Vocabulary #2

Accoutrements- an accessory item of equipment; outward forms of recognition Example: Her military vest was coated in accoutrements.
Apogee - a final climactic stage Example: The apogee of the film was disturbing in a great way. Apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature; by the way; at an opportune time Example: Your points are not apropos in this discussion, please stop.
Bicker - a quarrel about petty points; argue over petty things Example: Stop bickering over which sports team is better.
Coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements Example: The band's sound formed a perfect coalescence of doom and black metal.
Contretemps - an inopportune occurrence or situation Example: Life is a series of contretemps that lead nowhere.
Convolution - 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 Example: A strange convolution rocked my skull, and I found myself enjoying it.
Cull - the person or thing is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; remove something that has been rejected; look for and gather Example: The people were violently culled by their leaders.
Disparate - including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind Example: The disparate nature of our political system makes democracy impossible.
Dogmatic - 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 Example: You can believe whatever you want to about your dogmatic scripture, but don't shove it in my face.
Licentious - lacking moral discipline Example: They were very licentious because they only cared for themselves and did whatever they wanted to others.
Mete - a line that indicates a boundary Example: After you cross that mete don't be surprised if I shove you to the ground.
Noxious - injurious to physical or mental health Example: Though the medication treated the infection, it was noxious towards the patient's appetite.
Polemic - of or involving dispute or controversy(especially over a belief or dogma) Example: The polemic argument between the two groups will never end.
Populous - densely populated Example: The populous country began to experience a severe food shortage as time passed.
Probity - complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles Example: The organization's self-proclaimed probity was shattered after the scandal.
Repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply Example: Her repartee was so great that everyone in the vicinity laughed.
Supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development Example: Hopefully no natural disaster supervenes our weekend plans.
Truncate - terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off Example: The Fox News anchor casually truncated the guest's argument within ten seconds.
Unimpeachable - beyond doubt or reproach; not subject to blame Example: Stop spending the club's money on bulk cocaine deals; you aren't impeachable.