Uncommon

breviloquent

[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

rife

[rahyf]

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

calamitous

[kuh-lam-i-tuhs]

involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous

languid

[lang-gwid]

displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

mores

[mawr-eyz]

folkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group

plashy

[plash-ee]

marshy; wet

convivial

[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]

friendly; agreeable

uncanny

[uhn-kan-ee]

having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary

contrived

[kuhn-trahyvd]

obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

indissoluble

[in-di-sol-yuh-buhl]

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

carouse

[kuh-rouz]

drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way

scion

[sahy-uhn]

a descendant or heir

infamy

[in-fuh-mee]

extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act

diffidence

[dif-i-duhns]

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

malaise

[ma-leyz]

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify

inimitable

[ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl]

incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless

pristine

[pris-teen]

having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied

mellifluous

[muh-lif-loo-uhs]

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding

ingratiating

[in-grey-shee-ey-ting]

charming; agreeable; pleasing; deliberately meant to gain favor

banal

[buh-nal]

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

solicitous

[suh-lis-i-tuhs]

characterized by or showing interest or concern

skerrick

[sker-ik]

a small piece or quantity; a bit

monotonous

[muh-not-n-uhs]

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

court

[kawrt]

to seek the affections of; woo