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| Accoutrements | (n, pl) accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier's outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings Syn: gear, equipage, appurtenances |
| 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 |
| Apropos | (adj) appropriate, opportune; (adv) relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of Syn: (adj) pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant Ant: (adj) irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial |
| 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 |
| Coalesce | (v) to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance Syn: amalgamate, merge, combine, unite Ant: scatter, diffuse, separate |
| Contretemps | (n) an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap Syn: blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe |
| Convolution | (n) a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design Syn: twist, turn, complication |
| Cull | (v) to pick out or select; to gather or collect Syn: glean, choose, pluck |
| Disparate | (adj) completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar Syn: divergent Ant: similar, homogeneous, uniform |
| 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 |
| 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 Syn: assign, parcel out |
| Noxious | (adj) harmful to physical health or morals Syn: pernicious, noisome, deleterious, toxic Ant: wholesome, salubrious, beneficial |
| Polemic | (n) an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine Syn: diatribe, controversy |
| Populous | (adj) full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population Syn: crowded, teeming, swarming Ant: uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren |
| 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 Syn: retort, comeback, banter, verbal sparring |
| Supervene | (v) to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after Syn: ensue, succeed Ant: precede, antecede |
| Truncate | (v) to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop Syn: trim, abbreviate, curtail Ant: lengthen, elongate, extend, protract |
| Unimpeachable | (adj) beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable Syn: irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable Ant: questionable, debateable, dubious |
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