Unique

furphy

[fur-fee]

a false report; rumor

mawkish

[maw-kish]

having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating

ingeminate

[in-jem-uh-neyt]

to repeat; reiterate

millefleur

[meel-flur]

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

abate

[uh-beyt]

​​to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.

wistful

[wist-fuhl]

pensive, especially in a melancholy way

kvell

[kvel]

to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over one's family

delectable

[dih-lek-tuh-buhl]

delicious

zoomorphic

[zoh-uh-mawr-fik]

characterized by a highly stylized or conventionalized representation of animal forms

transfigure

[trans-fig-yer]

to change in outward form or appearance; transform

rapprochement

[rap-rohsh-mahn]

an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

apposite

[ap-uh-zit]

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt

schmooze

[shmooz]

to chat idly; gossip

melodramatic

[mel-uh-druh-mat-ik]

exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic

nonchalant

[non-shuh-lahnt]

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

inexorable

[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]

not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties

upbraid

[uhp-breyd]

to find fault with or reproach severely; censure

incorporate

[in-kawr-puh-reyt]

to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts

lucubrate

[loo-kyoo-breyt]

to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night and by lamplight

peacock

[pee-kok]

to make a vainglorious display; strut like a peacock

woo

[woo]

to seek to win

descant

[des-kant ]

to comment or discourse at great length

regnant

[reg-nuhnt]

reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies)

terpsichorean

[turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn]

pertaining to dancing