Vocab #3

Apostate- a person who renounces a belief or principle.
Effusive- shows lots of emotional expression.
Impasse- no progress can be made.
Euphoria- condition when you feel happy and have joy.
Lugubrious- to appear sad.
Bravado- brave in the way of acting.
Dichotomy- contrast between two different things.
Constrict- to restrain movement.
Gothic- dark imagery.
Punctilio- "correct" behavior.
Metamorphous- massive change.
Raconteur- dramatic story telling.
Sun Qua Non- essential action.
Quixotic- unrealistic.
Vendetta- blood feud between murderers' families.
Non Sequitur- an argument with no conclusion.
Mystique- an aura of heighten interest.
Quagmire- soft land that gives away underfoot.
Parlous- full of danger.