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WCHS Unit 11-H
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| apostate | (n) one who forsakes his or her religion, party or cause |
| bravado | (n) a display of false or assumed courage |
| consensus | (n) a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking |
| constrict | (v) to make smaller or narrower, draw togehter, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter |
| dichotomy | (n) a division into two constradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line |
| effusive | (adj) highly demonstrative; unrestrained |
| euphoria | (n) a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis |
| 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 |
| impasse | (n) a dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution |
| lugubrious | (adj) sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
| metamorphosis | (n) a complete transformation, as if by magic |
| mystique | (n) an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone |
| non sequitur | (n) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises |
| parlous | (adj) full of danger or risk, perilous |
| punctilio | (n) a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time |
| quagmire | (n) soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation |
| quizotic | (adj) extravagantly or romatntically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations |
| raconteur | (n) a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill |
| sin qua non | (n) an essential or indispensible element or condition |
| vendetta | (n) a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengenance |