Definitions:
shenanigans - noun secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering; silly or high spirited behavior; mischief
ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact
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
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
plethora - noun extreme excess
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
loquacious - adj. tending to talk a great deal; talkative
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
juxtapose - verb place side by side for contrasting effect
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing
mungo - noun cloth made from recycled woven or felted material
sesquipedelian - adj. (of a word) polysyllabic; long; characterized by long words; long winded
wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Sentences:
shenanigans - When the parents found the kids doing shenanigans in their bedroom, they decided to ground them until they realize their mistake.
ricochet - The girl enjoyed when the bouncing ball ricocheted from the wall when she hit it against it.
schism - The leader of the gang felt betrayed when his most trusted member created a schism against him by using the tactics that he taught him
eschew - When both of my parents yell at me for something that I didn't do, I eschew away from having any conversation or interaction with them.
plethora - Apple likes to think that it has a plethora of new features in its new iPhone or the iOS8 update, but the truth is otherwise.
ebullient - When she discovered that she was suffering from Pancreatic cancer, instead of being depressed and feeling sorry for herself, she chose to be ebullient and saying, "Everyone has to die one day."
garrulous - One could tell that he was way over the limit for being drunk because he was being garrulous as he ranted on and on about his middle school crush.
harangue - When the teacher found out about the academic dishonesty in a test in an AP class, he delivered a harangue to the students, warning them of the consequences the next time something like this happens.
interdependence - For the modern society to move forward and that too, together, we all need to be interdependent on each other.
capricious - When the last overall grading student received the best grade in class, one could definitely conclude it was because of capricious answers to the test rather than his knowledge about the subject.
loquacious - The teacher would always have to make her sit separately on a test because she was so loquacious, she would disturb those around her.
ephemeral - My dad always says that success is ephemeral but the process of learning is continuous.
inchoate - The inchoate cure of cancer does exist and so gives hope to those who have it, making them think they have a chance.
juxtapose - Most of the stories and films in this modern age juxtaposes the cultural difference to convey the message of unity with diversity.
perspicacious - It's a very important quality for a judge to be perspicacious in order to be able to make a judgement and give justice either to suspect or the victim.
codswallop - When the physics professor was giving her lecture, her speech seemed to be jargon to the students and so seemed completely codswallop.
mungo - When I touched the cloth, its thinness and transparency clearly indicated that the material was made of mungo.
sesquipedelian - One of the reasons it's hard for English speakers to learn Spanish is because Spanish words are sesquipedelian, requiring the learners to pronounce each and every one of the syllables - that too, correctly.
wonky - He definitely does come up with multiple plans for the company to make profit but all of them turn out to be wonky over time.
diphthong - It's easy for a bilingual to be able to pronounce diphthongs, as they're more used to variations required in sounds of words.
shenanigans - noun secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering; silly or high spirited behavior; mischief
ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact
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
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
plethora - noun extreme excess
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
loquacious - adj. tending to talk a great deal; talkative
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
juxtapose - verb place side by side for contrasting effect
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing
mungo - noun cloth made from recycled woven or felted material
sesquipedelian - adj. (of a word) polysyllabic; long; characterized by long words; long winded
wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Sentences:
shenanigans - When the parents found the kids doing shenanigans in their bedroom, they decided to ground them until they realize their mistake.
ricochet - The girl enjoyed when the bouncing ball ricocheted from the wall when she hit it against it.
schism - The leader of the gang felt betrayed when his most trusted member created a schism against him by using the tactics that he taught him
eschew - When both of my parents yell at me for something that I didn't do, I eschew away from having any conversation or interaction with them.
plethora - Apple likes to think that it has a plethora of new features in its new iPhone or the iOS8 update, but the truth is otherwise.
ebullient - When she discovered that she was suffering from Pancreatic cancer, instead of being depressed and feeling sorry for herself, she chose to be ebullient and saying, "Everyone has to die one day."
garrulous - One could tell that he was way over the limit for being drunk because he was being garrulous as he ranted on and on about his middle school crush.
harangue - When the teacher found out about the academic dishonesty in a test in an AP class, he delivered a harangue to the students, warning them of the consequences the next time something like this happens.
interdependence - For the modern society to move forward and that too, together, we all need to be interdependent on each other.
capricious - When the last overall grading student received the best grade in class, one could definitely conclude it was because of capricious answers to the test rather than his knowledge about the subject.
loquacious - The teacher would always have to make her sit separately on a test because she was so loquacious, she would disturb those around her.
ephemeral - My dad always says that success is ephemeral but the process of learning is continuous.
inchoate - The inchoate cure of cancer does exist and so gives hope to those who have it, making them think they have a chance.
juxtapose - Most of the stories and films in this modern age juxtaposes the cultural difference to convey the message of unity with diversity.
perspicacious - It's a very important quality for a judge to be perspicacious in order to be able to make a judgement and give justice either to suspect or the victim.
codswallop - When the physics professor was giving her lecture, her speech seemed to be jargon to the students and so seemed completely codswallop.
mungo - When I touched the cloth, its thinness and transparency clearly indicated that the material was made of mungo.
sesquipedelian - One of the reasons it's hard for English speakers to learn Spanish is because Spanish words are sesquipedelian, requiring the learners to pronounce each and every one of the syllables - that too, correctly.
wonky - He definitely does come up with multiple plans for the company to make profit but all of them turn out to be wonky over time.
diphthong - It's easy for a bilingual to be able to pronounce diphthongs, as they're more used to variations required in sounds of words.
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