Monday, August 26, 2013

Vocab #2

accouterments: personal clothing, accessories, etc.

apogee: the highest or most distant point; climax.

apropos: fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely.

bicker: to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle, to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry, to flicker; glitter

coalesce:to grow together or into one body

contretemps: an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance

convolution: a rolled up or coiled condition.

cull: to choose; select; pick.

disparate: distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

dogmatic: asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.

licentious: unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral.

mete: to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole.

noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being, morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious.

polemic: a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

populous: jammed or crowded with people.

probity: integrity and uprightness; honesty.

repartee: a quick, witty reply.

supervene:to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous.

truncate: to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short.

unimpeachable: above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable

Ex.
May you spare some accouterments for my wardrobe?
Many dream of reaching the apogee of Mt. Everest.
The batter waited, for the swing to be apropos.
The siblings bickers while the parents tried to find out where they were.
The family coalesce while the storm roar its thunder.
The writer caused a contretemps when he spilled ink on his work.
The wire had been convolution for easy storage.
You must cull wisely, for the wrong choice spells doom.
The apple and pepper are disparate to each other.
The investor dogmatic his ideas on the way the store should be run.
The drug cartel is licentious.
Please mete any contraband to the operators at the gates.
The noxious fumes suffocated the students in the lab.
The debate whether invading Iraq is very polemic.
New York city is known for being populous.
People don't think politicians are probity in their elections.
Oh sir, your repartee has halted my flow of thought indeed.
Please don't assign supervene work.
The singer from Green Day was pissed that his plot time was truncate to make room for Usher
People believed that the bible is unimpeachable.


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