Boisterous

noisy and not controlled:

The audience burst into boisterous laughter.

Fanciful

not realistic

fanciful ideas/notions

Acquaintance

a person that you have met but do not know well

a business acquaintance

 

formal used in some expressions about knowing or meeting people

It was at the Taylors' party that I first made his acquaintance (= first met him).

I wasn't sure about Darryl when I first met her, but on further acquaintance (= knowing her a little more) I rather like her.

 

formal knowledge of a subject

Sadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is rather limited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision

something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it:

› Provisions are also supplies of food and other necessary items:

 Provisions had to be flown in by helicopter

 When designing buildings in California, you have to make some provision for earthquakes.

 Ample provisions for aircraft stability have been made.