Uncommon

greasy

[gr-easy]

covered with or resembling grease; oily or slippery.

cognizance

[kog-nuh-zuhns]

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

serendipitous

[ser-uhn-dip-i-tuhs]

come upon or found by accident; fortuitous

monotonous

[muh-not-n-uhs]

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

retort

[ri-twart]

to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way

despot

[de-spo-pot]

one who has total power and rules brutally

moot

[moot]

subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty

languor

[lang-ger ]

lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness

sanguine

[sang-gwin]

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

clean

[kleen]

free from dirt, pollution, or unwanted matter

grok

[grok]

to communicate sympathetically

tumultuous

[too-muhl-choo-uhs]

full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar

deride

[de-ryde]

to ridicule or mock someone or something

despondent

[dis-pon-dent]

feeling hopeless or discouraged

vespertine

[ves-per-tin]

of, relating to, or occurring in the evening

nonchalant

[non-shuh-lahnt]

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

raze

[reyz]

to tear down; demolish; level to the ground

abate

[uh-beyt]

​​to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.

conundrum

[kuh-nuhn-druhm]

a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as: "What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper."

maxim

[ma-xim-xim]

a common saying expressing a principle of conduct

picaresque

[pik-uh-resk]

pertaining to or characterized by a form of prose fiction originally developed in Spain in which the adventures of a roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes often depicting the everyday life of the common people

deathly

[deth-lee]

resembling death or very intense

caseous

[key-see-uhs]

cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency

adamantine

[ad-uh-man-teen]

too hard to cut, break, or pierce