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15 Cards in this Set
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Celibate-Adj.
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Abstaining from intercourse; unmarried
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Fortuitous-Adj.
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Happening by chance or accident
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Recapitulate- V.
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To summarize; to repeat briefly
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Perfunctory- Adj.
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Done with care; in routine fashion
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Baroque- Adj.
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Over decorated
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Hedonism- N.
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Pursuit of pleasant, especially of the sense
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Obloquy- N.
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Strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
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Debacle- N.
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A complete failure; a total collapse
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Quasi- Adj.
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Resembling; seeming half
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Besmirch- V.
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To make dirty; to stain
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Imperative- Adj.
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Extremely necessary; vitally important
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Sacrosanct- Adj.
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Extremely holy
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Demeanor- N.
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Behavior; manner of conducting oneself
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Facetious- Adj.
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Comical; Jocular; Flippant
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Sadistic- Adj.
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Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on other
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