Vocabulary #2

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
Ex: When the astronauts traveled to space they saw the apogee
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
Ex: Sally bought her dress in an apropos fashion
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
Ex: John and Susan bickered over the last bite of chili cheese fries
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
Ex: Carrots and lettuce coalesced in a garden
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
Ex: Tommy and Miranda had a contretemps at the football game
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
Ex: The windmill had a convolution motion in the wind
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
Ex: The hypothesis was culled, and therefore Lucia had to come up with  new one
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
Ex: The Chapstick and mascara were disparate from one another
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
Ex: Jake can accept nothing as fact that tells against his dogma.
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
Ex: Archie is licentious when he goes to parties
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
Ex: Shelly has a mete between her religious values and social morals
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
Ex: Steroids are injurious to athletes or anybody's well-being.
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)
Ex: During Socratic seminars there are many polemics that take place between people
populous - adj. densely populated
Ex: The United States is populous
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
Ex: Mark has high religious porbities
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
Ex: Sara always has a repartee when she talks to someone
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
Ex: The party was supervened at Lisa's house when it was supposed to be at Keith's house
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
Ex: The meeting was truncated by it lasting mire than 10 hours
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame
Ex: Rachel in The Poisonwood Bible was unimpeachable at the end of her time in the Congo