Vocab #3

1. apostate: a person who renounces a religious or political.

• Their mom always had them go to church every sunday so they wouldn't be seen as an apostate.

2.effusive: expressing feeing of gratitude or pleasure 

• Gradnight was full of effusive and wild teenagers.

3. impasse: a situation in wich no progress is possible, because of disagreement

• Whenever it came to who was going to wash the dishes there was always an impasse between everyone.

4. euphoria: feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.

• After the honeymoon stage the euphoria they felt wasn't that strong.

5. lugubrious: looking or sounding sad

• I enjoy reading more mysterious books rather than lugubrious dreadful stories

6. bravado: a bold manner or show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate 

• The dog tried to show his bravado to seem like the alpha dog.

7.consensus: general agreement

• The consensus the parents came up with brought the family closer together.

8. dichotomy: a difference or contrast between two things that are represented as being 
entirely different


9.constrict: make narrower by encircling pressure 


10.gothic: relating to the goths 
 
11. punctilio: a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure 


12. metamorphosis: the process of transformation


13. raconteur: a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly

14. sine qua non: an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential

15. quixotic: extravagantly romantic; impractical; impulsive; rashly unpredictable

16. vendetta: prolonged and bitter feud or rivalry

17. non sequitur: a statement containing an illogical conclusion; an inference that doesn't follow from the premises

18. mystique: a framework of doctrines, ideas, and beliefs constructed around a person or object

19. quagmire: a bog; a situation from which extrication is difficult; anything soft or flabby

20. parlous: perilous; dangerous; clever; shrewd