Thursday, October 9, 2014

vocabulary: fall list 5

shenanigans: secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering
ex-Me and my friends do not have any part of the shenanigans of the popular kids. 
ricochet: a shot or hit that rebounds one or more times off a surface
ex-That country boys bullet ricochet across the room.
schism: a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief
ex-The schism between government officials sometimes is crazy. 
eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from 
ex- He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. 
plethora: A large excessive amount of something. 
ex- There is a plethora amount of people at UCLA. 
ebullient: cheerful and full of energy. 
ex-Sometimes I am ebullient, but other times I am not. 
garrulous: excessively talkativeespecially during trivial matters. 
ex-Sometimes my grandpa could be garrulous when he watches Jeopardy.
harangue: a ethylene and aggressive speech
ex- People that speak at board meetings can be harangue. 
interdependence: is mutual dependence between things.
ex-If you study biology, you'll discover that there is a great deal of interdependence between plants and animals. 
capricious: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. 
ex-Sometimes I can be rapacious if I heard something I don't like. 
loquacious: talking a great deal, talkative. 
ex-Sometimes I can be very loquacious. 
ephemeral: lasting for a very short time
ex- That ride was so ephemeral. 
inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. 
ex- A still inchoate democracy. 
juxtapose: place or deal with close together for contrasting effect. 
ex- Black and white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with color images. 
perspicacious: Having a ready insight into a understanding of things.
ex- It offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter.
mungo: cloth made from recycled woven or felted material
ex- I don't have mungo type clothing. 
sesquicentennial: of or relating to the one-hundred- and fiftieth anniversary of a significant event.
ex-California is the sesquicentennial state. 
wonky: crooked, off center
ex- That poster on that wall is wonky. 
diphthong: A sound formed by the combination of two vowels syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another. 
ex- Diphthong is weird word. 

No comments:

Post a Comment