Uncommon

ubuntu

[oo-boon-too]

humanity or fellow feeling; kindness

minacious

[mi-ney-shuhs]

menacing; threatening

zeitgeist

[tsahyt-gahyst]

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

perspicacious

[pur-spi-key-shuhs]

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

penumbra

[pi-nuhm-bruh]

the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

manavelins

[muh-nav-uh-linz]

miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

expurgate

[ek-sper-geyt]

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

alacrity

[uh-lak-ri-tee]

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

snickersnee

[snik-er-snee]

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

fetching

[fech-ing]

charming; captivating

diffidence

[dif-i-duhns]

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

desideratum

[dih-sid-uh-rey-tuhm]

something wanted or needed

ken

[ken]

one's range of knowledge or sight

jocund

[jok-uhnd]

cheerful; merry; blithe; glad

ubiquitous

[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent

munificent

[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]

characterized by great generosity

prosaic

[proh-zey-ik]

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

libertine

[lib-er-teen, lib-er-tin]

a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

wanton

[won-tn]

a sexually unrestrained woman

puissant

[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]

powerful; mighty; potent

tutelary

[toot-l-er-ee]

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

plumbeous

[pluhm-bee-uhs]

resembling or containing lead; leaden

succedaneum

[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]

a substitute

tarantism

[tar-uhn-tiz-uhm]

a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula