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apostate
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n;
one who forsakes his or her religion syn: renegade, defector ant: loyalist |
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bravado
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n;
a display of false or assured courage syn: swagger, bluster ant: mettle, bravery |
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consensus
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n;
a collective or general agreement of opinon syn: unanimity,accord,harmony ant: disscord, dissagreement |
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constrict
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v;
to make smaller or narrower, to falter syn: contract, curb, restrain ant: enlarge, dilate, expand |
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dichotomy
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n;
a division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts syn: shcism, division ant: uniformity, oneness |
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effusive
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adj;
highly demonstrative, unrestrained syn: gushy, lavish ant: restrained,reserved,muted |
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euphoria
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n;
a feeling of great happiness or well-being syn: elation, bliss, rapture ant: melancholy, depression |
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gothic
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adj;
characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting syn: sinister, eerie |
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impasse
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n;
a dead end; a problem for which there is no solution syn: deadlock, standoff, stalemate |
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lugubrious
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adj;
sad, mournful, or gloomy syn: doleful, dismal, melancholy ant: merry, jovial |
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metamorphosis
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n;
a complete transformation, as if by magic syn: change, makeover |
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mystique
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n;
an aura of attitude of mystery surrounding something or someone syn: charisma |
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non sequitur
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n;
an inference or conlusion that does not follow the facts or premises syn: illogical reference, unsound conclusion |
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parlous
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adj;
full of danger or risk, perilous syn: hazardous ant: safe, secure, risk-free |
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punctillo
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n;
a minute detail of conduct; an instant of time syn: fine point, nicety |
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quagmire
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n;
soft, soggy mud or slush, an entrapping situation syn: fen. marsh, bog, morass |
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quixotic
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adj;
extravagantly idealistic syn: fanciful, impractical, utopian ant: realistic, down-to-earth, pragmatic |
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raconteur
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n;
a person who tells stroeis and ancedotes with great skill syn: storyteller, anecdotist |
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sine qua non
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n;
an essential or indispensable element or condition syn: necessity, requisite, desideratum |
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vendetta
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n;
a prolonged fued, often between two families syn: blood fead, rivalry |
