Uncommon

propinquity

[proh-ping-kwi-tee]

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

brusque

[bruhsk]

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

court

[kawrt]

to seek the affections of; woo

ostentatious

[os-ten-tey-shuhs]

characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

placid

[plas-id]

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed

gelid

[jel-id]

very cold; icy

haboob

[huh-boob]

a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India

pedagogy

[ped-uh-goh-jee]

the function or work of a teacher; teaching

deference

[def-er-uhns]

respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another

yoke

[yohk]

a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal; compare harness

audacious

[aw-dey-shuhs]

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

infatuated

[in-fat-u-at-ed]

possessed by a foolish or extravagant passion, especially for another person

compunction

[kuhm-puhngk-shuhn]

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse

banal

[buh-nal]

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

insatiable

[in-sey-shuh-buhl]

not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased

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