12 Vocabulary Unit 14

What is the definition of 'Accoutrements'?

• A) Accessory items of clothing or equipment; trappings

• B) The point in the orbit of a heavenly body

• C) To engage in a petty or peevish dispute

Fill in the blank: When the new administration took office, it was accorded all the _______ of power.

What is the definition of 'Apogee'?

• A) To blend together or fuse

• B) The point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from Earth

• C) Ab inopportune or embarrassing occurrence

Fill in the blank: Many people consider the works of Michelangelo to represent the _______ of Renaissance art.

What is the definition of 'Apropos'?

• A) Appropriate, opportune

• B) A rolling up, coiling or twisting together

• C) Completely distinct or different

Fill in the blank: Apropos of your plans for the summer, where are you going to spend your vacation?

What is the definition of 'Bicker'?

• A) To pick out or select

• B) To engage in a petty or peevish dispute

• C) Certain of the truth of one's beliefs

Fill in the blank: If we _______ over every minor detail, we’ll never get the job done.

What is the definition of 'Coalesce'?

• A) Ab inopportune or embarrassing occurrence

• B) To blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance

• C) Completely distinct or different

Fill in the blank: Many small tributaries _______ to form the mighty Amazon River.