effusive:unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve, pouring out; overflowing: Bill was less effusive, but obviously enjoyed his company.
impasse:a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.: But solving the current
impasse requires a constructive contribution from the government.
euphoria:a state of intense happiness and self-confidence: She was flooded with euphoria as she went to the podium to receive her Student Research Award.
lugubrious:mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: The lugubrious songs of lost love.
bravado:a pretentious, swaggering display of courage,brag, bluster, bombast, braggadocio: Sometimes however, his bravado was not enough to keep him from crashing.
consensus: majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.
dichotomy:division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. :There is a false dichotomy between art and science which is slowly being eroded away over they years.
constrict :to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress or to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life.
gothic:pertaining to the Middle Ages; medieval.
punctilio: a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure or strictness: They really seem to show a readiness to stand on punctilio and ceremony.
metamorphosis:a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.:Step by step your metamorphosis continues until at last the transfer is complete.
raconteur:a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly. :He was an educator by trade, and long experienced, a wonderful guy and the raconteur of stories.
sine qua non: an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential: Her presence was the sine qua non of every social event.
quixotic: extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable: Their quixotic run for it climaxed in a shoot-out with police.
vendetta:any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like: His supporters say the government is waging a vendetta against him.
non sequitur: is an argument in which its conclusion does not follow from its premises.In a non sequitur, the conclusion can be either true or false, but the argument is fallacious because the conclusion does not follow from the premise. All formal fallacies are special cases of non sequitur. The term has special applicability .
mystique: a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning. :Fame probably doesn't have the same mystique, having grown up around it.
quagmire: an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness.
anything soft or flabby.
parlous: dangerous. :But government finances remained in a parlous state
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