Vocabulary Power Plus - English 11 Lesson Four

Vocabulary study set covering the words, definitions, and parts of speech from English 11 Lesson Four of Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness.

baroque

adj. overly decorated

besmirch

v. to make dirty; to stain

celibate

adj. abstaining from intercourse; unmarried

debacle

n. a complete failure; a total collapse

demeanor

n. behavior; manner of conducting oneself

facetious

adj. comical; jocular; flippant

fortuitous

adj. happening by chance or accident

hedonism

n. pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

imperative

adj. extremely necessary; vitally important

obloquy

n. strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism

perfunctory

adj. done without care; in a routine fashion

quasi-

adj. resembling; seeming; half

recapitulate

v. to summarize; to repeat briefly

sacrosanct

adj. extremely holy

sadistic

adj. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others