2. effusive: (adj) unrestrained in expressing feelings, gushy, lavish
- I found the couple to be much too effusive in their vows.
3. impasse: (n) point at which no further progress can be made, standstill, blockade
- After we had been arguing for hours we found ourselves at an impasse.
4. euphoria: (n) extreme happiness
- If my mother would buy me One Direction tickets I would find myself in a state of euphoria.
5. lugubrious: (adj) gloomy, extremely mournful
- The Fault In Our Stars has a lugubrious ending.
6. bravado: (n) boldness or courage, swagger
- The athlete was only relatively talented and all his bravado didn't show results in the game.
7. consensus: (n) general or widespread unanimity, agreement, harmony
- The panel reached a consensus only after comparing the numerous pros and cons of each choice.
8. dichotomy: (n) separation of different or contradictory things, contrast
- There is an extreme dichotomy between winter and summer.
9. constrict: (v) narrow, tighten
- The small room felt constricted once filled with people.
10. gothic: (adj) dark, barbarous, uncivilized
- Frankenstein is considered a gothic character.
11. punctilio: (n) observance of etiquette.
12. metamorphosis: (n) change in physical form, transformation
- Sometimes women look as if they have undergone a complete metamorphosis after plastic surgery.
13. raconteur: (n) somebody who tells entertaining stories
- As a child I was known to be somewhat of a raconteur during sleepovers.
14. sine qua non: (n) essential condition, prerequisite, requirement
- Having a pre-arranged absence form is a sine qua non for most on campus school activities.
15. quixotic: (adj) excessively romantic/romanticized, impractical
- It is quixotic to claim true love on a first date.
16. vendetta: (n) prolonged feud, quarrel
- Tweety Bird and Sylvester have quite the vendetta.
17. non sequitur: (n) incongruous statement, one statement does not follow the other.
- It is a non sequitur to state your love of pineapples after comparing apples to oranges.
18. mystique: (n) mysterious quality, air of mystery
- The girl who worked in the spell shop had a certain indescribable mystique.
19. quagmire: (n) difficult situation, awkward situation difficult to escape from
- The man found himself in a serious quagmire after being caught in his lie.
20. parlous: (adj) unsafe, dangerous
- Rock climbing can lead to many unforeseen, parlous events.
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