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Vocabulary Lesson 15
This is the vocab for Lesson 15 at BHHS
15
English
11th Grade
05/17/2012

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orifice
Definition
mouth; opening
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hallow
Definition

to make holy, syn: bless; consecrate, ant: desecrate

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perdition
Definition
damnation; ruin; hell
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chaff
Definition
worthless matter, syn: rubbish
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aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to beauty, syn artistic, ant: displeasing; unattractive
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empirical
Definition
based on practical experience rather than theory, syn: observable, ant: theoretical
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germane
Definition
relevant; fitting, syn: appropriate; pertinent; suitable, ant: irrelevent
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hermetic
Definition
tightly sealed, syn: airtight
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meretricious
Definition
attractive in a cheap, flashy way, sun: gaudy; showy; tawdry, ant: restrained; tasteful
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querulous
Definition
complaining; grumbling, syn: fretful; peevish, ant: complacent; satisfied
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flaccid
Definition
flabby, syn: weak; feeble, ant: solid; taut
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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, syn: flagrant; gross, ant: moderate
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ratiocinate
Definition
to reason; to think
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foment
Definition
to stir up; to incite, syn: instigate; arouse, ant: quell; curb
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