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jamboree
Meaning:
A large festive gathering; a long mixed program of entertainment; a large
celebration or party; a lavish or boisterous celebration; gala; carnival
Usage:
She was slightly remorseful when she returned to the farm after her jamboree in town
stymie
Verb
Meaning:
To hinder or obstruct; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Usage:
Constantly texting with your friends will stymie your efforts to finish your homework
jounce
Meaning:
Bounce; to move up and down; jolt; wobble; shake; quiver; to move up and down suddenly
Usage:
You usually jounce around in the back seat of your brother’s old car as he
drives along a rutted dirt road
prattle
Meaning:
To talk in an idle, simple minded, meaningless or foolish way; chatter; babble; trifflying or empty talk
Usage:
They spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing
They prattled on into the night discussing about school, music and friends
At every party she prattles about her ostensibly cute kids
trite
Adjective
Meaning:
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; banal; hackneyed; boring frommuch use; not fresh or original;
Usage:
A love song with lyrics about holding hands in the sunshine has become totally trite
Experts are always unique as even their tritest pronouncements are packaged as
news
leery
Meaning:
Suspicious or wary; cautious
Usage:
They were leery of strangers
She seemed a little leery of the proposal
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