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35 Cards in this Set
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Orifice |
mouth; opening |
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hallow |
to make holy |
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perdition |
damnation; ruin; hell |
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chaff |
worthless matter |
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aesthetic |
pertaining to beauty |
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empirical |
based on practical experience rather than theory |
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germane |
relevant; fitting |
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hermetic |
tightly sealed |
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meretricious |
attractive in a cheap, flashy way |
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querulous |
complaining; grumbling |
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flaccid |
flabby |
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hospice |
a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute |
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egregious |
remarkably bad; outrageous |
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ratiocinate |
to reason; to think |
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foment |
to stir up; to incite |
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hallow -s- |
syn: bless; consecrate |
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hallow -a- |
desecrate |
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chaff -s- |
rubbish |
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aesthetic -s- |
artistic |
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aesthetic -a- |
displeasing; unattractive |
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empirical -s- |
observable |
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empirical -a- |
theoretical |
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germane -s- |
appropriate; pertinent; suitable |
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germane -a- |
irrelevant |
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hermetic -s- |
airtight |
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meretricious -s- |
gaudy; showy; tawdry |
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meretricious -a- |
restrained; tasteful |
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querulous -s- |
fretful; peevish |
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querulous -a- |
complacent; satisfied |
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flaccid -s- |
weak; feeble |
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flaccid -a- |
solid; taut |
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egregious -s- |
flagrant; gross |
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egregious -a- |
moderate |
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foment -s- |
instigate; arouse |
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foment -a- |
quell; curb |
