bantering

Original Sentence: Suzie stayed up extremely late bantering on the phone about high school gossip.

Definition: an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.

Pronunciation: [ban-ter-ing]

POS: verb

exuberant

Original Sentence: When he found out he won the lottery, he couldn't have been more exuberant.

Definition: effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant

Pronunciation: [ig-zoo-ber-uh nt]

POS: adjective

facetious

Original Sentence: Don’t be offended, I was being facetious when I told you your hair didn’t look good.

Definition: not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Pronunciation: [fuh-see-shuh s]

POS: adjective

obsequious

Original Sentence: His daughter was being overly obsequious when she wanted money to go out with her friends on Friday.  

Definition: characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning

Pronunciation: [uh b-see-kwee-uh s]

POS: adjective

insteps

Original Sentence: And he would bounce the bag on my insteps.

Definition: the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.

Pronunciation: [in-step]

POS: noun