AP Language Vocab Set #3 Flashcards
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| 14810994021 | celibate | adj. abstaining from intercourse; unmarried | 0 | |
| 14810994022 | fortuitous | adj. happening by chance or accident | 1 | |
| 14810994023 | recapitulate | v. to summarize; to repeat briefly | 2 | |
| 14810994024 | perfunctory | done without care; in a routine fashion | 3 | |
| 14810994025 | baroque | adj. overly decorated | 4 | |
| 14810994026 | hedonism | n. pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses | 5 | |
| 14810994027 | obloquy | n. strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism | 6 | |
| 14810994028 | debacle | n. a complete failure; a total collapse | 7 | |
| 14810994029 | quasi | adj. resembling; seeming; half | 8 | |
| 14810994030 | besmirch | v. to make dirty; to stain | 9 | |
| 14810994031 | imperitive | adj. extremely necessary; vitally important | 10 | |
| 14810994032 | sacrosanct | adj. extremely holy | 11 | |
| 14810994033 | sadistic | adj. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others | 12 | |
| 14810994034 | demeanor | n. behavior; manner of conducting oneself | 13 | |
| 14810994035 | facetious | adj. comical, jocular; flippant | 14 |