Sadlier Unit 11 Vocab Level H

Apostate

One who abandons his or her religion, party, or cause

Apostate POS

Noun

Bravado

A display of false or assumed courage

Bravado POS

Noun

Consensus

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

Consensus POS

Noun

Constrict

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

Constrict POS

Verb

Dichotomy

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

Dichotomy POS

Noun

Effusive

highly demonstrative; unrestrained

Effusive POS

adjective

Euphoria

A feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective bias

Euphoria POS

Noun

Gothic

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

Gothic POS

Noun

Impasse

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

Impasse POS

Noun

Lugubrious

Sad, mounful, or gloomy, especially to an aexaggerated or ludicrious degree

Lugubrious POS

Adjective

Metamorphosis

A complete transformation, as if by magic

Metamorphosis POS

Noun

Mystique

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

Mystique POS

Noun

Non sequitur

An inference or conclusion that doe snot follow logically from the facts or premises

Non sequitur POS

Noun

Parlous

Full of danger or risk, perilous

Parlous POS

Adjective

Punctilio

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

Punctilio POS

Noun

Quagmire

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

Quagmire POS

Noun

Quixotic

Extravagantly or romantically idealisti; visionary without regard to practical considerations

Quixotic POS

Adjective

Raconteur

A person who tells stories and anecdote with great skill

Raconteur POS

Noun

Sin qua non

An essential or indispensable element or condition

Sin qua non POS

Noun

Vendetta

A prolonged fued, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; an act motivated by vengeance

Vendetta POS

Noun