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Vocab Lesson 4
English Vocab Lesson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| celibate | (A) abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
| fortuitous | (A) happening by change or accident |
| recapitulate | (V) to summarize; to repeat briefly |
| perfunctory | (A) done without care; in a routine fashion |
| baroque | (A) overly decorated |
| hedonism | (N) pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
| obloquy | (N) strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
| debacle | (N) a complete failure; a total collapse |
| quasi- | (A) resembling; seeming; half |
| besmirch | (V) to make dirty; to stain |
| imperative | (A) extremely necessary; vitally important |
| sacrosanct | (A) extremely holy |
| sadistic | (A) deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| demeanor | (N) behavior, manner of conduction oneself |
| facetious | (A) comical, jocular, flippant |