Vocabulary Fall list #4

Definitions:
apostate: not faithful to religion or party or cause
effusive: express gratitude
enthusiasm: a feeling of excitement
impasse: situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
euphoria: a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
lugubrious:sounding sad and dismissal
bravado: show of boldness intended to impress
consensus: general agreement
dichotomy:contrast between two opposites
constrict: make narrow by encircling pressure
gothic: Old architecture 12th to 16th century
punctilio: fine point of conduct
metamorphosis: a change of a person or thing into a complete new one
raconteur: person who tells anecdotes in a skillful amusing way
sine qua non: essential condition that is necessary
quixotic: exceedingly idealistic
vendetta: bitter quarrel Or campaign against someone
non sequitur: conclusion that does not follow previous statement
mystique: fascinating aura of Mystery or awe
quagmire:awkward complex hazardous Situations
parlous: greatly and excessively

Sentences:
1.During her rebellious stage, Stephanie was apostate to her church.
2.Greg was very effusive and emails thank you letters to scholarship foundations.
3. Her enthusiasm to go to Disneyland made her parents happy
4. Because the computers were down the college applications were impassive and all the seniors had to wait patiently
5. Many people spend their whole lives looking for an euphoria To overcome them.
6.the family's loss made tgeembers lugubrious for months.
7. The weight lifter had a very bravado personality and was often called cocky.
8. The parents and their child came to a consensus in her curfew and avoided an argument.
9. The mother and daughter often faced dichotomy and found it ironic because they were complete opposites.
10. The snake constructed the rat to suffocation before she ate it.
11. He studied gothic architecture and found the buildings amusing in detail.
12.He was always punctilious in providing the information for club meetings.
13. After college alex had metamorphosed into a mature educated man.
14. The raconteur was entertaining the whole crowd that night with his stories.
15. The art piece had a random bar that was sine qua non.
16. Erika was very quixotic and was elected spirit leader.
17. The two next door neighbors had an ongoing vendetta that bothered the rest of the neighborhood.
18. Knowing that she had lost the argument she stated a non sequitur and walked away in shame.
19. The men were fascinated by the woman's mystique and wondered what she was hiding.
20. The stranger stood alone in a quagmire position not knowing what to do or who to talk to.
21. He is parlous handsome.