Lesson Four Vocabulary

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Lesson Four Vocab list, AP Lang

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Celibate

Abstaining from intercourse.

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Fortuitous

Happening by chance/ Fortunate

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3

Recapitulate

To summarize

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4

Perfunctory

Done without care/ In a routine fashion

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5

Baroque

Overly decorated

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6

Hedonism

Pursuit of pleasure

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7

Obloquy

Strong disapproval

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8

Debacle

A complete failure

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9

Quasi-

Resembling/ Half

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10

Besmirch

To make dirty/ To stain

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11

Imperative

Extremely necessary/ Vitally important

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12

Sacrosanct

Extremely holy

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13

Sadistic

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others

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14

Demeanor

Behavior/ Manner of conducting oneself

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15

Facetious

Comical/ Flippant

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