Lesson 15 Flashcards by Sarah Longfellow | Brainscape

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hallow

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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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orifice

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mouth; opening

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