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Vocab 1.4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| celibate | abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
| fortuitous | happening by chance or accident synonyms: accidental; unexpected |
| recapitulate | to summarize; to repeat briefly |
| perfunctory | done without cate; in a routine fashion synonyms: indifferent; offhand |
| baroque | overly decorated synonyms: ornate |
| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
| obloquy | strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
| debacle | a complete failure; a total collapse synonyms: calamity; catastrophe |
| quasi- | resembling; seeming; half |
| besmirch | to make dirty; to stain synonyms: soil; sully; smear |
| imperative | extremely necessary; vitally important |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy synonyms: divine; angelic |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others synonyms: barbarous; perverse |
| demeanor | behavior; manner of conducting oneself synonyms: deportment |
| facetious | comical; jocular; flippant synonyms: joking; witty; jocose |