place
pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.
tutelary
[toot-l-er-ee]
serving as a protector, guardian, or patron
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
contrived
[kuhn-trahyvd]
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained
repugnant
[ri-puhg-nuhnt]
extremely distasteful; unacceptable
chthonic
[tha-nik]
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth
ubiquitous
[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent
feckless
[fek-lis]
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible
imbroglio
[im-brohl-yoh]
a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc. of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations
perfidious
[per-fid-ee-uhs]
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
impecunious
[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
having little or no money; penniless; poor
melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings
detectorist
[dɪˈtɛktərɪst]
a person whose hobby is using a metal detector
loquacious
[loh-kwey-shuhs]
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous
micawber
[mi-caw-ber]
one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune
darg
[dahrg]
a day's work
skerrick
[sker-ik]
a small piece or quantity; a bit
clinometer
[klahy-nom-i-ter]
an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes
snickersnee
[snik-er-snee]
a knife, especially one used as a weapon.
aubade
[oh-bad; oh-bahd]
a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning