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apostate
(n.) one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause
syn: renegade, defector, turncoat
ant: true believer, loyalist
bravado
(n.) a display of false or assumed courage
syn: swagger, bluster, braggadocio
ant: mettle, bravery, pluck
consensus
(n.) a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking
syn: unanimity, concord, accord, harmony
ant: dissension, discord, disagreement
constrict
(v.) to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stoop or cause to falter
syn: contract, curb, restrain
ant: enlarge, dilate, expand
dichotomy
(n.) a division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line
syn: schism, division, bifurcation
ant: uniformity, oneness
effusive
(adj.) highly demonstrative; unrestrained
syn: gushy, lavish
ant: restrained, reserved, muted, subdued
euphoria
(n.) a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis
syn: elation, bliss, ecstasy, rapture
ant: melancholy, depression, gloom
gothic
(adj.) characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such a literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture
syn: sinister, eerie
impasse
(n.) a dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution
syn: deadlock, standoff, stalemate
lugubrious
(adj.) sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
syn: doleful, melancholy, dismal, dolorous
ant: merry, jovial, hilarious, funny
metamorphosis
(n.) a complete transformation, as if by magic
syn: change, makeover
mystique
(n.) an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone
syn: charisma
non sequitur
(n.) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premisis
syn: illogical reference, unsound conclusion
parlous
(adj.) full of danger or risk, perilous
syn: hazardous, risky, dangerous
ant: safe, secure, risk-free
punctilio
(n.) a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
syn: fine point, nicety
quagmire
(n.) soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation
syn: fen, marsh, bog, morass
ant: bedrock, solid footing, terra firma
quixotic
(adj.) extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations
syn: fanciful, impractical, utopian
ant: realistic, down-to-earth, pragmatic
raconteur
(n.) a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill
syn: storyteller, anecdotist
sine qua non
(n.) an essential or indispensable element or condition
syn: necessity, requisite, desideratum
vendetta
(n.) a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance
syn: blood feud, rivalry
