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vocab 15 & 16

ENG 3

QuestionAnswer
orifice mouth; opening
hallow to make holy
perdition damnation; ruin; hell
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
salient significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
recant to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
jocular humorous; lighthearted
palliate to ease; to lessen; to soothe
malleable capable of being changed; easily shaped
recreant a coward; a traitor
affinity an attraction to
impalpable unable to be felt; intangible
fiscal pertaining to finances
regale to delight with something pleasing or amusing
miscreant a vicious person
flagellate to whip; to lash
lascivious lustful or lewd
flout to ridicule; to show contempt for
salacious obscene; lustful
chaff worthless matter
Created by: epurcell
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