Uncommon

confidential

[kon-fi-den-shuhl]

intended to be kept private or secret

volitional

[voh-lish-uh-nl]

done of one’s own will or choosing; deliberately decided or chosen

impecunious

[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]

having little or no money; penniless; poor

admixture

[ad-mix-cher]

a mixture or combination of different things

soliloquy

[suh-lil-uh-kwee]

an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

antediluvian

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

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

perspicacious

[pur-spi-key-shuhs]

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

impartial

[imp-art-ial]

treating all parties or sides equally; free from bias or favoritism.

crapulous

[krap-yuh-luhs]

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating

persiflage

[pur-suh-flahzh]

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

scurrilous

[skur-uh-luhs]

making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation

adumbrate

[a-duhm-breyt]

to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch

militate

[mil-i-teyt]

to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily

innate

[ih-neyt]

existing in one from birth; inborn; native

policy

[pol-uh-see]

a course of action adopted or proposed by an organization or government; a set of principles or rules.

battery

[ba-tte-ery]

a device that supplies power

parallel

[par-uh-lel]

extending in the same direction, never meeting

manifold

[ma-nif-old]

diverse, varied

innate

[ih-neyt]

inherent in the essential character of something

audit

[aw-dit]

an official inspection of accounts or records

guileless

[gahyl-lis]

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

meritorious

[mer-i-tawr-ee-uhs]

deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy

scurrilous

[skur-uh-luhs]

humorously insulting

oeillade

[œ-yad]

an amorous glance; ogle