Vocabulary #5

1. shenanigans - secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering.
2. ricochet - a glancing rebound; spring back; spring away from an impact
3. schism - 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
4. eschew - avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
5. plethora - extreme excess
6. ebullient -  joyously unrestrained
7. garrulous -  full of trivial conversation
8. harangue - a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
9. interdependence - a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
10. capricious - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
11. loquacious -  full of trivial conversation
12. ephemeral - lasting a very short time; anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
13. inchoate - only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
14. juxtapose -  place side by side
15. perspicacious - acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
16. codswallop -  nonsensical talk or writing
17. mungo - cloth made from recycled woven or felted material.
18. sesquipedelian - characterized by long words
19. wonky - inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
20. diphthong - a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another