English Vocab "the Word" Flashcards

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Apogee

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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

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Apropos

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Adjective
Appropriate, opportune

Adverb
Relevantly, incidentally, by the way, speaking of

Syn: pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant
Ant: irrelevant, inappropriate, immaterial

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Bicker

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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

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Coalesce

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Verb
To blend together or fuse so as to form one body it substance

Syn: amalgamate, merge, combine, unite
Ant: scatter, diffuse, separate

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Contretemps

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Noun
An inopportune or embarrassing occurrence, a mishap

Blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe

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Convolution

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Noun

A rolling up, cooking or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design

Syn: twist, turn, complication

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Cull

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Verb

To pick out or select, gather or collect

Syn: glean, choose, pick

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Disparate

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Adj

Completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar

Syn: divergent
Ant: similar, homogeneous, uniform

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Dogmatic

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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

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Licentious

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Adj
Morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws

Syn: wanton, dissolute, lascivious
Ant: chaste, modest, restrained, prudish

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Mete

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Verb
To distribute it apportion by or we or as if by measure; to allot

Syn: assign, parcel out

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Noxious

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Adj

Harmful to physical health or morals

Syn: pernicious, noisome, deleterious, toxic
Ant: wholesome, salubrious, beneficial

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Polemic

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Noun
An aggressive attack on or of a refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine

Syn: diatribe, controversy

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Populous

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Adj.
full of people, Filled to capacity, densely populated, having a large population

Syn: crowded, teeming, swarming
Ant: uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren

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Probity

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Noun
Complete and confirmed honesty
Total integrity

Syn: uprightness, rectitude
Ant: corruption , venality, immorality, iniquity

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Repartee

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Noun
A swift, witty reply; conversation full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation

Syn: retort, comeback, banter, verbal sparring

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Accoutrements

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Noun 
Plural 
Accessory items of clothing or equipment 
A soldiers outfit 
Usually not including arms or clothing
Trappings 

Gear, equipment, appurtenances

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Supervenes

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Verb

To take place or occur as something additional or unexpected
To follow immediately after

Syn: ensue, succeed
Ant: precede, antecede

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Truncate

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Verb

To shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop

Syn: trim, abbreviate, curtail
Ant: lengthen, elongate, extend, protract

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Unimpeachable

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Adj

Beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable

Syn: irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable
Ant: questionable, debatable, dubious