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Lesson 15 & 16
Vocabulary Power Plus for the new SAT: Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for High Scores [Book 3]
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11th Grade
04/13/2011
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Orifice
 Definition
mouth; opening
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Hallow
 Definition
to make holy
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Perdition
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damnation; ruin; hell
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Chaff
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worthless matter
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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Empirical
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based on practical experience rather than theory
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Germane
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relevant; fitting
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Hermetic
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tightly sealed
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Meretricious
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attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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Querulous
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complaining; grumbling
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Flaccid
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Flabby
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Hospice
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a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute
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Egregious
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remarkably bad; outrageous
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Ratiocinate
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to reason; to think
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Foment
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to stir up; to incite
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Salient
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significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
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Recant
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to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
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Jocular
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humorous; lighthearted
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Palliate
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to ease; to lessen; to soothe
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Malleable
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capable of being changed; easily shaped
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Recreant
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a coward; a traitor
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Affinity
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an attraction to
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Impalpable
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unable to be felt; intangible
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Fiscal
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pertaining to finances
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Regale
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to delight with something pleasing or amusing
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Miscreant
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a vicious person
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Flagellate
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to whip; to lash
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Lascivious
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lustful or lewd
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Flout
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to ridicule; to show contempt for
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Salacious
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Obscene; lustful
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