Thursday, January 23, 2014

vocabulary: spring list 2

Accoutrement- additional items of dress or equipment worn by a person or used for a particular activity.
 Apogee- The climax.
 Apropos- with reference to.
 Bicker- argue about petty and trivial matters.
 Coalesce- come together and form one mass or whole.
 Contretemps- an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence.
 Convolution- a coil or twist.
 Cull- select from a large quantity.
 Disparate- essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
 Dogmatic- expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are correct.
 Licentious- Lacking moral discipline or ignoring restraint.
 Noxious- harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
 Polemic- a strong written or verbal attack on someone.
 Populous- having a large population.
 Probity- the quality of having strong moral principles.
 Repartee- conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments or replies.
 Supervene- occur later then implied.
 Truncate- shorten by cutting off the top or end.
 Unimpeachable- not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized.

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