Unit 11 Vocab
gothic (definition)
(adj.) characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such a literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture
quixotic (definition)
(adj.) extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations
parlous (definition)
(adj.) full of danger or risk, perilous
effusive (definition)
(adj.) highly demonstrative; unrestrained
lugubrious (definition)
(adj.) sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
consensus (definition)
(n.) a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking
metamorphosis (definition)
(n.) a complete transformation, as if by magic
impasse (definition)
(n.) a dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution
bravado (definition)
(n.) a display of false or assumed courage
dichotomy (definition)
(n.) a division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line
euphoria (definition)
(n.) a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis
punctilio (definition)
(n.) a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
raconteur (definition)
(n.) a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill
vendetta (definition)
(n.) a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance
mystique (definition)
(n.) an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone
sine qua non (definition)
(n.) an essential or indispensable element or condition
non sequitur (definition)
(n.) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises
apostate (definition)
(n.) one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause
quagmire (definition)
(n.) soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation
constrict (definition)
(v.) to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter
raconteur (synonym)
anecdotist
quagmire (antonym)
bedrock, solid footing, terra firma
vendetta (synonym)
blood feud, rivalry
metamorphosis (synonym)
change, makeover
mystique (synonym)
charisma
constrict (synonym)
contract, curb, restrain
consensus (antonym)
dissension, discord, disagreement
lugubrious (synonym)
doleful, melancholy, dismal
euphoria (synonym)
elation, bliss, ecstasy, rapture
constrict (antonym)
enlarge, dilate, expand
quixotic (synonym)
fanciful, impractical, utopian
quagmire (synonym)
fen, marsh, morass
effusive (synonym)
gushy, lavish
parlous (synonym)
hazardous, risky, dangerous
non sequitur (antonym)
illogical reference, unsound conclusion
lugubrious (antonym)
jovial, hilarious, funny
euphoria (antonym)
melancholy, depression, gloom
bravado (antonym)
mettle, bravery, pluck
sine qua non (synonym)
necessity, desideratum
punctilio (synonym)
nicety
quixotic (antonym)
realistic, down-to-earth, pragmatic
apostate (synonym)
renegade, defector
effusive (antonym)
restrained, reserved, muted, subdued
parlous (antonym)
safe, secure, risk-free
dichotomy (synonym)
schism, bifurcation
gothic (synonym)
sinister
impasse (synonym)
standoff, stalemate
bravado (synonym)
swagger, bluster, braggadocio
apostate (antonym)
true believer
consensus (synonym)
unanimity, concord, accord, harmony
dichotomy (antonym)
uniformity, oneness
