AP Lit Vocab - Unit 14

Accoutrements

(n, pl.) Accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier’s outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings

Apogee

(n.) The point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from Earth; the farthest or highest point

Apropos

(adj.) Appropriate, opportune; (adv.) Relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of

Bicker

(v.) To engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver

Coalesce

(v.) To blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance

Contretemps

(n.) An inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap

Convolution

(n.) A rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous (?) or design

Cull

(v.) To pick out or select; ot gather or collect

Disparate

(adj.) Completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar

Dogmatic

(adj.) Certain of the truth of one’s own ideas; inclined to see opinions as if they were indisputable facts

Licentious

(adj.) Morally unrestrained; having no regard for accepted customs, or laws

Mete

(v.) To distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allow

Noxious

(adj.) Harmful to physical or morals

Polemic

(n.) An aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine

Populous

(adj.) Full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population

Probity

(n.) Complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity

Repartee

(n.) A swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation

Supervene

(v.) To take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after

Truncate

(v.) To shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop

Unimpeachable

(adj.) Beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable