Uncommon

licentious

[lahy-sen-shuhs]

unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

haughty

[haw-tee]

arrogantly superior and disdainful

alacrity

[uh-lak-ri-tee]

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

inimical

[ih-nim-i-kuhl]

adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful

gasconade

[gas-kuh-neyd]

extravagant boasting

trenchant

[tren-chuhnt]

incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

descry

[dih-skrahy]

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

tessellate

[tes-uh-leyt]

to form small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern

boondoggle

[boon-dog-uhl]

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

manavelins

[muh-nav-uh-linz]

miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

zeitgeist

[tsahyt-gahyst]

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

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs]

noisy and difficult to control

convivial

[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]

friendly; agreeable

inchoate

[in-koh-it]

not organized; lacking order

plumbeous

[pluhm-bee-uhs]

resembling or containing lead; leaden

capricious

[kuh-prish-uhs]

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

nadir

[ney-der]

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

campanile

[kam-puh-nee-lee]

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

pedagogy

[ped-uh-goh-jee]

the function or work of a teacher; teaching

noisome

[noi-suhm]

of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

sycophant

[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

misgiving

[mis-giv-ing]

a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension

claptrap

[klap-trap]

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

riposte

[ri-pohst]

a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism