Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Spring Vocabulary #2

Accoutrements- equips/outfits
Apogee- the point in the orbit of a satellite furthest from the earth
Apropos- with reference to
Bicker- to engage in petty squabbling
Coalesce- to grow or come together
Contretemps- inopportune or embarrassing occurrence
Convolution- a tortuous winding or twisting together
Cull- to gather
Disparate- completely distinct
Dogmatic- marked by an authoritarian, arrogant assertion of principles
Licentious- immoral
Mete- to deal out
Noxious- injurious to health/morals
Polemic- a controversy, argument, or refutation
Populous- populated heavily
Probity- integrity
Repartee- swift, witty reply
Supervene- to occur as something unexpected
Truncate- to shorten by cutting off end or top
Unimpeachable- beyond doubt or question

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