Vocab Unit 14
Terms
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- accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier's outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings Syn;gear, equipage, appurtenances
- accoutrements
- 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, bottom, pits, perigee
- apogee
- appropriate, opportune; relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of Syn;pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant Ant;irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial
- apropos
- to engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver Syn;squabble, wrangle, quarrel, plash Ant;concur, agree, acquiesce
- bicker
- to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance Syn;amalgamate, merge, combine, unite Ant,scatter, diffuse, separate
- coalesce
- an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap Syn;blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe
- contretemps
- a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design Syn; twist turn, complication
- convolution
- to pick out or select; to gather or collect Syn;glean, choose, pluck
- cull
- completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar Syn;divergent Ant; similar, homogeneous, uniform
- disparate
- certain of the truth of one's own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts Syn;opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian Ant;open-minded, disinterested, dispassionate
- dogmatic
- morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws Syn;wanton, dissolute, lascivious Ant;chaste, modest, restrained, prudish
- licentious
- to distribute or apportion bu or as if bu measure; to allot Syn;assign, parcel out
- mete
- harmful to physical health or morals Syn;pernicious, noisome, deleterious, toxic Ant;wholesome,salubrious, beneficial
- noxious
- an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine Syn;diatribe, controversy
- polemic
- full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population Syn;crowded, teeming, swarming Ant;uninhibited, unpeopled, deserted, barren
- populous
- complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity Syn;uprightness, rectitude Ant;corruption, venality, immorality, iniquity
- probity
- a swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conservation Syn;retort, comeback, banter, verbal sparring
- repartee
- to take back or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after Syn; ensue, succeed Ant;precede, antecede
- supervene
- to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop Syn;trim, abbreviate, curtail Ant;lengthen, elongate, extend, protract
- truncate
- beyond doubt or reproach;unquestionable Syn;irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable Ant;questionable, debatable, dubious
- unimpeachable