Vocab Workshop H14 Word Scramble
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accoutrements | n., pl. Accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier's outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings |
apogee | n. The point of orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from the Earth; the farthest or highest point |
apropos | adj. Appropriate, opportune adv. Relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking |
bicker | v. To engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver |
coalesce | v. To blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance |
contretempts | n. An inoppertune or embarassing occurence; a mishap |
convolution | n. A rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design |
cull | v. To pick out or select; to gather or collect |
disparate | adj. Completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar |
dogmatic | adj. Certain of the truth of one's own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts |
licentious | adj. Morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws |
mete | v. To distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allot |
noxious | adj. Harmful to physical health or morals |
polemic | n. An aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine |
populous | adj. Full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population |
probity | n. Complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity |
repartee | n. A swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation |
supervene | v. To take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after |
truncate | v. To shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop |
unimpeachable | adj. Beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable |
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