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Unit 11 Synonyms
H Vocabulary Workshop New Edition
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12th Grade
05/12/2010
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Term
apostate
 Definition
S: renegade, defector, turncoat
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bravado
 Definition
S: swagger, bluster, braggadocio
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consensus
 Definition
S: unanimity, concord, accord, harmony
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constrict
 Definition
S: contract, curb, restrain
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dichotomy
 Definition
S: schism, division, bifurcation
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effusive
 Definition
S: gushy, lavish
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euphoria
 Definition
S: elation, bliss, ecstasy, rapture
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gothic
 Definition
S: sinister, eerie
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impasse
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S: deadlock, standoff, stalemate
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lugubrious
 Definition
S: doleful, melancholy, dismal, dolorous
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metamorphosis
 Definition
S: change, makeover
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mystique
 Definition
S: charisma
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non sequitur
 Definition
S: illogical reference, unsound conclusion
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parlous
 Definition
S: hazardous, risky, dangerous
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punctilio
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S: fine point, nicety
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quagmire
 Definition
S: fen, marsh, bog, morass
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quixotic
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S: fanciful, impractical, utopian
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raconteur
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S: storyteller, anecdotist
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sine qua non
 Definition
S: necessity, requisite, desideratum
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vendetta
 Definition
S: blood feud, rivalry
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