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