lesson 15 Flashcards
1
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hallow
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v. to make holy
2
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aesthetic
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adj. pertaining to beauty
3
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empirical
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adj. based on practical experience rather than theory
4
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hermetic
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adj. tightly sealed
5
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querulous
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adj. complaining; grumbling
6
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egregious
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adj. remarkably bad; outrageous
7
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foment
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v. to stir up; to incite
8
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germane
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adj. relevant; fitting
9
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flaccid
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adj. flabby
10
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ratiocinate
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v. to reason; to think
11
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orifice
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n. mouth; opening
12
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chaff
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n. worthless matter
13
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meretricious
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adj. attractive in a cheap way, flashy way
14
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perdition
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n. damnation; ruin; hell
15
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hospice
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n. a shelter for travelers, orphans, or ill or destitute
16
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root equ means
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equal
17
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roots flect and flex mean
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bend
18
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suffix -ity means
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quality of
19
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root nox means
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night
20
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suffixes -able and -ible mean
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able to be
21
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prefix sub- means
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secretly
22
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root fug means
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flee
23
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root cent means
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center
