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