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 talkative; especially 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.
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