*The suspicious kid was doing some shenanigans in the bathroom.
ricochet - a shot or hit that rebounds one or more times off a surface.
*When I shot my gun at the target, it ricocheted off.
schism - a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
*Politicians are in a schism, the Republicans and Democrats.
eschew - deliberately avoid using; abstain from:
*I try to eschew from foul language in front of children for the sake of their innocent minds.
plethora - a large or excessive amount of (something):
*China has a plethora of cash from being the dominant economy in the world.
ebullient - cheerful and full of energy:
*When the pump up music turns on, the crowd becomes ebullient!
garrulous - excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters:*Girls are generally garrulous from watching too many reality tv shows.harangue - a lengthy and aggressive speech.
*The campaign for presidency have many harangues to convey the people for votes.
interdependence - (of two or more people or things) dependent on each other:
*Husband and wife are interdependence when they become married.
capricious - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior:
*Girls are capricious at least one week a month, it's a sign to stay away for men.
loquacious - tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
*Dr. Preston is very loquacious and uses Einstein diction to display his message verbally.
ephemeral - lasting for a very short time:
*Milk is an example of a ephemeral product.
inchoate - just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary:
*Noobs are considered inchoate from having no experience in a certain area.
juxtapose - place or deal with close together for contrasting effect:
*A millionaire in a Lamborghini is considered a juxtapose.
perspicacious - having a ready insight into and understanding of things:
*When a student studies a month prior to an exam, he is perspicaciouswhen he takes that test.
codswallop - nonsense.
*Kids usually speak of codswallop from not understanding the meaning of words.
mungo - cloth made from recycled woven or felted material.
*It is eco-friendly to have clothes that are mungo.
sesquipedalian - (of a word) polysyllabic; long:
*Smart people usually use sesquipedalian words to make themselves look even smarter.
wonky - crooked; off-center; askew:
*When a drunk man attempts to walk a straight line, it seems that he is walking on a wonky line.
diphthong - a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side).
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