Vocab 2

Accoutrement- additional items of dress of equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person, or used for a particular activity

The fishermen arrived with all their accoutrements.

Apogee- the highest point in the development of something

Many people say the apogee of their education is high school graduation but I think that’s wrong.

Apropos-very appropriate to the situation

It is very apropos to have students use vocab in a sentence when trying to learn in it.

Bicker- argue about petty and trivial matters

Shailynn and I bicker constantly

Coalesce- come together and form one mass or whole

The crowds in Ferguson coalesced to try to show their discontent with the police.

Contretemps- an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence

Dropping his phone in the pool was a contretemps.

Convolution- a coil or twist, especially in a confusing way

Our DNA is a convolution of amino acids.

Cull- select from a large quantity, taking away non essential elements

He culled the herd

Disparate- essentially different in kind, not allowing comparison

Open source learning is very different to other classes but not completely disparate.

Dogmatic- inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

He was dogmatic and ignored everyone else at the conference.

Licentious- promiscuous and unprincipled

Many may call someone who is licentious a pioneer others call them rude.

Mete- dispense or allot justice, a punishment or harsh treatment

The judge mete the criminal.

Noxious- harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

Tear gas is said to be noxious.

Polemic-a strong verbal written attack on someone or something

I don’t want to have to give Dr. Preston a polemic, but it doesn’t seem like he’s helping Jacob and I get the word out about the forum very well.

Populous- having a large population; densely populated

New York City is populous.

Probity- the quality of having strong moral principles’; honesty and decency

Heroes are supposed to exemplify probity

Repartee- conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments or replies

Robin William’s standup comedy is characterized by repartee.

Supervene- occur later than a specified or implied event or action, typically in such a way as to change the situation

It’s annoying when events are supervened

Truncate- shorten by cutting off the top or end

Some people truncate shotguns to make them more lethal.

Unimpeachable- not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized

People have always viewed teachers as unimpeachable which I think is stupid.