vocab 4 Flashcards
fortuitous
(adj) happening by chance or accident
hedonism
(n) the pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
celibate
(adj) abstaining from intercourse; unmarried
perfunctory
(adj) done without care; in a routine fashion
besmirch
(v) to make dirty; to stain
demeanor
(n) behavior; the manner of conducting oneself
imperative
(adj) extremely necessary; vitally important
sadistic
(adj) deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
facetious
(adj) comical; jocular; flippant
recapitulate
(v) to summarize; to repeat briefly
baroque
(adj) overly decorated
obloquy
(n) strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from
debacle
(n) a complete failure; a total collapse
quasi-
(adj) resembling; seeming; half
sacrosanct
(adj) extremely holy
The root clin means
“to lean” or “to bend.”
The roots pon and pos mean
“to put” or “to place.”
The prefix hyper- means
“excessive.”
The root therm means
“heat.”
The prefix com- means
“together.”
The prefix im- means
“into.”
The prefix dis- means
“apart.”
The prefix de- means
“down.”
