(I actually already looked up all these words using Random Absence Mentoring's vocab page awhile ago, so I'm not going to do my usual guessing thing this week. Anyway, all definitions are either copied or paraphrased from Dictionary.com.)
| 01) | shenanigans | mischeif, tricks, antics, etc. |
| 02) | ricochet | to rebound off of something |
| 03) | schism | division, disunion, split, etc. into mutually opposed parties |
| 04) | eschew | to avoid, shun, or keep away from |
| 05) | plethora | overabundance or excess |
| 06) | ebullient | overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited; bubbling up like a boiling liquid |
| 07) | garrulous | excessively talkative; rambling; wordy; see also LOQUACIOUS |
| 08) | harangue | long or intense verbal attack; vehement speech; pompous or didactic speech or writing |
| 09) | interdependence | mutually reliant on one another |
| 10) | capricious | erratic; prone to sudden, unpredictable change |
| 11) | loquacious | talkative; chattering; see also GARRULOUS |
| 12) | ephemeral | short-lived; transitory |
| 13) | inchoate | not yet completed or fully developed; just begun; unorganized |
| 14) | juxtapose | to place contrasting things side by side |
| 15) | perspicacious | having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning |
| 16) | codswallop | nonsense or rubbish |
| 17) | mungo | noun version of shoddy |
| 18) | sesquipedalian | describes a word with many syllables, or a person who likes using words with many syllables |
| 19) | wonky | I've always heard the word wonky used to mean funky or weird, but Dictionary.com says it means unsteady, unreliable, stupid, boring, or unattractive. IDK, that definition's wonky. |
| 20) | diphthong | a blended vowel |
"Yo, that demon codswallop was just wonky," Ice King laughed uneasily.
"Heh heh..." agreed Abracadaniel, less than ebulliently.
"Craaaaazy mungo," continued Ice King. "I mean, what kind of dipthong keeps a demon sword in their basement? That's so not math."
"Uh, yeah, no, not math at all," affirmed Abracadaniel uncomfortably.
"Ol' Finn and Jake just have a plethora of inchoate accidents waiting to happen. I mean, I tried to warn them it was only a matter of time before their shenanigans got them into trouble, but no, they just harangued at me something about 'get out of our house, Ice King.' Pthththth! I mean, who does that?" he scoffed.
"You're certainly, uh, garrulous today... y'know... loquacious?" commented Abracadaniel.
"Aw, come on man, don't be sesquipedalian! Anyway, I just hope they don't eschew me now. They always were capricious-- maybe they'll be so mad that Ice King was right for once that it'll create a schism in our friendship! My perspicacious advice will ricochet and stab me in the back!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure it'll be ephemeral..." Abracadaniel reassured him half-heartedly.
"Yeah, you're right. Me and Finn and Jake are best bros forever! We have that interdependence that no one can break, no matter what demon tries to juxtapose himself between us!" declared Ice King.
"Uh, hey... uh... is... is this the Ice Kingdom?" stuttered Abracadaniel, looking up incredulously. "Because--"
"Because what? Er-- aw!" Ice King finally noticed the giant penguin-shaped mountains. "GUNTER!!"
THE END
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