Thursday, September 6, 2012

Vocab Sentences

Finally got around to these

Apostate: I may not exactly be an apostate, but I don't go to church or follow the bible
Effusive: I have an increasingly amount of effusive feelings for this person
Impasse: The mime pretended to have an impasse in his invisible box
Euphoria: The newly wed couple were in a state of euphoria for their first couple months
Lugubrious: The bum on the side on the side of the road acted in a lugubrious manner
Bravado: The POW acted in a bravado manner when he took out the guards and escaped with his fellow soldiers
Consensus: The two teachers came to a consensus on a lesson plan for their Alg. 1 classes
Dichotomy: The pie was the subject of my mom's dichotomy
Constrict: The python constricted its victim
Gothic: The Gothic era was a time of great music, architecture, and sculptures
Punctilio: My mom is very punctilio.  She makes sure all of her kids have their correct manners
Metamorphosis: I believed that Kelli Griffith has had the most metamorphosis since freshman year out of all the seniors.
Raconteur: The librarian was an amazing raconteur as long as it involved children's stories
Sine qua non: The pen is the sine qua non of the essay
Quixotic: The man was very quixotic on his date with his girlfriend
Vendetta: A vendetta was included in the epic of Beowulf
Non sequitur: The prisoner used non sequitur to get out of his sentence.
Mystique: Your personality is part of your mystique
Quagmire: The swamp was a giant quagmire
Parlous: The journey was parlous.  There were many dangerous along the path.

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