Sadlier Oxford's Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apostate | (n.) one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause syn: renegade, defector, turncoat ant: true 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 stoop or cause to 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 an 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 premisis syn: illogical reference, unsound conclusion |
| parlous | (adj.) full of danger or risk, perilous syn: hazardous, risky, dangerous ant: safe, secure, risk-free |
| punctilio | (n.) a minute detail of conduct 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, down-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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