Tuesday, September 2, 2014

VOCABULARY # 2

Definitions: 

accoutrements - noun personal clothing, accessories, etc.; the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.
apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected;look for and gather
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements;fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
populous - adj. densely populated
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame


Sentences:

accoutrements -  As the Lieutenant gave the call signal to the soldiers, they carried their accoutrements and marched out for the training that they needed.
apogee -  Whenever an asteroid approaches Earth, scientists usually try to destroy it when it's at an apogee, hoping to cause minimal destruction to Earth.
apropos -  The apropos attire at a formal meeting or interview is a professional shirt, pants, tie along with a suit.
bicker - The best part about a mother and a daughter's relationship is the small bickers that they have about exaggerated issues. 
coalesce - In chemistry, the common thing in all the labs or practical activities is that the students are always required to coalesce chemicals, and then observe the results.
contretemps - While under the impression that his best friend had broken up with his girlfriend, John created a contretemp for himself by bashing her and showing his dislike towards her.
convolution - It's surprising and almost unbelievable that there's a convolution of 25 feet of both large and small intestines together.
cull - Amanda always felt like a nobody in front of her sister because her family treated her as a cull as opposed to her sister, who was the center of attention and an idol for everything and everyone.
disparate - Immigrants always feel the two cultures - the home country and the new one - to disparate to such an extent that they seem to be clashing against each other.
dogmatic - The contemporary generation has suddenly become practical towards religious and spiritual concepts, considering them dogmatic and not containing enough data.
licentious - Adults consider kids nowadays to be licentious because they seem be too wild without any motivation and inspiration in life.
mete - The imaginary mete between U.S.A and Canada is the longest one in the world, being 8,891 kilometers long.
noxious - Smoking is noxious to every individual - no matter what their age is.
polemic - It has recently become a polemic whether Columbus truly found the land of US or not.
populous - India is the second most populous country in the world, first being China.
probity - It is extremely rare to see employees nowadays doing more than they need and showing probity towards their employer, company or work.
repartee - A true sense of humor is when an individual replies with a repartee to a statement or situation he/she faces or is provided with.
supervene - Nigeria recently supervened, by declaring its GDP to be at 89%  - worth $510 billion.
truncate - To match the piece of paper with the actual size of the notebook, the student truncated it to fit the notebook to glue it in.
unimpeachable - When the police investigate a case, they make sure that every proof and witness is unimpeachable so that the jury has no difficulty in making a unanimous decision.



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