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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 breifly |
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Purfunctory |
Done without care; done without care |
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Baroque |
Overly decorated |
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Hedonism |
Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
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Obloquy |
Stroh disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism. |
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Debacle |
A complete failure; a 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 oneself. |
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Facetious |
Comical; jocular; flippant |
