Vocab List #4 and Sentences

1. apostate: a person who forsakes his religion, cause 
    The apostate no longer believed in sacrificing for good fortune.
2. effusive: pouring out; overflowing 
    When you caught open the surface of the skin on the stomach, the fat looks effusive.
3. impasse: a position or situation from which there is no escape 
    Our hero was stuck in an impasse, and his life was before his eyes.
4. euphoria: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence 
    After completing the hardest test of the year I was in euphoria.
5. lugubrious: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected,exaggerated, or unrelieved manner 
    All of the people were lugubrious at the funeral. 
6. bravado: a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.  
   Every soldier shows some has a kind of bravado.
7. consensus: general agreement or concord 
   There was a consensus between the two armies, there soon would be peace.
8. dichotomy: division into two parts, kinds 
    There is a dichotomy of gangsters, the jokesters, and the real ones.
9. constrict: to draw or press in
    It helps to stop the bleeding if you constrict the wound. 
10. gothic: of or pertaining to the music,especially of northern Europe, of the period roughly from1200 to 1450
      Most old cathedrals have gothic architecture. 
11. punctilio: a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony,or procedure. 
     A wedding should always be organized into a punctilio.
12. metamorphosis: any complete change in appearance, character,circumstances, etc. 
      Most people think of evolution as a metamorphosis, but it is not that extreme.
13. raconteur: a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly. 
     Often, good rappers can be pretty capable raconteurs.
14. sine qua non: an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential
      Our blood is our sine qua non to heal our own wounds, becuase of the ability to clot. 
15. quixotic: impulsive and often rashly unpredictable 
     Teenagers who have a lot of freedom are often quixotic.
16. vendetta: any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like
     Duels during the renaissance era were common and began or resulted from a vendetta.
17. non sequitur: a statement containing an illogical conclusion 
      Kids at an early age say things that are non sequitur.
18. mystique: an aura of mystery or mystical power surrounding aparticular occupation or pursuit 
     Fairies supposedly have a mystique about them.
19. quagmire: an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields underthe tread; a bog. 
     Witches, in fantasy stories, most times live in a quagmire.
20. parlous: involving or full of grave risk or peril;  hazardous; dangerous
     Heroes embark on parlous quests.