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| adj. extremely necessary; vitally important |
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adj. comical; jocular; flippant
syn: joking; witty; jocose ant: solemn; serious |
facetious |
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n. behavior; manner of conducting oneself
syn: deportment |
demeanor |
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adj. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
syn: barbarous; perverse ant: civilized; humane |
sadistic |
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adj. extremely holy
syn: divine; angelic |
sacrosanct |
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v. to make dirty; to stain
syn: soil; sully; smear ant: cleanse |
besmirch |
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| adj. resembling; seeming; half |
quasi- |
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n. a complete failure; a total collapse
syn: calamity; catastrophe ant: success; triumph |
debacle |
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n. strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
syn: censure; rebuke ant: acclaim; praise |
obloquy |
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| n. pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
hedonism |
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adj. overly decorated
syn: ornate ant: simple |
baroque |
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adj. done without care; in a routine fashion
syn: indifferent; offhand ant: diligent; attentive |
perfunctory |
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| v. to summarize; to repeat briefly |
recapitulate |
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adj. happening by chance or accident
syn: accidental; unexpected ant: premeditated; intentional |
fortuitous |
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| adj. abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
celibate |
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