Shenanigans: secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering.
Ricochet: a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away
from an impact
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
Eschew: verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay
clear of
Plethora: extreme excess
Ebullient: joyously unrestrained
Garrulous: full of trivial conversation
Harangue: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong
emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
Interdependence: a reciprocal relation between
interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
Capricious: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather
than by necessity or reason; changeable
Loquacious: full of trivial conversation
Ephemeral: lasting a very short time; noun anything
short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
Inchoate: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Perspicacious: acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute
or penetratingly discerning
Codswallop: nonsensical talk or writing
Mungo: things that tend to be incorrigible reprobates and
are best avoided.
Sesquipedalian: characterized by long words; long-winded.
Wonky: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned
or twisted toward one side
Diphthong: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory
position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
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