VOCABULARY FALL #2

1. accoutrements - additional items of dress or equipment, or other items used or worn for a particular activity "The priest wore accoutrements during the ritual."
   
2. apogee - the highest point in the development of something, the climax "The researchers reached the apogee of their making in the new machine."


3. apropos - preposition: with reference to, concerning; adverb: used to state that something said is irrelevant; adj: very appropriate to a particular situation " The lifeguard's action to save the person was apropos.


4. bicker - argue about petty and trivial matters "The friend's parents bickered over the issue of the recent incident." 


5. coalesce - come together or combine to form one mass or whole "He added the chemical ingredients to coalesce new compound."


6. contretemps - an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence, a minor dispute or agreement "The car accident was a contretemps that shocked the family." 


7. convolution - a coil or twist, something that is complex and difficult to follow "The giant wires inside were nothing but a convolution of metal rods." 


8. cull - remove somebody or something as worthless: to remove an inferior person or thing from a group; to select or gather "The new system for organizing papers was culled due to its ineffectiveness."


9. disparate - very different, describes someone or something very unlike to the point where they cannot be compared "The duo team had a disparate quality."


10. dogmatic - expressing rigid opinions or relating to dogma "When it comes to the topic of politics, he always had dogmatic views."


11. licentious - sexually immoral, lacking legal or moral restraints "He ended up in jail after his licentious behavior."


12. mete - to distribute, archaic, measure, a boundary or limit "The car crept up to a mete and was forced to go back."


13. noxious - physically or morally harmful, disgusting "The noxious chemical was accidently spilled in the laboratory."


14. polemic - passionate argument; passionate critic; a passionate, strongly worded, and often controversial argument against or in favor of somebody or something "The politician knew his talent for polemic."


15. populous - heavily populated, forming a large amount or quantity "The city's populous region was a result of successful urban development."


16. probity - integrity and uprightness; honesty "As September's Student of the Month, he was awarded for his probity."


17. repartee - a quick reply; talk full of reply "Due to his skill for repartee, the opponent had little time to formulate counterarguments."


18. supervene - occur later than a specified time often causing a change in situation. "The event supervened, so the crowd did not know what will happen next."


19. truncate - to shorten by cutting off a part "The large piece of log was truncated to make it fit in the truck bed.


20. unimpeachable - impossible to discredit, faultless "The criminal's stealing was unimpeachable; nobody could find a clue to find him guilty."