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Celibate (adj.) |
Abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
"In that religion, the priests take vows to remain impoverished and celibate." |
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Fortuitous (adj.) |
Happening by chance or accident |
"My father said meeting my mother was fortuitous; my mother said it was fate." Syn: accidental; unexpected Ant: premeditated; intentional |
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Recapitulate (v.) |
To summarize; to repeat briefly |
"Television newsmen always recapitulate Presidential news conferences, as if the audience were incapable of understanding what had been said." |
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Perfunctory (adj.) |
Done without a care; in a routine fashion |
"She greeted her guests in a perfunctory manner." syn: Indifferent; offhand ant: diligent; attentive |
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Baroque (adj.) |
Overly decorated |
"The new dance club had a great light show; the baroque furnishings seemed right in place." syn: ornate ant: simple |
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Hedonism (n.) |
Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
"John favors hedonism over self-sacrifice." |
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Obloquy (n.) |
Strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
"His behavior brought shame to his family and the obloquy on himself." syn: censure; rebuke ant: acclaim; praise |
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Debacle (n.) |
A complete failure; a total collapse |
"After reading the reviews, the actors knew the play was a debacle and would close in one night." syn: calamity; catastrophe ant: success; triumph |
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Quasi- (adj.) |
Resembling; seeming; half |
"Gandfather was only in quasi- retirement because he couldn't give up control of the business." |
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Besmirch (v.) |
To make dirty; to stain |
"My ex-best friend tried to besmirch my reputation with her vicious gossip." syn: soil; sully; smear ant: cleanse |
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Imperative (adj.) |
Extremely necessary; vitally important |
"It is imperative that you leave immediately." |
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Sacrosanct (adj.) |
Extremely holy |
"The detective's orders were to investigate everyone; no person was so sacrosanct that he or she was above suspicion." syn: divine; angelic |
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Sadistic (adj.) |
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
"Savannah took sadistic pleasure in tormenting her older sister, Madison." syn: barbarous; perverse ant: civilized; human |
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Demeanor (n.) |
Behavior; manner of conducting oneself |
"Believe me, his shy demeanor is just an act; he is really quite wild syn: deportment |
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Facetious (adj.) |
Comical; jocular; flippant |
syn: joking; witty; jocuse ant: solmn; serious |
