What are some oddball words?

Answer 1

abet (v.): to aid help or encourage

abrogate (v.): to abolish usually by formal or official means

acumen (n.): 1. keen insight 2. shrewdness

affable (adj.): friendly

banal (adj.): 1. dull 2. trite 3. commonplace

brusque (adj.): abrupt rough blunt or rude in manner or speech

cajole (v.): 1. to urge 2. to coax 3. to persuade by flattery

cloying (adj.): sickeningly sweet

commingle (v.): 1. to mix or mingle together 2. to blend

curtail (v.): 1. to cut short 2. to lessen or reduce

dearth (n.): 1. a scarcity 2. a lack of something

dirge (n.): a mournful song especially for a funeral

dither (v.): 1. to be indecisive 2. a state of flustered excitement or fear

encumber (v.): to hinder or impede with obstacles

eschew (v.): 1. to keep clear of 2. to avoid

flagrant (adj.): 1. shocking 2. openly scandalous

hapless (adj.): 1. unlucky 2. unfortunate

haughty (adj.): disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant

hirsute (adj.): 1. hairy 2. shaggy

imminent (adj.): 1. likely to occur soon 2. close at hand

impede (v.): to retard movement or progress by means of obstacles

imperious (adj.): 1. haughty 2. commanding

inane (adj.): 1. silly and meaningless 2. lacking sense

indifferent (adj.): without interest or concern; not caring; unimportant

insipid (adj.): 1. dull; boring 2. without any distinctive or interesting qualities

knell (n.): the solemn sound of a bell often indicating a death or funeral

laggard (n.): one who falls behind

limpid (adj.): 1. clear 2. transparent

nadir (n.): 1. the lowest point 2. point of despair

noisome (adj.): unpleasant disgusting or offensive especially to the sense of smell

obsequious (adj.): 1. extreme compliance or deference to the wishes or needs of another 2. fawning

panacea (n.): a remedy for all ills or difficulties 2. a cure-all

parity (n.): equality in amount status or character

paucity (adj.): 1. scarcity 2. small in quantity

perfunctory (adj.): 1. half hearted 2. lacking interest 3. indifferent

quandary (n.): 1. uncertainty about what to do 2. perplexity

ravenous (adj.): extremely voracious or hungry

recapitulate (v.): 1. to sum up 2. to repeat

respite (n.): 1. a break 2. a rest

salient (adj.): 1. important 2. prominent 3. conspicuous

scurrilous (adj.): 1. vulgar 2. coarse 3. abusive

succinct (adj.): 1. expressed in few words 2. concise

tortuous (adj.): 1. twisting 2. winding 3. crooked

transgress (v.): to violate a law command or moral code

vapid (adj.) 1. lacking liveliness 2. dull; flat

whimsical (adj.): 1. fanciful 2. unpredictable

zenith (n.): the highest point

Answer 2

Vroom cloths and fox