Unusual
fisticuffs
[fis-tuh-kuhfs]
combat with the fists
susurrus
[soo-sur-uhs]
a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper
collude
[kuh-lood]
to conspire in a fraud
propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate
rhadamanthine
[rad-uh-man-theen]
portraying strict and inflexible judgment
rebarbative
[ree-bahr-buh-tiv]
causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.
proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation
grok
[grok]
to understand thoroughly and intuitively
desuetude
[des-wi-tood]
the state of being no longer used or practiced
suffuse
[suh-fyooz]
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
sophistry
[sof-uh-stree]
a false argument; sophism
insipid
[in-sip-id]
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
stultify
[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]
to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means
fulminate
[fuhl-muh-neyt]
to issue denunciations or the like
hygge
[hoog-uh]
(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.
desiccate
[des-i-keyt ]
to dry thoroughly; dry up
obnubilate
[ob-noo-buh-leyt]
to cloud over; becloud; obscure
jeremiad
[jer-uh-mahy-uhd]
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint
torrid
[tawr-id]
ardent; passionate
hector
[hek-ter]
to treat with insolence; bully; torment
volplane
[vol-pleyn]
to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off
bastion
[bas-chuhn]
fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work
adamantine
[ad-uh-man-teen]
utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion
oligopoly
[ol-i-gop-uh-lee]
the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors