Vocabulary: Spring list 2

1. Accoutrements: An additional item of dress or equipment.
2. Apogee: The highest pint in the development of something; a climax or culmination.
3. Apropos: Very appropriate to a particular situation.
4. Bicker: Argue about pretty and trivial matters.
5. Coalesce: Come together to form one mass or whole.
6. Contretemps: A minor dispute or disagreement; unexpected and unfortunate occurrence.
7. Convolution: Coil or twist; complex and difficult to follow.
8. Cull: Reduce population by selective slaughter.
9. Disparate: Essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.
10. Dogmatic: Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.
11. Licentious: Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
12. Mete:Dispense of allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.
13. Noxious: Harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant.
14. Polemic: A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
15. Populous: Having a large population; densely populated.
16. Probity: The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
17. Repartee: Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.
18. Supervene: Occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation.
19. Truncate: Ending abruptly as if cut off across the base or tip.
20. Unimpeachable: Not able to be doubted, questioned or criticized; entirely trustworthy.