Vocab 4 Flashcards

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Celibate

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Abstaining from intercourse; unmarried (adj.)

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance or accident (adj.)
Syn: accidental, unexpected
Ant: premeditated, intentional

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Recapitulate

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To summarize, to repeat briefly (v.)

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Perfunctory

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Done without a care, in a routine fashion (adj.)
Syn: indifferent, offhand
Ant: diligent, attentive

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Baroque

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Overly decorated (adj.)
Syn: ornate
Ant: simple

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Hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses (n.)

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Obloquy

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Strong disapproval; a bad reputation from public criticism (n.)
Syn: censure, rebuke
Ant: acclaim, praise

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Debacle

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A complete failure, a total collapse (n.)
Syn: calamity, catastrophe Ant: success, triumph

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Quasi

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Resembling, seeming, half (adj.)

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Besmirch

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To make dirty, to stain (v.)
Syn: soil, sully, smear Ant: cleanse

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Imperative

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Extremely necessary, vitally important (adj.)

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Sacrosanct

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Extremely holy (adj.)
Syn: divine, angelic

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Sadistic

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Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others (adj.)
Syn: barbarous, perverse Ant: civilized, human

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Demeanor

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Behavior, manner of conducting oneself (n.)
Syn: deportment

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Facetious

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comical; jocular; flippant (adj.)
Syn: joking, witty, jocose
Ant: solemn, serious

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