Sadlier Level H Unit 11

Definitions are not all exactly like the book

Apostate

(n.) someone who leaves/converts out of a group they had been strongly connected to

Bravado

(n.) a display of false courage

Consensus

(n.) a collective agreement

Constrict

(v.) to squeeze or make smaller/narrower

Dichotomy

(n.) a division into two contradictory parts

Effusive

(adj.) highly demonstrative; lavish

Euphoria

(n.) great happiness

Gothic

(adj.) artistic style characterized by a gloomy setting

Impasse

(n.) a dead end (literal or figurative)

Lugubrious

(adj.) sad, mournful, or gloomy

Metamorphosis

(n.) a complete transformation

Mystique

(n.) an aura of mystery

Non Sequitur

(n.) an illogical inference or conclusion

Parlous

(adj.) perilous; dangerous

Punctilio

(n.) a minute detail

Quagmire

(n.) soft, soggy mud; an entrapping/difficult situation

Quixotic

(adj.) extravagantly idealistic; a visionary without regard to practical considerations

Raconteur

(n.) a person who tells stories with great skill

Sine Qua Non

(n.) an essential element or condition for something

Vendetta

(n.) a prolonged feud, usually between two families