Unit 11 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Apostate
(n) One who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause.
gives up religion
Bravado
(n) a display of false or assumed coverage
boldness
Consensus
(n) a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking.
constrict
(v) to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter
dichotomy
(n) a division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line.
division
effusive
(adj) highly demonstrative; unrestrained.
expressing grattiude
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.
gloomy
metamorphosis
(n) a complete transformation, as if by magic. Change, makeover
mystique
(n) a 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.
parious
(adj) full danger or risk, perilous
punctilio
(n) A minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time.
minor detail
quagmire
(n) soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation.
quixotic
(adj) extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations
raconteur
(n) a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill
sine qua non
(n) An essential or indispensable element or condition
essential
Vendetta
(n) A prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance. rivalry
