vocab 14

accoutrements

(n.) acessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier’s outfit, not including arms or clothing; trappings
syn. gear, equipage, appurtenances

apogee

(n.)
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from the Earth; the farthest or highest point
syn. apex, summit, pinnacle
ant. bottom, pits, perigee

apropos

(adj.)/(adv.)
appropriate, opportune; relevantly, incidentally, by the way; speaking of
syn. pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant
ant. irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial

bicker

(v.) to engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver
syn. wrangle, quarrel
ant. concur, agree, acquiesce

coalesce

(v.) to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance
syn. amalgamate, merge, combine, unite
ant. scatter, diffuse, separate

contretemps

(n.) an inopportune or embarrassing occurence; a mishap
syn. blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe

convolution

(n.) a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design
syn. twist, turn

cull

(v.) to pick out or select; to gather or collect
syn. choose or pluck

disparate

(adj.) completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar
syn. divergent
ant. similar, homogeneous, uniform

dogmatic

(adj.) certain of the truth of one’s own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputeable facts
syn. opinionated, docrtinaire, authoritarian
ant. open-minded, disinterested, dispassionate

licentious

(adj.) morally unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws
syn. dissolute, lascivious
ant. modest, restrained, prudish

mete

(v.) to distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allot
syn. assign, parcel out

noxious

(adj.) harmful to physical health or morals
syn. pernicious, noisome, deletrious
ant. wholesome, salubrious, beneficial

polemic

(n.) an aggressive attack on or refutarion of a specific opinion or doctrine
syn. diatribe, controversy

populous

(adj.) full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population
syn. crowded, teeming, swarming
ant. uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren

probity

(n.) compete and confirmed honesty; total integrity
syn. uprightness
ant. corruption, venality, immorality, inquity

repartee

(n.) a swift, witty reply; conversaion full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation
syn. retort, comeback, banter

supervene

(v.) to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immeadiately after
syn. succeed
ant. precede, antecede

truncate

(v.) to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop
syn. trim, abbreviate
ant. lengthen, elongate, extend, protract

unimpeachable

(adj.) beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable
syn. irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable
ant. debatable, dubious