shenanigans: trick or prank: a playful trick, mischievous prank, or other display of high spirits
The meddling kids along with their dog Scooby, always got in trouble for their shenanigans.
ricochet:rebound: to hit a surface and bounce, traveling away in a different direction.
The bullet ricocheted off the fence and shot my cousin in the leg.
schism: a major split within an established religious denomination, usually on the grounds of differences in belief or practice, leading to the setting up of a separate breakaway organization
eschew:abstain from. to avoid doing or using something on principle or as a matter of course
Elisia attempts to eschew from Kevin, but he persists on bugging anyways.
plethora: large or excessive amount or number: a very large amount of something or number of things, especially an excessive amount
Velma was filled with plethora when she found the final clue to solve the mystery.
ebullient: lively and enthusiastic: full of cheerful excitement or enthusiasm
Ebullient Daphne clapped when she realized it was the very first mystery, she was not caught by the villain.
garrulous: talking too much: excessively or pointlessly talkative
Garrulous Elisia would not stop stammering on about how much she could use a cup of joe.
harangue: a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
When Elisia is displeased with Kevin's behavior she begins a harangue on Kevin.
interdependence: depending on each other: unable to exist or survive without each other
Kevin and Elisia's relationship could be described as interdependence, he needed her to cook the food and she needed him to pay for the food.
capricious: given to sudden changes: tending to make sudden unexpected changes
Capricious Elisia went from being completely content to foaming with rage.
loquacious: talkative: tending to talk a great deal
The loquacious Kevin we know today was not like that until he met Elisia.
ephemeral: short-lived: lasting for only a short period of time and leaving no permanent trace
Did you hear that a man spent $10 on stick of gum everyone considered it ephemeral, and stupid.
inchoate: chaotic: lacking structure, order, or organization
Kevin's inchoate hair was all over the place!
juxtapose: put side by side: to place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast between them.
The author juxtaposed the social status of rich and poor by having the two brothers be placed on opposite extremes.
perspicacious: perceptive: penetratingly discerning or perceptive
The perspicuous of the AVID classes' situation was not looking bright, missing three days of school took a toll on their grades.
codswallop: Nonsense.
Her codswallop just cost us the entire game.
mungo: wool-like fabric made from recycled materials.
The colorful and gaudy sweater was made from mungo I believe.
sesquipedalian: using long words
Tom was considered a sesquipedalian speaker whose speeches confused the crowd to the point no one could understand.
wonky: wrong, crooked.
Her tooth appeared wonky, so she decided to ask the dentist about braces.
dipthong: gliding speech
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