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15 Cards in this Set
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celibate |
abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
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fortuitous |
happening by chance or accident |
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recapitulate |
to summarize; to repeat briefly |
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perfunctory |
done with care; in a routine |
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baroque |
overly decorated |
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hedonism |
pursuit of pleasure |
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obloquy |
strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
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debacle |
a complete failure; total collapse |
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quasi- |
resembling; seeming; half |
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besmirch |
to make dirty; to stain |
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imperative |
extremely necessary; vitally important |
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sacrosanct |
extremely holy |
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sadistic |
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
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demeanor |
behavior; manner of conducting ones self |
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facetious |
comical; jocular; flippant |
