Uncommon

leviathan

[li-vahy-uh-thuhn]

anything of immense size or power

aubade

[oh-bad; oh-bahd]

a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

obeisance

[oh-bey-suhns]

deference or homage

indissoluble

[in-di-sol-yuh-buhl]

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

obfuscate

[ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt]

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear

rife

[rahyf]

of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use

calamitous

[kuh-lam-i-tuhs]

involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous

fetching

[fech-ing]

charming; captivating

snickersnee

[snik-er-snee]

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

trenchant

[tren-chuhnt]

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

hebetude

[heb-i-tood]

the state of being dull; lethargy

repugnant

[ri-puhg-nuhnt]

in conflict with; incompatible with

rove

[rohv]

to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, especially over a wide area

ineffable

[in-ef-uh-buhl]

incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs]

noisy and difficult to control

legless

[leg-less]

without legs

roust

[roust]

cause to get up or start moving; rouse

nadir

[ney-der]

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

antediluvian

[an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn]

a person who lived before the Flood; a very old or old-fashioned person or thing

supplant

[suh-plant]

to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like

innate

[ih-neyt]

existing in one from birth; inborn; native

sanguine

[sang-gwin]

reddish; ruddy

dogged

[daw-gid, dog-id]

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious

inimical

[ih-nim-i-kuhl]

adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful