outré - ooh-TRAY - unusual, startling, far out, bizarre

Example: "As all the critics agree, 'Avatar' has a hackneyed plot, but the special effects are, to put it mildly, outré to the extreme!"

avatar - av-ah-TAR - the god-like embodiment of someone who personifies. or is the manifestation of, an idea or concept

Example: "Buddhists believe that Buddha was an avatar - an Indian philosopher who renounced his life as a prince in order to develop & teach."

zealous - zell-uss - having or showing great zeal (ardent devotion)

Example: "Facing beefed-up security on the border that now includes miles of new fencing, floodlights, drones, motion sensors and cameras - Mexican smugglers have stepped up their efforts to corrupt even the most zealous border police."

ebullient - eh-BYOO-lee-ENT - cheerful, full of eager energy

Example: "Former Black Sabbath frontman, after repeated tries, finally passed his driving test; the ebullient man exclaimed, 'I'm legal now, so watch out!'"

sacrilege - SAK-rih-LEJ - a violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

Example: "An article in the NY Times revealed a custom unique to weddings in Pittsburgh - having a special table heaped with a variety of home-made cookies: "Not to bake cookies for the ceremony is considered a sacrilege by its citizens.'"

intractable - in-TRAK-tah-BULL - hard to control or deal with, excessively stubborn

Example: Aluf Benn, an Israeli columnist, wrote that the normally intractable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seriously interested in making concessions to the Palestinians and coming to agreement on a two-state solution to decades of controversy."

comity - KOM-it-ee - considerate behavior toward others; comity of nations is an association of nations for mutual benefit

Example: "It is a comity of nations that have assembled in Copenhagen to discuss global changes."