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Apostate
one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause
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bravado
a display of false or assumed courage
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consesus
a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking
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constrict
to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter
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dichotomy
a division into contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line
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effusive
highly demonstrative; unrestrained
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euphoria
a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis
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gothic
characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such a literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture
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impasse
a dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution
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lugubrious
sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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metamorphosis
a complete transformation, as if by magic
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mystique
an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone
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non sequitur
an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises
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parlous
full of danger or risk, perilous
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punctilio
a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
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quagmire
soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation
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quixotic
extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations
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raconteur
a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill
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sine qua non
an essential or indispensable element or condition
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vendetta
a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance

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