accoutrements: accessory: an accessory or piece of equipment associated with a specific object, task, or role
Every basketball player needs the appropriate accoutrements in order to set foot on the court.
apogee:culmination: the best or greatest point
After several teachers checked her resume and multiple revisions, she believed it reached its apogee.
apropos:just right: appropriate in a specific situation
I have the habit of saying something that is not apropos with the current topic.
bicker:argue: to argue in a bad-tempered way about something unimportant
My mother gets annoyed of constant bickering among her children, so she goes in her room to block us out.
coalesce:merge or unite things: to merge or cause things to merge into a single body or group
My sister and nephew think its funny to play with glue and coalesce everything together.
contretemps: mishap: an unfortunate occurrence, especially an awkward or embarrassing one
Its every high schooler's fear to have a huge contretemps while presenting in front the class.
convolution: twisted shape: a curve, coil, or twist
She was speechless, then a convolution of words that made no sense came pouring out
cull: to gather, to collect
The group culled together their answers for the comprehension questions
dogmatic:expressing rigid opinions: prone to expressing strongly held beliefs and opinions
My parents have dogmatic beliefs of superstitions especially with umbrellas.
licentious:sexually immoral: pursuing desires aggressively and selfishly, unchecked by morality, especially in sexual matters
Her parents freaked out because of her licentious out fit that barely fit her.
mete:Dispense or .measure out
In group projects, we try to mete out the work equally
noxious:physically harmful: harmful to life or health, especially by being poisonous
Mixing unknown chemicals may create noxious fumes.
polemic:passionate argument: a passionate, strongly worded, and often controversial argument against or, less often, in favor of somebody or something
Many individuals make a polemic stance on religion.
populous:highly populated: with a large number of inhabitants
The populous mall on big sale days such as black Friday is overwhelming.
probity:moral integrity: absolute moral correctness
My parents embedded in me ideals of fairness and probity.
repartee:witty talk: conversation consisting of witty remarks
My sister made a quick repartee that she was sitting and lying instead of sitting there and lying.
supervene:to follow or come about unexpectedly, usually interrupting or changing what is going on
The frail old man's health was fleeting but a supervening stroke was his end.
truncate:shorten something by removing part: to shorten something by cutting off or removing a part
The teacher requested that I truncate my run-on sentences in my essay.
unimpeachable:impossible to discredit: impossible to discredit or challenge
The man is the founder and president of the club; therefore unimpeachable.
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