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SAT Vocab
Lesson 4
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11th Grade
09/25/2011
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celibate
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abstaining from intercourse
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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recapitulate
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to summarize
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perfunctory
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done without care
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baroque
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overly decorated
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleasure
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obloquy
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strong disapproval
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debacle
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a complete failure
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quasi-
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resembling; half
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besmirch
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to make dirty; to stain
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imperative
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extremely necessary; vital
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sacrosanct
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extremely holy
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sadistic
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deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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demeanor
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behavior; manner of conducting oneself
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facetious
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comical; flippant; jocular
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