Accoutrement- additional items of dress or equipment worn by a person or used for a particular activity.
Accoutrement comes with being a construction worker.
Apogee- The climax
The last scene was the apogee of the film
Apropos- with reference to
I spoke apropos to the book
Bicker- argue about petty and trivial matters
I hate when couples bicker.
Coalesce- come together and form one mass or whole
The liquid coalesced into a puddle.
Contretemps- an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
Contretemps always occur when I'm on vacation.
Convolution- a coil or twist
I saw the convolution in the tree branches.
Cull- select from a large quantity
The lottery winner is culled.
Disparate- essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison
Our thoughts are disparate.
Dogmatic- expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are correct
I hate dogmatic speakers.
Licentious- Lacking moral discipline or ignoring restraint
My dog is licentious.
Noxious- harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
Boats make me noxious.
Polemic- a strong written or verbal attack on someone
My polemic caused changed attitudes.
Populous- having a large population
China is one of the most populous places on the planet.
Probity- the quality of having strong moral principles
He was a man of early American probity.
Repartee- conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments or replies
Talk show hosts are experts at repartee.
Supervene- occur later then implied
The party supervened.
Truncate- shorten by cutting off the top or end
I truncated the wood so it would fit.
Unimpeachable- not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized..
People consider me to be an unimpeachable genius.
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