Uncommon

defer

[dih-fer]

to postpone or delay something; to yield to someone

winsome

[win-suhm]

sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging

candy

[kan-dee]

a sweet food made with sugar and often flavoring (such as chocolate) and filling

axiom

[ak-see-uhm]

a self-evident truth that requires no proof

bumfuzzle

[buhm-fuhz-uhl]

to confuse or fluster

greasy

[gr-easy]

covered with or resembling grease; oily or slippery.

intimidate

[in-tim-i-deyt]

to make fearful.

hegira

[hi-jahy-ruh]

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

cavil

[kav-uhl]

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

apprentice

[uh-pren-tis]

a person learning a trade under a skilled worker

embellishment

[emb-ell-ishm-ent]

a decorative detail or feature added to enhance appearance or effect.

report

[ri-pawrt]

to give an account or representation of something

abrupt

[uh-brupt]

sudden and unexpected

succedaneum

[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]

a substitute

violin

[vy-oh-lin]

a string instrument played with a bow

descry

[dih-skrahy]

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

spurious

[spyoor-ee-uhs]

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

hurried

[hur-reed]

done quickly or with urgency

ostentatious

[os-ten-tey-shuhs]

characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

insatiable

[in-sey-shuh-buhl]

not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased

banal

[buh-nal]

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

noble

[noh-buhl]

having fine personal qualities or high moral principles

assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn]

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

contemplative

[kon-tem-pluh-tiv]

expressing or involving prolonged thought