Uncommon

trenchant

[tren-chuhnt]

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

tryst

[trist, trahyst]

a private romantic rendezvous between lovers

detectorist

[dɪˈtɛktərɪst]

a person whose hobby is using a metal detector

reify

[ree-uh-fahy]

to convert into or regard as a concrete thing

maelstrom

[meyl-struhm]

a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.

charlatan

[shahr-luh-tn]

a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack

vicissitude

[vi-sis-i-tood]

a change or variation occurring in the course of something

abnegate

[ab-ni-geyt]

renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)

snickersnee

[snik-er-snee]

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

quotidian

[kwoh-tid-ee-uh]

daily

placid

[plas-id]

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

winsome

[win-suhm]

sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging

pellucid

[puh-loo-sid]

allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear

antediluvian

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

very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive

taradiddle

[tar-uh-did-l]

a small lie; fib

crapulous

[krap-yuh-luhs]

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating

sycophant

[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

ephemera

[ih-fem-er-uh]

things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.

zeitgeist

[tsahyt-gahyst]

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

draconian

[drey-koh-nee-uhn]

excessively harsh and severe

inveigh

[in-vey]

to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently

inordinate

[in-awr-dn-it]

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

fecund

[fee-kuhn]

producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc. in abundance; prolific; fruitful

inimitable

[ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl]

incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless