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Vocab 4- Gilbert

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celibate adj- abstaining from intercourse; unmarried
fortuitous adj- happening by chance or accident (positive connotation- whatever happened was lucky)
fortuitous- syn/ant syn- unexpected ant- premeditated; intentional
recapitulate v- to summarize; to repeat briefly
perfunctory adj- done without care; in a routine fashion
perfunctory- syn/ant syn- offhand, indifferent ant- diligent, attentive
baroque adj- overly decorated
baroque- syn/ant syn- ornate ant- simple
hedonism n- pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
obloquy n- strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
obloquy- syn/ant syn- censure, rebuke ant- acclaim, praise
debacle n- a complete failure; a total collapse
debacle- syn/ant syn- calamity, catastrophe ant- success, triumph
quasi- adj- resembling; seeming; half
besmirch v- to make dirty; to stain
besmirch- syn/ant syn- soil; sully; smear ant- cleanse
imperative adj- extremely necessary; vitally important
sacrosanct adj- extremely holy
sacrosanct- syn syn- divine; angelic
sadistic adj- deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
sadistic- syn/ant syn- barbarous, perverse ant- civilized, humane
demeanor n- behavior; manner of conducting oneself
demeanor- syn syn- deportment
facetious adj- comical; jocular; flippant
facetious- syn/ant syn- joking; witty; jocose ant- solemn; serious
Created by: gilbertn
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