Vocabulary #2

1. Accoutrements: additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity

• The accoutrements for wrestling are wrestling shoes, a headgear, and a singlet.

2.Apogee: highest point of development in something; climax

• The apogee of her trip was when she went to see the Eiffel Tower.

3. Apropos: with reference to; concerning

• The teachers apropos about the Egyptians made better sense to her students than the books example.

4. Bicker: argue about pity and trivia matters;(of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter

• Once the student wouldn't stop bickering about her tardies she was sent to the office. 

5. Coalesce: come together and form one mass or whole

• The group tried to coalesce all their ideas, but in the end it only caused more confusion. 

6. Contretemps: and unexpected and unfortunate occurrence 

• The contretemps of the car crash put fear in a lot of the drivers.

7. Convolution: a coil or twist

• She had so many topics she wanted to put into her essay it turned into a convolution of random sentences.

8. Cull: select from a large quantity 

• The company culled the applicant with most experience.

9. Disparate: different in kind; not allowed for comparison 

• Twix and Resess have such a disparate taste, that I decide to take both.

10. Dogmatic: inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

• The dogmatic rules were so outrageous, that the employes hardly ever followed them. 

11. Licentious: promiscuous in sexual matters, disregarding accepted rules.

• Her licentious behavior was restricted at the restaurant.

12. Mete: a punishment or harsh treatment

13. Noxious: harmful, poisonous, very unpleasant 

• The noxious fumes were coming form the sewer.

14. Polemic: a strong verbal or written attack on someone 

• To get a better understanding of the election, the teacher assigned the class the watch the polemic sciences of the debate.

15. Populous: having a large population 

• California is the third populous state in America.

16. Probity: honesty and decency 

• Probity was the main rule in their house.

17. Repartee: witty comments or replies

18. Supervene: occur later than a specified or implied event or action, typically in such a way as to change the situation

19. Truncate: shorten something by cutting of the pot or end piece 

20. Unimpeachable: not able to be doubted, questioned