VOCABULARY #2

accoutrements: equipment worn by a soldier in addition to their clothing and weapons

apogee: the highest most distant point; the climax
apropos: opportune; pertinent
bicker: an angry, petty dispute or quarrel
coalesce: to grow together or into one body
contretemps: an embarrassing mischance
convolution: a rolled up, or coiled condition

cull: to choose; select; pick
disparate: distinct in kind; essentially different

dogmatic: asserting opinions in an arrogant manner
licentious: unrestrained by law or general morality
mete: to distribute or allot (something, usually unpleasant)
noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being
polemic: a controversial argument
populous: heavily populated
probity: integrity; honesty
repartee: a quick, witty reply
supervene: to take place or occur as something additional
truncate: to shorten by cutting off a part
unimpeachable: above suspicion; impossible to discredit

• At the apogee of the story, the hero had to fight his arch enemy to the death. 
• The two winding rivers eventually coalesced into one large lake.
• The populous city was short on resources such as housing and clean water.
• The two little boys bickered over who got to go on the swings first. 
• On their first date the nervous boy spilled his drink and was extremely embarrassed by his contretemps.
• The dogmatic teacher went on and on about his knowledge of politics and how his opinions were obviously correct.
• The man proved his probity by returning the lost wallet to the stranger.
• I have never been good with repartees, usually it takes me a long time to conjure up a witty comeback. 
• The well respected preacher had done so many great deeds that he had become nearly unimpeachable.
• At the end of the game the score was still tied, so the referees supervened to overtime.
• The tree was growing into their neighbors yard, so they were forced to truncate it.
• Politics are so hard to agree on because they are just a big compilation of polemics.
• After a lot of testing, the drug was proved to be noxious and had to be recalled.
• Immediately after being laid off, she was offered a teaching job at another school and was happy about this apropos situation.
• The beautiful flower was cut and put in a vase, only to later wilt in convolution.
• The man had a hard time culling between the red or black sports car.
• The man in the trucker hat and camouflage t-shirt was disparate at the vegetarian convention. 
• The soldier's unnecessary accoutrements were weighing him down as he tried to run form the enemy.
• The licentious man robbed the bank and ran from the police.
• The mother meted timeout to each of her mischievous children.