Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Vocabulary #2

Definitions: 

accoutrements - noun personal clothing, accessories, etc.; the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.
apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected;look for and gather
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements;fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
populous - adj. densely populated
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame



Sentences:

Women tend to care more about accouterments than men.
The movie Gravity is involved with apogee.
The apropos grade came at the end of the semester.
Sibling bicker among each other
Coalesce is similar to coalition.
It was a contretemps to run into the man that I see randomly around town.
The convolution of the screws was necessary.
No one wants to feel like a cull.
A doppelganger is quite disparate.
The unruly woman was excessively dogmatic.
When speaking to the priest the child was rudely licentious.
Don't cross the mete into Canada.
When Jonah broke his wrist streaking at a football game, it was noxious.
Agree to disagree is an easy way to settle a polemic argument.
Wow! This city is so populous.
A hero has great probity.
The young man was inexperienced but yet clever and repartee.
It was a supervene surprise to see my old friend from 6 years ago.
An apocalypse is a truncating event.
You cant deny me, I'm unimpeachable. 

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