vocab 4 Flashcards
1
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Celibate
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(Adj) abstaining from intercourse, unmarried
2
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Fortuitous
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(Adj) happening by chance or accident
3
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Recapitulate
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(v) to summarize, to repeat briefly
4
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Perfunctory
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(Adj) done without care, in a routine fashion
5
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Baroque
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(Adj) overly decorated
6
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Hedonism
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(N) pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
7
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Obloquy
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(N) strong disapproval, a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
8
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Debacle
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(N) a complete failure, a total collapse
9
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Quasi-
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(Adj) resembling, seeming, half
10
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Besmirch
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(V) to make dirty, to stain
11
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Imperative
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(Adj) extremely necessary, vitally important
12
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Sacrosanct
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(Adj) extremely holy
13
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sadistic
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(Adj) deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
14
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Demeanor
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(N) behavior, manner of conducting oneself
15
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Facetious
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(Adj) comical, jocular, flippant
