Vocab #5

shenanigans - noun. secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering. silly or high-spirited behavior; mischief.
"You kids and your shenanigans, when I was your age we behaved in public."
ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact 
"The tennis ball ricocheted off her racket and to my forehead."
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 great schism between the church is how I remember this word."
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
"Eschew the woman, she isn't very nice."
plethora - noun extreme excess
"Look at the plethora of umbrellas in stores right now."
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
"The ebullient girl couldn't help but rush to the candy counter."
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
"The garrulous student was annoying to his peers, but adored by his teachers."
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
"Is that speech that Mr. Banks makes about the bank in Saving Mr.Banks harangue?"
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
"The interdependence of the creatures of an ecosystem depends on several factors."
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
"The capricious day trip was not on my to-do list for this weekend."
loquacious - adj. full of trivial conversation
"He was a loquacious young man, there was never a dull moment when talking to him."
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
"Emotions are ephemeral most of the time."
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
"The drawing I'm working on is inchoate."
juxtapose - verb place side by side
"Juxtapose is one of my favorite lit term words because it's fun to say."
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
"Perspicacious doesn't sound like a positive attribute."
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing
"Don't produce codswallop during your AP exams."
mungo - noun. cloth made from recycled woven or felted material.
"My pancho is made from mungo."
sesquipedelian adjective. (of a word) polysyllabic; long. characterized by long words; long-winded.
"Some of my teachers are sesquipedelian speakers while instructing."
wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
"The wonky puppy had a rough day in the shelter."
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
"A diphthong was something that I learned about in elementary school grammar lessons but have no idea what it's about now."