Vocabulary: Fall List 2 ❗️

apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage

-The tadpole was in the apogee of becoming a frog. 
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time

-His check came at an apropos time, right before rent was due. 
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verbargue over petty things

-Parents tend to bicker over the most petty things. 
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together;mix together different elements

-Last week in class coalesced our class. 
contretemps - noun an awkward clash

-Some couples seen throughout the hallways are contretemps. 
convolution - noun 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

-When pretzels are made, they are formed into a delicious convolution. 
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected; look for and gather

-After a failed attempt to make the basketball team, the boy culled his belongings and prepared for baseball season. 
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

-The two friends were simply disparate and that's why their relationship never worked out. 
dogmatic - adj. 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

-His case was dogmatic so he was proven guilty immediately. 
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained

-You can find mang licentious children in a store like Wal Mart. 
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary

-In softball, the "foul ball" line is the mete. 
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health

-Playing with a concussion can be very noxious. 
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)

-The couple seems to have a polemic relationship that doesn't seem healthy. 
populous - adj. densely populated

Big cities like LA and Santa Barbara are very populous. 
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles

-Some parents are very strict about their probities, it's almost like their kids are confined. 
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply

-He ended the argument with a repartee. 
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development

-The store "Vallarta" seemed to supervene its way into our town. 
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane

-The nail lady truncated parts of her client's nails off. 
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame

-Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it and then it remains unimpeachable.