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Vocabulary Set 15
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English
11th Grade
05/30/2013

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Term
Orifice
Definition
Mouth; opening.
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Hallow
Definition
To make holy.
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Perdition
Definition
Damnation; ruin; hell.
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Chaff
Definition
Worthless matter.
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Aesthetic
Definition
Pertaining to beauty.
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Empirical
Definition
Based on practical experience rather than theory.
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Germane
Definition
Relevant; fitting.
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Hermetic
Definition
Tightly sealed.
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Meretricious
Definition
Attractive in a cheap, flashy way.
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Querulous
Definition
Complaining; grumbling.
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Flaccid
Definition
Flabby.
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Hospice
Definition
A shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute.
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Egregious
Definition
Remarkably bad; outrageous.
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Ratiocinate
Definition
To reason; to think.
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Foment
Definition
To stir up; to incite.
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