Unique

condign

[kuhn-dahyn]

well-deserved; fitting; adequate

dowdy

[dou-dee]

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

oblique

[oh-bleek]

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

parsimonious

[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]

unwilling to spend money or use resources

paucity

[paw-si-tee]

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

milquetoast

[milk-tohst]

a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated

logorrhea

[law-guh-ree-uh]

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

puerile

[pyoo-er-il]

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

diaphanous

[dahy-af-uh-nuhs]

very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

ameliorate

[uh-meel-yuh-reyt]

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

prate

[preyt]

to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

miscreant

[mis-kree-uhnt]

a vicious or depraved person; villain