Uncommon

inchoate

[in-koh-it]

not organized; lacking order

breviloquent

[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

snickersnee

[snik-er-snee]

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

guileless

[gahyl-lis]

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

fetching

[fech-ing]

charming; captivating

clinometer

[klahy-nom-i-ter]

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

roister

[roi-ster]

enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

darg

[dahrg]

a day's work

hegira

[hi-jahy-ruh]

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

aubade

[oh-bad; oh-bahd]

a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

wanton

[won-tn]

a sexually unrestrained woman

impecunious

[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]

having little or no money; penniless; poor

arcane

[ahr-keyn]

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

boondoggle

[boon-dog-uhl]

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs]

noisy and difficult to control

perspicacious

[pur-spi-key-shuhs]

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

chthonic

[tha-nik]

of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth

skerrick

[sker-ik]

a small piece or quantity; a bit

maudlin

[mawd-lin]

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

trenchant

[tren-chuhnt]

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