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15 Cards in this Set
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Besmirch
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To make dirt; to stain.
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Imperative
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Extremely necessary; vitally important.
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Sacrosanct
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Extremely holy.
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Sadistic
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Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others.
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Demeanor
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Behavior; manner of conducting oneself.
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Facetious
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Comical; jocular; flippant.
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Celibate
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Abstaining from intercourse; unmarried.
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Fortuitous
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Happing by chance or accident.
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Recapitulate
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To summarize; to repeat briefly.
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Perfunctory
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Done without care; in a routine fashion.
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Baroque
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Overly decorated.
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Hedonism
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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses.
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Obloquy
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Strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism.
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Debacle
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A complete failure; a total collapse
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Quasi
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Resembling; seeming; half.
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