Rara avis

An unusual or extraordinary person or thing; rarity; literally, "strange bird."

A sweet haze veiled the sunset: cherries roasting in the Maricopas. He whispered, "Rara avis."

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

majorettes

Baton twirlers who accompany a marching band.

At the halftime of the football game, Dalirah & Sheniqua came out in her sparkly uniform as majorettes, with a big sparkly baton.

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

reluctant

Not in the mood, disinclined.

I didn't understand why my sister was reluctant to go see the movie, but after seeing it, I understood.

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

recruit

enlist new members.

We have to recruit students to join chess club so that it won't have to disband due to lack of enrollment.

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

shinnied

Climbed,using both hands and legs for griping.

She had shinnied up the goalpost, tightrope-walked out to the middle of the crossbar and was now standing there with her arms raisied in a touchdown sign.

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

Paleocene

Relating to the earliest epoch of the Tertiary or the corresponding system of rocks; period of great development of primitive mammals.

She's as real as"-he looked around; he picked up the tiny, wedgelike skull of Barney, a 60-million-year-old Paleocene rodent, and held it up-"as real as Barney."

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

unshackle

free from shackles.

After years of feeling weighed down with my secret, I felt unshackled and alive after revealing it.

by Morgan T November 10, 2006