Unit 11: Apostate-Vendetta
mystique
aura of mystery n
parious
dangerous adj
impasse
dead end n
dichotomy
division (n) schism
bravado
false courage (n)
euphoria
great happiness n
effusive
gushy (adj) highly demonstrative
non sequitur
illogical reference n
sine qua non
necessity n an essential condition
apostate
renegade (n) one who forsakes his or her own party, religion
constrict
restrain (v)
vendetta
rivalry n prolonged feud
lugubrious
sad adj
gothic
sinister adj emphasizing a gloomy setting
punctillo
small detail n
quagmire
soggy mud, entrapping situation n
raconteur
storyteller n
metamorphosis
transformation n
consensus
unanimity (n) a collective or general agreement of opinion
quixotic
utopian adj