Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 14

accoutrements

accessory items of clothing or equipment of a soldier; trappings. gear, equipage.

apogee

the point in the orbit of something farthest from earth; the farthest or highest point. apex, pinnacle.

apropos

appropriate, opportune. relevantly; incidentally, speaking of. pertinent.

bicker

to engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move/run rapidly. squabble.

coalesce

to blend together or fuse to form one body or substance. merge, combine.

contretemps

an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap. blunder.

convolution

a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design. complication.

cull

to pick out or select; to gather or collect. glean.

disparate

completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar. divergent.

dogmatic

certain of the truth of one's own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were fact. opinionated, doctrinaire.

licentious

morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, laws, or customs. wanton.

mete

to distribute or apportion by measure; to allot. assign.

noxious

harmful to physical health or morals. toxic.

polemic

an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine. diatribe.

populous

full of people to capacity. teeming, crowded.

probity

complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity. rectitude.

repartee

a swift, witty reply, or conversations of such; skill in doing so. verbal sparring.

supervene

to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after. ensue, succeed.

truncate

to shorten by cutting off, lop. curtail, abbreviate.

unimpeachable

beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable. irrefutable.