Lesson 4: Vocab for SAT : Book Three
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monkeeeey99 on October 21, 2010
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10th grade
SAT prep
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 celibate | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried |
| fortuitous | happening by chance or accident |
| recapitulate | to summarize; to repeat briefly |
| perfunctory | done without care; in a routine fashion |
| baroque | overly decorated |
| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
| obloquy | strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
| debacle | a complete failure; a total collapse |
| quasi- | resembling; seeming; half |
| besmirch | to make dirty; to stain |
| imperative | extremely necessary; vitally important |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| demeanor | behavior; manner of conducting oneself |
| facetious | comical; jocular; flippant |
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