Sadlier-Oxford's Vocabulary Level H Unit 14

apropos

(adj.) appropriate, opportune; (adv.) relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of SYN: (adj.) pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant ANT: (adj.) irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial

unimpeachable

(adj.) beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable SYN: irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable ANT: questionable, debatable, dubious

dogmatic

(adj.) certain of the truth of one's own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts SYN: opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian ANT: open-minded, disinterested, dispassionate

disparate

(adj.) completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar SYN: divergent ANT: similar, homogeneous, uniform

populous

(adj.) full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population SYN: crowded, teeming, swarming ANT: uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren

noxious

(adj.) harmful to physical health or morals SYN: pernicious, noisome, deleterious, toxic ANT: wholesome, salubrious, beneficial

licentious

(adj.)morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws SYN: wanton, dissolute, lascivious ANT: chaste, modest, restrained, prudish

convolution

(n.) a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design SYN: twist, turn, complication

repartee

(n.) a swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation SYN: retort, comeback, banter, verbal sparring

polemic

(n.) an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine SYN: diatribe, controversy

contretemps

(n.) an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap SYN: blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe

probity

(n.) complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity SYN: uprightness, rectitude ANT: corruption, venality, immorality, iniquity

apogee

(n.) the point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from the earth; the farthest or highest point SYN: zenith, apex, summit, pinnacle ANT: nadir, bottom, pits, perigee

accoutrements

(n., pl.) accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier's outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings SYN: gear, equipage, appurtenances

coalesce

(v.) to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance SYN: amalgamate, merge, combine, unite ANT: scatter, diffuse, separate

mete

(v.) to distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allot SYN: assign, parcel out

bicker

(v.) to engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver SYN: squabble, wrangle, quarrel, plash ANT: concur, agree, acquiesce

cull

(v.) to pick out or select; to gather or collect SYN: glean, choose, pluck

truncate

(v.) to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop SYN: trim, abbreviate, curtail ANT: lengthen, elongate, extend, protract

supervene

(v.) to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after SYN: ensue, succeed ANT: precede, antecede