Unusual

defenestrate

[dee-fen-uh-streyt]

to suddenly remove (a person) from an important position or office

hegemonic

[hej-uh-mon-ik]

having hegemony or dominance

recondite

[ri-kon-dahyt]

dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter

blissful

[blis-fuhl]

extremely happy or joyful

abrasive

[uh-brey-siv]

tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive

hygge

[hoog-uh]

(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.

animus

[an-uh-mus]

strong hostility or ill feeling

stultify

[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]

to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means

exploit

[ex-plo-oit]

make full use of and derive benefit from

sartorial

[sahr-tawr-ee-uhl]

of or relating to tailors or their trade

bewitched

[b-ew-itch-ed]

enchanted or under a magical spell; also refers to being captivated or charmed.

glower

[glou-er]

to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger

curb

[k-urb]

to restrain or control something; also refers to the raised edge of a street.

virtuoso

[vur-choo-oh-soh]

a person who excels in musical technique or execution

cheat

[cheet]

to act dishonestly to gain an advantage

triturate

[trich-uh-reyt]

to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize

bumptious

[buhmp-shuhs]

offensively self-assertive

spurn

[spurn]

to reject with disdain; scorn

harangue

[huh-rang ]

a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe

cherubic

[chuh-roo-bik]

of or having the nature of a cherub, or an angel represented as a rosy-cheeked child with wings; angelic

collude

[kuh-lood]

to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent

ellipsis

[ih-lip-sis]

omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete.

virtuoso

[vur-choo-oh-soh]

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field

nostrum

[nos-truhm]

a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine