Lesson Four Vocabulary

Lesson Four Vocab list, AP Lang

Celibate

Abstaining from intercourse.

Fortuitous

Happening by chance/ Fortunate

Recapitulate

To summarize

Perfunctory

Done without care/ In a routine fashion

Baroque

Overly decorated

Hedonism

Pursuit of pleasure

Obloquy

Strong disapproval

Debacle

A complete failure

Quasi-

Resembling/ 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/ Flippant