WORDS STRANGE & UNUSUAL
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A
abrogate
Adage
adept
affect
AGAPE
ALBEIT
altruism
ambrosia
ameliorate
amnesia
anathema
Anecdotal
angst
Aphorism
assimilate
Assure
Atrocious
Autistic
Averse
awkward
B
banal
banality
bariatric
beatified
betwixt
Blasé
blasphemy
brandishing
buoy
C
catastrophres
cathartic
chism
chum
colonel
clothe
Complicit
comraderie
CONFLUENCE
contrite
coy
coyly
coyote
critique
crochet
cull
D
dearth
debaucle
debunk
Defecate
defunct
demure
dEspicable
despise
Despite
diaspora
diatribe
dichotomy
disparage
druthers
duplicity
dupilicitous
E
eclectic
Effect
Effluence
EKE
Elite
elixir
Emerge
empathy
enigma
ere
ewe
Exacerbate
excerpt
exogenous
F
farce
fathom
Fecund
Fend
figment
fizzle
flaccid
flaw
foment
Fortuitous
fragile
frivilous
frothy
G
gape
Geeky
Genre
gizmo
GLIMPSE
gumption
H
hazing
Hither
hype
hyperbole
I
ignoble
imbecile
impinge
INCULCATE
indemnity
inert
inextricably
infantile
Infrastructure
Insurrection
invaluable
ipadization
irreparable
J
jabberwocky
jalousie
Jargon
jennet
jib
jiggle
jitters
JOCULAR
jollification
jollity
jostle
jovial
jowl
jubilation
Junctures
junta
jut
juxtaposed
K
karaoke
kerchief
kibbutz
kilter
kinks
kipper
kith
kitsch
knout
knurl
kowtow
kudos
kumquat
L
labyrinth
lackey
laconic
lacquer
laggard
laity
laminate
lapel
lapse
laryngitis
lascivious
laurel
lavage
lavish
lax
laze
legacy
legion
levity
liaison
licorice
lief
liege
lien
lieu
lipid
liqueur
lisle
lissome
lithe
litigious
lobotomized
loggia
lollygag
loofah
lox
luscious
lyric
M
macaroon
machete
machismo
mackerel
mackinaw
macrame
madrigal
maggot
magniloquent
mahogany
maim
maize
malaise
malevolent
malfeasance
malice
mandible
mangrove
manoeuvre
mantra
marimba
maroon
marrow
marsupial
martyr
masochism
masque
matriarch
matriculate
meander
mediate
meiosis
mellifluous
memorabilia
memorandum
menial
meritorious
merriment
mesquite
metabolism
metamorphism
metamorphosis
meticulous
metronome
mettlesome
microminiaturization
midst
militant
mimicry
mince
minuet
misanthrope
miscegenationmisfeasance
misnomer
mitigate
mitosis
mollify
mollusk
mongrel
monocotyledon
monotonous
muchless
muddle
muffle
mullet
mysticism
N
nacre
nape
narcissism
narcosis
nascent
nausea
necromancy
nepotism
nerdy
netbookization
neurosis
niche
nip
nonentity
nuzzle
O
Obfuscate
oblivious
obsequious
OBVERSE
ocular
occlude
oeuvre
ogre
okra
oligarchy
oncology
ooze
opulent
orborotund
ossify
otiose
ovulation
P
palliative
palpable
perfunctory
pernicious
placate
Plaque
Platitude
plethora
portend
Precarious
PULCHRITUDE
Q
quasi
queue
quibble
quirky
quiet
quite
R
rapture
Rebuke
Remiss
remorse
Rhetoric
ruthless
S
scamper
scrutiny
shabby
SIP
sizzle
Skittish
SMIDGEN / SMIDGEON / SMIDGIN
sporadic
status
STOKE
surreal
surrogate
T
TARDY
tenure
thither
Thwart
Truism
tweet
twig
U
ubiquitous
Unconscionable
underling
undying
unflappable
Unison
unwittingly
usury
uvular
V
vernacular
Vicious
viscous
W
Waffling
Warrants
Waver
Whither
whittle
wintry
WON’T
wreak
X
xenophobia
xylophone
Y
yon
yosemite
Z
zodiac
zucchini
zygote