Vocab 11
Quixotic: Extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard o practical considerations
Fanciful, Impractical, Utopian
Defector
Apostate
Renegade
Apostate
Turncoat
Apostate
Vendetta: A prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge
Blood feud, Rivalry
Bluster
Bravado
Braggadicuio
Bravado
Swagger
Bravado
Metamorphosis: A complete transformation
Change, Makeover, Transformation
Mystique: An aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone
Charisma
Accord
Consensus
Concord
Consensus
Harmony
Consensus
Unanimity
Consensus
Contract
Constrict
Curb
Constrict
Restrain
Constrict
Constrict: To make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze.
Contract, Curb, Restrain
Impasse: Dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution
Deadlock, Standoff, Stalemate
Bifurcation
Dichotomy
Division
Dichotomy
Schism
Dichotomy
Lugubrious: Sad, mournful, or gloomy, to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
Doleful, Melancholy, Dismal, Dolorous
Gushy
Effusive
Lavish
Effusive
Unrestrained
Effusive
Euphoria: A feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis
Elation, Bliss, Ecstasy, Rapture
Bliss
Euphoria
Ecstasy
Euphoria
Elation
Euphoria
Rapture
Euphoria
Quagmire: Soft, soggy mud or slush; A difficult or entrapping situation
Fen, Marsh, Bog, Morass
Punctilio: A minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
Fine point, Nicety
Eerie
Gothic
Sinister
Gothic
Parlous: Full of danger or risk, perilous
Hazardous, Risky, Dangerous, Perilous
Non sequitur: An inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises
Illogical, Reference, Unsound conclusion
Deadlock
Impasse
Stalemate
Impasse
Standoff
Impasse
Unsound conclusion
Non sequitur
Dismal
Lugubrious
Doleful
Lugubrious
Dolorous
Lugubrious
Melancholy
Lugubrious
Change
Metamorphosis
Makeover
Metamorphosis
Transformation
Metamorphosis
Charisma
Mystique
Sine qua non: An essential or indispensable element or condition
Necessity, Requisite, Desideratum
Illogical
Non sequitur
Reference
Non sequitur
Dangerous
Parlous
Hazardous
Parlous
Risky
Parlous
Fine point
Punctilio
Nicety
Punctilio
Bog
Quagmire
Fen
Quagmire
Marsh
Quagmire
Morass
Quagmire
Fanciful
Quixotic
Impractical
Quixotic
Utopian
Quixotic
Anecdotist
Raconteur
Storyteller
Raconteur
Apostate: one who forsakes his or religion, party or cause
Renegade, Defector, Turncoat
Dichotomy: A division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts
Schism, Division, Bifurcation
Gothic: Characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent evets
Sinister, Eerie
Raconteur: A person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skills
Storyteller, Anecdoist
Bravado: A display of false or assumed courage
Swagger, Bluster, Braggadicuio
Consensus: a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking
Unanimity, Concord, Accord, Harmony
Effusive: Highly demonstrative
Unrestrained, Gushy, Lavish
Blood feud
Vendetta
Rivalry
Vendetta
Desideratum
sine qua non
Necessity
sine qua non
Requisite
sine qua non