Vocab #2

accoutrements-noun  additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity
The models accoutrements were just for fashion and had little value.

apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
The story had reached the apogee after the murder was caught.

apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
The base runner stole home at the apropos time because the catcher lost the ball.

bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
The two girls bickered over what color lipstick is better.

coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
The tree began to coalesce with the fence because it was to close.


contretemps - noun an awkward clash
The two guys always had contretemps over the girl who didn't like either of them.

convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
The convolution in water was pulling leaves in and sucking them down.

cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected;look for and gather
The cull, younger son always was stuck watching his brother from the sidelines.

disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements;fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
The disparate foods were served in the same meal.

dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
The Catholics dogmatic religious views were argued by atheist.

licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
The licentious kids nowadays are doing things no teenager should do.

mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
After their argument the couple creates a mete in the house until they are even tempered.

noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
Their noxious behavior almost injured the man on the sidewalk.

polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
The adults got in a polemic while drunk in the bar over the best tap beer.

populous - adj. densely populated
The populous city has a million more people then the city ten miles away.

probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
My mother raised me with probity.

repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
After the snide remark made to him, he came up with a repartee.

supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
I am following this path unless someone supervenes and points me to another.

truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
The speech was truncated due to the power outage.

unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame
The unimpeachable act of knocking out the shooter saved a mans life.