Vocab 10-12 part2
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- sad, mournful, gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree S;doleful, melancholy, dimal, dolorous A;merry, jovial, hilarious, funny
- lugubrious
- complete transformation, as it by magic S;change, makeover
- metamorphosis
- aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone S;charisma
- mystique
- inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises S;illogical reference, unsound conclusion
- non sequitur
- full of danger or risk, perilous S;hazardous, risky, dangerous A;safe,secure, risk-free
- parlous
- minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time S;fine point nicety
- punctilio
- soft, soggy, mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation S;fen, marsh, bog, morass A;bedrock, solid footing, terra firma
- quagmire
- extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations S;fanciful, impractical, utopian A; realistic, down-to-earth,pragmatic
- quixotic
- person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill S;storyteller, anecdotist
- raconteur
- essential or indispensable element or condition S;necessity,requisite, desideratum
- sine qua non
- prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance S;blood feud, rivalry
- vendetta
- one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause S;renegade, defactor, turncoat A;true believer, loyalist
- apostate
- display of false or assumed courage S;swagger, bluster, braggadocio A;mettle, bravery, pluck
- bravado
- collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking S;unanimity, concord, accord, harmony A;dissension, discord, disagreement
- consensus
- to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter S; contract, curb, restrain A;enlarge, dilate, expand
- constrict
- division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line S;schism, division, bifurcation A;uniformity, oneness
- dichotomy
- highly demonstrative; unrestrained S; gushy, lavish A; restrained, reserved, muted, subdued
- effusive
- feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis S;elation, bliss, ecstasy, rapture A;melancholy, depression, gloom
- euphoria
- characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such as literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture S;sinister, eerie
- gothic
- dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution S;deadlock, standoff, stalemate
- impasse