Vocab H14

Question 1

accoutrements

Answer 1

(n., pl.) accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier’s outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings

Question 2

apogee

Answer 2

(n. ) the point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from the earth; the farthest or highest point
syn: zenith, apex, summit, pinnacle
ant: nadir, perigee

Question 3

apropos

Answer 3

(adj.) appropriate, opportune; (adv.) relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of

Question 4

bicker

Answer 4

(v. ) to engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver
syn: squabble
ant: acquiesce

Question 5

coalesce

Answer 5

(v. ) to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance
ant: diffuse

Question 6

contretemps

Answer 6

(n. ) an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap

syn: faux pas, gaffe

Question 7

convolution

Answer 7

(n.) a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design

Question 8

cull

Answer 8

(v.) to pick out or select; to gather or collect

Question 9

disparate

Answer 9

(adj. ) completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar
ant: homogenous

Question 10

dogmatic

Answer 10

(adj. ) certain of the truth of one’s ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts
ant: dispassionate

Question 11

licentious

Answer 11

(adj. ) morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws
syn: wanton, dissolute, lascivious
ant: chaste

Question 12

mete

Answer 12

(v.) to distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allot

Question 13

noxious

Answer 13

(adj. ) harmful to physical health or morals
syn: pernicious, noisome, deleterious
ant: salubrious

Question 14

polemic

Answer 14

(n. ) an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine
syn: diatribe

Question 15

populous

Answer 15

(adj.) full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population

Question 16

probity

Answer 16

(n. ) complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity

syn: rectitude

Question 17

repartee

Answer 17

(n.) a swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation

Question 18

supervene

Answer 18

(v.) to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after

Question 19

truncate

Answer 19

(v.) to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop

Question 20

unimpeachable

Answer 20

(adj. ) beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable
syn: irreproachable
ant: dubious