Uncommon

retort

[ri-twart]

to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way

campanile

[kam-puh-nee-lee]

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

precondition

[pree-kon-dish-un]

a condition that must be met before something else can happen

mulct

[muhlkt]

to punish (a person) by fine, especially for a misdemeanor

disparate

[dis-per-it]

essentially different in kind; not able to be compared

baneful

[b-an-ef-ul]

harmful, destructive, or causing ruin.

greasy

[gr-easy]

covered with or resembling grease; oily or slippery.

glumly

[gluhm-lee]

in a dismal, dreary, or gloomy manner.

farouche

[fa-roosh]

sullen or shy in company

renegade

[ren-i-geyd]

of or like a renegade (a person who deserts a party or cause for another); traitorous

grandiloquent

[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

clumsy

[klum-zee]

awkward in movement or handling things

mingling

[ming-ling]

mixing or interacting with others

fecund

[fee-kuhn]

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

ephemeral

[ih-fem-er-uhl]

lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory

charlatan

[shahr-luh-tn]

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

loquacious

[loh-kwey-shuhs]

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

coruscation

[kawr-uh-skey-shuhn]

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

galvanize

[gal-vuh-nahyz]

to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current

scintillating

[sin-tl-ey-ting]

witty; brilliantly clever

misbegotten

[mis-bi-got-n]

badly conceived, made, or carried out

lugubrious

[loo-goo-bree-us]

mournful, gloomy, or sad in an exaggerated way

fetching

[fech-ing]

charming; captivating

torrid

[tawr-id]

ardent; passionate