Apostate- abandonment of one's faith, political party, or principle.
Effusive- unrestrained in emotional expression.
Impasse- a road or passage having no exit.
Euphoria- a feeling of great happiness.
Lugubrious- exceedingly mournful or sad.
Bravado- a show of courage.
Consensus- a general agreement.
Dichotomy- a diversion or contrast between two things.
Constrict- make narrower, restrict.
Gothic- language, architecture style, type of style.
Punctilio- a fine point of conduct.
Metamorphosis- a change of the form or nature of a thing.
Raconteur- a person who tells an anecdote in a skillful or amusing way.
Sine qua non- an essential condition, absolutely necessary.
Quixotic- idealistic, unrealistic and impractical.
Vendetta- bitter quarrel against somebody.
Non sequitur- a conclusion that does not logically follow a previous argument.
Mystique- a fascinating aura of mystery.
Quagmire- a soft boggy area of land that gives way under foot.
Parlous- full of danger or uncertainty.
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