Accouterments: additional items of dress or equipment.
It's common for people to bring accouterments such as jackets and blankets to football games.
Apogee: the highest point of development; the climax.
Some people consider the apogee to be the best part of a story.
Apropos: at the right time; being appropriate and timely; concerning.
Bicker: to argue about petty and trivial matters.
My little sister is known to bicker when she is proven wrong.
Coalesce: come together and form one mass or whole
Mindmaps are used to coalesce and bring a better understanding to certain topics in the course.
contretemps: an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence.
The death of family member can be a difficult contretemps to accept.
Convolution: a coil or twist; confused matter or condition.
Cull: to obtain from a variety of sources.
It is recommended to cull information when writing.
Disparate: not allowing comparison.
Dogmatic: based on assumption rather than observation.
Most opinions are dogmatic and difficult to change.
Licentious: lacking moral discipline.
Many criminals are licentious and don't see the consequences in their actions.
Mete: a boundary line; limit.
Rules are set to mete the amount of wrongdoing.
Noxious: poisonous or harmful.
Overdosing on medication can be noxious.
Polemic: an argument or controversy.
Politics are the cause of many of polemics between people.
Populous: having large population
Santa Maria is not a populous town.
Probity: confirmed integrity.
Repartee: a swift, witty reply.
I find it important to have a repartee in mind while in an argument.
Supervene: to follow immediately.
An essay for the summer reading supervened when summer ended.
Truncate: to cut short.
I find it enjoyable when classes are truncated due to minimum days.
Unimpeachable: unquestionable.
Dr. Preston's teaching methods are unimpeachable and undoubtedly helpful.
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