Uncommon

matutinal

[muh-toot-n-l]

pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day

feckless

[fek-lis]

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

prosaic

[proh-zey-ik]

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

perfidious

[per-fid-ee-uhs]

deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

guileless

[gahyl-lis]

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

succedaneum

[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]

a substitute

valorous

[val-er-uhs]

showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

adversary

[ad-ver-ser-ee]

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

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

impecunious

[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]

having little or no money; penniless; poor

petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr, pe-trahy-kawr]

a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

persiflage

[pur-suh-flahzh]

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

nimiety

[ni-mahy-i-tee]

excess; overabundance

perdure

[per-door]

remain in existence throughout a substantial period of time; endure

palfrey

[pawl-free]

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

cognizance

[kog-nuh-zuhns]

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

incipient

[in-sip-ee-uhnt]

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

maudlin

[mawd-lin]

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

plashy

[plash-ee]

marshy; wet

cravat

[kruh-vat]

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

perspicacious

[pur-spi-key-shuhs]

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

hebetude

[heb-i-tood]

the state of being dull; lethargy

loquacious

[loh-kwey-shuhs]

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

surmise

[ser-mahyz]

to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess