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Vocab Lesson 15
English III Vocabulary for Lesson 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Orifice | Mouth; opening |
| Hallow | To make holy |
| Perdition | Damnation; ruin; hell |
| Chaff | Worthless matter |
| Aesthetic | Pertaining to beauty |
| Empirical | Based on practical experience rather than theory |
| Germane | Relevant; fitting |
| Hermetic | Tightly sealed |
| Meretricious | Attractive in a cheap, flashy way |
| Querulous | Complaining; grumbling |
| Flaccid | Flabby |
| Hospice | A shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute |
| Egregious | Remarkably bad; outrageous |
| Ratiocinate | To reason; to think |
| Foment | To stir up; to incite |