English Vocab "the Word" Flashcards
Apogee
Noun
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
Adjective
Appropriate, opportune
Adverb
Relevantly, incidentally, by the way, speaking of
Syn: pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant
Ant: irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial
Bicker
Verb
To engage in a petty or peevish dispute
To move or run rapidly, Rush, to flicker, quiver
Syn: squabble, wrangling, quarrel, plash
Ant: concur, agree, acquiesce
Coalesce
Verb
To blend together or fuse so as to form one body it substance
Syn: amalgamate, merge, combine, unite
Ant: scatter, diffuse, separate
Contretemps
Noun
An inopportune or embarrassing occurrence, a mishap
Blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe
Convolution
Noun
A rolling up, cooking or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design
Syn: twist, turn, complication
Cull
Verb
To pick out or select, gather or collect
Syn: glean, choose, pick
Disparate
Adj
Completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar
Syn: divergent
Ant: similar, homogeneous, uniform
Dogmatic
Adj
Certain of the truth of ones own ideas, inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts
Syn: opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian
Αnt: open minded, disinterested, dispassionate
Licentious
Adj
Morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws
Syn: wanton, dissolute, lascivious
Ant: chaste, modest, restrained, prudish
Mete
Verb
To distribute it apportion by or we 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
Noun
An aggressive attack on or of a 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
Noun
Complete and confirmed honesty
Total integrity
Syn: uprightness, rectitude
Ant: corruption , venality, immorality, iniquity