Vocabulary #5

shenanigans. mischief, deceit, trickery
Ex: Rick was full of mischief
ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact
Ex: The ball ricocheted off the backboard
schism - noun division of a group into opposing factions; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
Ex: The Religious congregation made a schism
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
Ex: The mouse eschewed the cat
plethora - noun extreme excess
Ex: There was a plethora of fries left over after dinner
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
Ex: The ebullient girl went to tell her mom she was engaged
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
Ex: The man was garrulous over the topic at hand
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
Ex: Paul harangued a speech for his football team before a game
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
Ex: The interdependence of a charger to a phone is a perfect combination
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
Ex: The capricious panther jumped on its prey
loquacious - adj. full of trivial conversation
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
Ex: The ephemeral funeral was sad
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Ex: The inchoate star will die in 1,000
juxtapose - verb place side by side
Ex: The story had very juxtaposed meanings
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Ex: The perspicacious girl was trying to fight with the doctor about her health
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing
Ex: The codswallop story didn't make sense
mungo - a cheap felted fabric made from wool
Ex: The mungo was very warm
 sesquipedalian - tending to use very long words
Ex: The game required sesquipedalian words
wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
Ex: Patty had a wonky feeling after drinking 10 energy drinks
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Ex: The diphthong was very hard to pronounce