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Vocabulary Set 15
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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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