AP literature unit XIV Flashcards

3880245046	Accoutrements	Ku' Noun(pl) Accessory items of clothing or equipment, a soldiers outfit (but not clothes or weapons), trappings Syn: gear, equipage, appurtenances Couture	0
3880245047	Apogee	AP' Noun The point of an object's orbit farthest from Earth. The farthest or highest point. Syn: apex, pinnacle, summit Ant: pits, bottom, perigee Gee whiz	1
3880245048	Apropos	Po' Adj Appropriate, opportune Adv By the way... Speaking of... S: pertinent, relevant, germane, apposite, immaterial A: irrelevant, inappropriate	2
3880245049	Bicker	Bik' er' Verb To engage in petty dispute, to move/run rapidly, Rush, flicker, quiver S: wrangle, quarrel A: acquiesce, concur, agree	3
3880245050	Coalesce	Les' Verb To blend together, to fuse and form 1 body or substance. S: amalgamate, merge, combine, unite A: scatter, diffuse, separate	4
3880245051	Contretemps	Kon' noun inopportune/embarrassing occurrence, a mishap s: blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe Rising temp	5
3880265117	convolution	lu' noun a rolling up, coiling, twisting together, sinuous folding or design. s: twist, turn Convoluted mixture	6
3880273254	cull	kel verb to pick out or select, to gather or collect s: choose, pluck Choose a Cullen	7
3880277320	disparate	dis par' et or dis' par it adj completely distinct or different, entirely dissimilar s: divergent a: similar, homogeneous, uniform Desperate to fit in	8
3880285983	dogmatic	mat' adj certain of the truth or of one's opinions s: opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian a: open-minded, disinterested, dispassionate Dog fighting	9
3880295761	licentious	sen' adj morally or sexually unrestrained. ALEC. having no regard for rules, laws, etc. s: dissolute, lascivious a: prudish, modest, restrained Lice	10
3880309592	mete	met verb to allot, distribute in portions s: assign, parcel out Hope wants are met	11
3880315949	noxious	nok' adj harmful to physical health and morals syn: pernicious, noisome, deleterious ant: wholesome, salubrious, beneficial	12
3880325121	polemic	lem' noun an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine s: diatribe, controversy Anemic	13
3880332594	populous	pop' adj full of people, filled to capacity, densely populated s: teeming, swarming\ a: uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren	14
3880340006	probity	pro' noun complete and confirmed honesty, total integrity s: uprightness a: corruption, venality, immorality, iniquity Probably telling the truth	15
3880348742	repartee	te' noun a swift reply, conversation full of swift remarks, skill in making swift convo s: retort, comeback, banter Reporter	16
3880358642	supervene	ven' verb to take place or occur as something additional/unexpected, to follow immediately after s: succeed a: precede, antecede Super-surprised	17
3880368473	truncate	tren' verb to shorten by as if by cutting of, lop s: trim, abbreviate a: lengthen, elongate, extend, protract	18
3880375680	unimpeachable	pe' adj beyond doubt or reproach s: irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable a: debatable, dubious Without a doubt	19