Uncommon
acquisitive
[uh-kwiz-i-tiv]
tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.
dearth
[durth]
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
saponify
[suh-pon-uh-fahy]
to become converted into soap
inimitable
[ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl]
incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless
crack
[krak]
to break or cause to break with a sharp sound
bruised
[broozd]
showing discoloration from an injury
bilk
[bilk]
to defraud; cheat
propinquity
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity
lucrative
[loo-kruh-tiv]
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative
intrepid
[in-trep-id]
resolutely fearless; dauntless
supplant
[suh-plant]
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like
birdbrained
[bird-braynd]
silly or lacking intelligence
vicissitude
[vi-sis-i-tood]
a change or variation occurring in the course of something
silly
[s-illy]
lacking seriousness or common sense; playful or foolish.
fletcherize
[flech-uh-rahyz]
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly
skerrick
[sker-ik]
a small piece or quantity; a bit
woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe
allure
[uh-loor]
the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating
cosmetic
[koz-met-ik]
relating to appearance or intended to beautify
horticulture
[hor-ti-kuhl-cher]
the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
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
wizened
[wiz-uhnd]
withered; shriveled
censorious
[sen-sawr-ee-uhs]
severely critical; fault-finding; carping
epitome
[ih-pit-uh-mee]
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class