Vocabulary #3

apostate: abandonment of one's faith, political party, or cause
effusive: unrestrained in emotional expression
impasse: a road/passage, or situation having no exit or end
euphoria: a feeling of great happiness or well being
lugubrious: mournful or sad to a ridiculous degree
bravado: a show of courage, or defiant swaggering conduct
consensus: a general agreement
dichotomy: a diversion or contrast between two things
constrict: make narrower, restrict
gothic: language or type of style
punctilio: a fine point of conduct or a high or inducting standard of detail/performance
metamorphosis: a change of the form or nature of a thing
raconteur: a person who tells an anecdote in a skillful or amusing way
sine qua non: an essential, condition, absolutely necessary
quixotic: unrealistic and impractical: in an idealistic or overly romantic way
vendetta: bitter quarrel for somebody
non sequitur: a conclusion that does not logically follow the previous argument
mystique: a fascinating aura of mystery
quagmire: a soft boggy area of land that gives way under foot, a situation that is difficult to leave or get out of
parlous: full of danger or uncertainty

Sentences:
1. The man was an apostate, he not only renounced his former ideas he also avoided all contact with his former life.
2.She is an incredibly effusive person. She cries at every moment she can, whether necessary or not.
3. After deliberating for a third straight day, Congress was able to end their impasse and pass the bill.
4. There is always a great feeling of euphoria when we are able to complete and accomplish our goals.
5. Yes, the death of her gold fish was sad, but Gracie was being incredibly lugubrious about it.
6. He always seems to display a great amount of bravado, that is until the real challenges show up.
7. After two hours the couple finally reached a consensus.
8. The dichotomy between the two groups was simply a result of different ways of thinking.
9. After breaking curfew for the third night in a row, her parents decided to constrict her allowance and freedoms.
10. Mary Shelly's scary story "Frankenstein" is an excellent example of a gothic tale.
11. Arriving on time to a meeting or interview is a simple, but incredibly punctilio.
12. Butterflies go through an incredible metamorphosis as they grow from caterpillars to butterflies.
13. Story tellers such as those who first adapted "Beowulf", were not only preservers of oral history, they were raconteurs who were able to bring culture and history into their stories.
14. Food is one of the sine qua non items, necessary for survival.
15. Her quixotic approach to baking was not only comical, but also dangerous as she had no idea how long to bake the cake for.
16. She had a long and tough history with vendettas against members of her horrible family.
17. Saying that pizza comes from trees in Singapore, was one of his various non sequitur based arguments.
18. The girl was incredibly secretive and let off an aura of mystique.
19. I found myself in an interesting quagmire after mentioning I didn't like working with children, in front of a kindergarten teacher.
20. Life is full of parlous situations, all we can do is keep moving forward and hope for the best.