WCHS Unit 14-H
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| accoutrements | (n pl) accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier's outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings
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| apogee | (n) the point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite fartherst from the earth; the farthest or highest point
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| apropos | ( adj) appropriate, opportune; (adv) relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of
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| bicker | (v) to engage in petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver
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| coalesce | (v) to blend togenter or fuse so as to form one body or substance
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| contretemps | (n) an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap
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| convolution | (n) a rolling up, coiling, or twisting togehther; a sinuous folding or design
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| cull | (v) to pick out or select; to gather or collect
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| disparate | (adj) completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar
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| dogmatic | (adj) certain of the truth or one's own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts
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| licentious | (adj) morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard of accepted rules, customs, or laws
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| mete | (v) to distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allot
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| noxious | (adj) harmful to physical health or morals
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| polemic | (n) an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine
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| populous | (adj) full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population
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| probity | (n) complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity
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| repartee | (n) a swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation
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| supervene | (v) to take place or occur as something additional or unespected; to follow immediately after
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| truncate | (v) to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop
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| unimpeachable | (adj) beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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