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