Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness- Lesson 15
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hallow
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to make holy Ant: desecrate
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty Ant: displeasing, unattractive
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empirical
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based on practical experience rather than theory Ant: theoretical
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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querulous
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complaining, grumbling Ant: complacent, satisfied
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egregious
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remarkably bad, outrageous Ant: moderate
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foment
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to stir up, to incite Ant: quell, curb
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germane
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relevant, fitting Ant: irrelevant
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flaccid
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flabby Ant: solid, taut
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ratiocinate
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to reason, to think
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orifice
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mouth, opening
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chaff
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worthless matter
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meretricious
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attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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perdition
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damnation, ruin, hell
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hospice
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a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute
