Project in

English

Submitted by: Gella Ann A. Adan

Submitted to: Ms. Alkathiri
 Top 50
Uncommon
Words
Let us
start
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1. Affectionate

[uh-fek-shuh-nit]
-adjective
showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender

Example: She is an affectionate child and loves to be hugged and kissed.

2. Affirmative

[uh-fur-muh-tiv]
–adjective
positive; asserting that the fact is so

Example: She gave an affirmative answer, not a negative answer.

3. Ancestry

[an-ses-tree]
–noun
family or ancestral descent; lineage

Example: My grandfather came from Italy, so I am of Italian ancestry.

C
4. Caffeine

[ka-feen, kaf-een, kaf-ee-in]

–noun
a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usually derived from coffee or tea; used in
medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant

Example: The caffeine in coffee makes me nervous.

5. Charitable

[char-i-tuh-buh l]
–adjective
generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of
animals

Example: A charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.

6. Comparative

[kuh m-par-uh-tiv]
–adjective
proceeding by, founded on, or using comparison as a method of study

Example: The comparative worth of a car is much greater than that of an old bicycle.

7. Cuff

[kuhf]
–noun
a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve

Example: I unbuttoned my shirt cuffs.

8. Cure

[kyoo r]
–noun
a means of healing or restoring to health; remed

Example: This is a problem that has no easy cure.

D
9. Decaffeinated

[dee-kaf-uh-neyt-ed]
–adjective
having the caffeine removed

Example: Lans wants to order a decaffeinated coffee.

10. Dificiency

[dih-fish-uh n-see]
–noun
the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency

Example: The book's major deficiency is its poor plot.

11. Diplomatic

[dip-luh-mat-ik]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or engaged in diplomacy; diplomatic officials; skilled in dealing with sensitive
matters or people; tactful

Example: She gave a diplomatic response to a hostile question and brought calm to the situation.

E
12. Emphasis

[em-fuh-sis]
–noun
special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything

Example: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.

13. Empirical

[em-pir-i-kuh l]
–adjective
derived from or guided by experience or experiment

Example: They collected plenty of empirical data from their experiments.

14. Enthusiastic

[en-thoo-zee-as-tik]
–adjective
filled with or marked by enthusiasm

Example: She received an enthusiastic welcome.

15. Experiential

[ik-speer-ee-en-shuh l]
–adjective
pertaining to or derived from experience

Example: The guidelines for raising children that are based on experiential evidence.

F
16. Fluent

[floo-uh nt]
–adjective
able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily: a fluent speaker

Example: She speaks fluent Japanese.

G
17. Gaze

[geyz]
–verb
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder

Example: She gazed at her beautiful new diamond ring.

18. Gesture

[jes-cher]
–noun
a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea,
opinion, emotion, etc.

Example: She made a gesture to the right with her hand to show the direction of the park.
19. Gracious

[grey-shuh s]
-adjective
pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous

Example: She is a gracious hostess who provides her guests with everything they need.

H
20. Habitual

[huh-bich-oo-uh l]
–adjective
of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit; habitual courtesy

Example: She is a habitual liar.

I
21. Imperative

[im-per-uh-tiv]
–adjective
necessary, urgent

Example: It is imperative that you call home immediately, because your child is ill.

22. Inappropriate

[in-uh-proh-pree-it]
–adjective
not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion

Example: His dark wool suit was inappropriate in the Florida heat.
23. Indefinite

[in-def-uh-nit]
–adjective
not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number

Example: We know the meeting is on July 12, but the time is indefinite.

24. Inseparable

[in-sep-er-uh-buh l, -sep-ruh-]
–adjective
incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions

Example: The two women were best friends in high school and are still inseparable.

25. Intensifier

[in-ten-suh-fahy-er]
–noun
words that give strength or intensity to meanings, such as "very" or "awfully," as in

Example: “So” can function as an intensifier, as in “I'm so tired.”

26. Interpersonal

[in-ter-pur-suh-nl]
-adjective
of or pertaining to the relations between persons

Example: She makes her friends happy by using her good interpersonal skills, such as smiling
and asking questions.

27. Introvert

[in-truh-vurt]
–noun
a shy person

Example: He is an introvert who goes to movies alone and doesn't like parties.
 J
28. Journal

[jur-nl]
–noun
a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations

Example: She kept a journal during her European trip.

M
29. Multicultural

[muhl-tee-kuhl-cher-uh l, muhl-tahy-]
-adjective
of, pertaining to, or representing several different cultures or cultural elements: a multicultural
society

Example: American food isn't just hot dogs and potato chips; it's truly multicultural with Italian
pizza, Mexican tacos, and Chinese dishes.

O
30. Optimist

[op-tuh-mist]
–noun
one who usually expects a favorable outcome

Example:
31. Owe

[oh]
–verb
to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a
mortgage

Example: He owes the landlord last month's rent.

P
32. Pacifist

[pas-uh-fist]
–noun
a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind

Example: He refused to join the army because he is a pacifist.

33. Passionate

[pash-uh-nit]
–adjective
having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid; a passionate
advocate of socialism

Example: She made a passionate speech in favor of the peace plan.

34. Pessimism

[pes-uh-miz-uh m]
–noun
the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results,
conditions, problems, etc.

Example: Although the economy shows signs of improving, a sense of pessimism remains.
35. Philosopher

[fi-los-uh-fer]
–noun
a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and
other related fields; a person who studies or teaches philosophy

Example: Manzoor Ahmad is one of the philosophers in South Asia.

36. Phonetic

[fuh-net-ik, foh-]
–adjective
of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols

Example: Phonetic spellings help students learn new languages.

37. Phrasal

[frey-zuh l]
–adjective
of, consisting of, or of the nature of a phrase or phrases; phrasal construction

Example: Some phrasal verbs are transitive.

38. Polylingual

[pol-ee-ling-gwuh l]
–adjective
pertaining to, expressed in, or using several languages; multilingual

Example: Sam is a polylingual translator.

Q
39. Quantifier

[kwon-tuh-fahy-er]
–noun
an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition

Example: Words like "less," "some," and many" are quantifiers often used in English.
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40. Reckless

[rek-lis]
–adjective
utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually
fol. by of ): to be reckless of danger.

Example: He is a wild and reckless young man.

S
41. Savant

[sa-vahnt]
–noun
a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar

Example: A savant in the field of medical ethics.

42. Scientific

[sahy-uh n-tif-ik]
–adjective
of or pertaining to science or the sciences; scientific studies

Example: Space travel is a scientific advancement of the 20th century..

43. Sniff

[snif]
–verb
to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations

Example: She sniffed the perfume, and then bought it.

44. Spacious

[spey-shuh s]
–adjective
containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle

Example: Almost all of the guests were able to fit into the spacious living room.

45. Spouse

[spous, spouz]
–noun
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.

Example: My spouse and I have been married for seven years.

46. Stockbroker

[stok-broh-ker]
–noun
a broker, esp. one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks
and other securities for customers

Example: My stockbroker told me to sell quickly and make a lot of money.

T
47. Tactful

[takt-fuh l]
-adjective
having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply

Example: It was tactful of her not to criticize me in front of my boss.

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48. Unsociable

[uhn-soh-shuh-buh l]
–adjective
who avoids the company of others, unfriendly

Example: He likes to be by himself; he is unsociable.

V
49. Venerate

[ven-uh-reyt]
-verb
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference

Example: She is venerated as a saint.

W
50. Whiteout

[hwahyt-out, wahyt-]
–noun
condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and
from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable

Example: A whiteout made it impossible to drive, so we waited until the storm was over.