Vocab #3

1.Apostate: One who forsakes their religion or party

"When he turned 18, he became an apostate and completely spoke out about how bad his religion is."

2. Effusive: Demonstrative of emotion

"Her crying outburst today was quite effusive."

3. Impasse: A position of no escape

"He knew that his gathering with his in-laws was going to be impasse."

4. Euphoria: A feeling of happiness or confidence

"She was filled with euphoria when she was going up to accept her award."

5. Lugubrious: Mournful or gloomy

"He was feeling very lugubrious after the passing of his father."

6. Bravado: A swaggering display of courage

"He committed such a bravado when he saved the children from a burning building."

7. Consensus: Majority of opinion

"There was a consensus within the group that they would order sausage and onion for their pizza."

8. Dichotomy: Division of two parts

"The nearby ground went through a dichotomy and split in two."

9. Constrict: To compress or shrink

"He compressed the clay by squeezing it in his hands."

10. Gothic: Not pertaining to style of architecture

"The building was quite gothic when compared to the other buildings."

11. Punctilio: A fine point or detail in ceremony or procedure

"He had to be sure he did such exact punctilio during the yearly ceremony since it was such tradition for years."

12. Metamorphosis: A change in form or structure

"After construction, the building went through a full metamorphosis and looked completely new."

13. Raconteur: A person skilled in relating stories

"He was a raconteur for comparing the two stories themes together."

14. Sine Qua Non: An indispensable condition, element, or factor

"His appearance at every party was such a sine qua non."

15. Quixotic: Something visionary and unrealistic

"His dream of taking a trip to Hawaii was quite quixotic due to the economy."

16. Vendetta: A private feud in a family

"There had been a long vendetta in the family due to a small simple insult toward their mother."

17. Non Sequitur: An illogical statement having nothing to do with the conversatioin

"He was talking about his day at work, but randomly switched over to taking about cars, which was quite non sequitur."

18. Mystique: An idea based on an object or person

"Darwin's theory is a good example of a mystique."

19. Quagmire: A difficult situation

"Whether or not to go drive his car with low gas was quite a quagmire."

20. Parlous: Dangerous

"It's very parlous to ride a bike with no helmet."