Tuesday, October 7, 2014

VOCAB #5

shenanigans - mischievous acts. 
Her older brother was always upto some type of shenanigans. 
ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact
The bouncy ball ricocheted off the wall into the trash can. 
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
The congregations were still getting used to the schism. 
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
She needed to eschew the haters. 
plethora - noun extreme excess
She had a plethora off fake tattoos after the festival. 
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
She was ebullient when her mom bought her a giant Reese bar. 
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
The substitute was so garrulous it was annoying. 
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
She was acting harangue towards her friends when her football team lost. 
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
It was nice when girls and boys could have interdependence. 
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
Her boyfriend was capricious when another guy tried to talk to her. 
loquacious - adj. full of trivial conversation
Uhhhhhh see garrulous. 
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; nounanything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
She didn't understand that hamsters were ephemeral creatures. 
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Her clay pot was inchoate before she painted it. 
juxtapose - verb place side by side
She juxtaposed her best friends for the pictures. 
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise;mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
I would describe myself as perspicacious. 
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing
She loved to see journals full of codswallop. 
mungo- cloth made from recycled material. 
She only bought mungo clothing to protect the environment. 
sesquipedelian- given to using long words.
It bugged her when people are sesquipedelian and they don't know what they're saying. 
wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
When she saw her crush with another girl she became wonky. 
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Okay what even. 

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