unit 11 vocab

studied byStudied by 4 people
5.0(2)
Get a hint
Hint

Apostate

1 / 19

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

English

12th

20 Terms

1

Apostate

one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause

New cards
2

bravado

a display of false or assumed courage

New cards
3

consesus

a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking

New cards
4

constrict

to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter

New cards
5

dichotomy

a division into contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line

New cards
6

effusive

highly demonstrative; unrestrained

New cards
7

euphoria

a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis

New cards
8

gothic

characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such a literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture

New cards
9

impasse

a dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution

New cards
10

lugubrious

sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

New cards
11

metamorphosis

a complete transformation, as if by magic

New cards
12

mystique

an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone

New cards
13

non sequitur

an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises

New cards
14

parlous

full of danger or risk, perilous

New cards
15

punctilio

a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time

New cards
16

quagmire

soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation

New cards
17

quixotic

extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations

New cards
18

raconteur

a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill

New cards
19

sine qua non

an essential or indispensable element or condition

New cards
20

vendetta

a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 8 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 17 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 64 people
... ago
4.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 28 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 17 people
... ago
4.5(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 38 people
... ago
5.0(1)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (25)
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (47)
studied byStudied by 32 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (36)
studied byStudied by 48 people
... ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (152)
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (29)
studied byStudied by 10 people
... ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (34)
studied byStudied by 7 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (43)
studied byStudied by 8 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (45)
studied byStudied by 8 people
... ago
5.0(1)
robot