Uncommon

fetching

[fech-ing]

charming; captivating

provident

[prov-i-duhnt]

having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future

alacrity

[uh-lak-ri-tee]

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

indissoluble

[in-di-sol-yuh-buhl]

not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed

noisome

[noi-suhm]

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

matutinal

[muh-toot-n-l]

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

taradiddle

[tar-uh-did-l]

a small lie; fib

ignominious

[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs]

marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

ambrosial

[am-broh-zhuhl]

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant

woebegone

[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]

beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

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

gelid

[jel-id]

very cold; icy

persiflage

[pur-suh-flahzh]

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

plashy

[plash-ee]

marshy; wet

munificent

[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]

characterized by great generosity

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

claptrap

[klap-trap]

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

hegira

[hi-jahy-ruh]

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

roister

[roi-ster]

enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

panacea

[pan-uh-see-uh]

a remedy for all disease or ills

detectorist

[dɪˈtɛktərɪst]

a person whose hobby is using a metal detector

contrived

[kuhn-trahyvd]

obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

cognizance

[kog-nuh-zuhns]

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

valorous

[val-er-uhs]

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