Uncommon
darg
[dahrg]
a day's work
limerence
[li-mer-uhns]
the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship
saudade
[soh-dah-duh]
a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent
pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching
surmise
[ser-mahyz]
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess
breviloquent
[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech
palfrey
[pawl-free]
a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women
peregrinate
[per-i-gruh-neyt]
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot
cachinnate
[kak-uh-neyt]
to laugh loudly or immoderately
spurious
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
monotonous
[muh-not-n-uhs]
having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range
puissant
[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]
powerful; mighty; potent
inchoate
[in-koh-it]
not organized; lacking order
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
valorous
[val-er-uhs]
showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle
aubade
[oh-bad; oh-bahd]
a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning
feckless
[fek-lis]
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible
roister
[roi-ster]
enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way
plashy
[plash-ee]
marshy; wet
adversary
[ad-ver-ser-ee]
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
raconteur
[rak-uhn-tur]
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
perfidious
[per-fid-ee-uhs]
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
diffidence
[dif-i-duhns]
modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence
uitwaaien
[out-vahyn]
the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health