Uncommon

prosaic

[proh-zey-ik]

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

cognizance

[kog-nuh-zuhns]

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

pharaonic

[fair-ey-on-ik]

impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

darg

[dahrg]

a day's work

trenchant

[tren-chuhnt]

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

abstruse

[ab-stroos]

difficult to understand; obscure

manavelins

[muh-nav-uh-linz]

miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

prothalamion

[proh-thuh-ley-mee-on]

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

ubuntu

[oo-boon-too]

humanity or fellow feeling; kindness

melancholia

[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]

a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

cavil

[kav-uhl]

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

hebetude

[heb-i-tood]

the state of being dull; lethargy

surmise

[ser-mahyz]

to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs]

noisy and difficult to control

insufflate

[in-suhf-leyt]

to blow or breathe (something) in

desideratum

[dih-sid-uh-rey-tuhm]

something wanted or needed

incipient

[in-sip-ee-uhnt]

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

saudade

[soh-dah-duh]

a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent

raconteur

[rak-uhn-tur]

a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

gelid

[jel-id]

very cold; icy

plashy

[plash-ee]

marshy; wet

jocund

[jok-uhnd]

cheerful; merry; blithe; glad

alacrity

[uh-lak-ri-tee]

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

campanile

[kam-puh-nee-lee]

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church