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Vocab list 5
Vocab 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emulate v. | To strive to be equal; to imitate |
| Sere adj. | Dry and withered |
| Enhance v. | To increase the value or beauty of something |
| Contrite adj. | Feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| Magnanimous adj. | Generous |
| Enunciate v. | To state clearly and distinctly |
| Collaborate v. | To work with another to achieve a goal |
| Impound v. | To retain in legal custody |
| Impeccable adj. | Faultless |
| Evoke v. | To summon forth |
| Inane adj. | Silly |
| Unctuous adj. | Insincerely polite |
| Expatriate n. | Someone who chooses to live outside of his or her own country |
| Frowzy afj. | Unkempt |
| Heinous adj. | Hatefully or shockingly evil |
| Expound v. | To clarify |
| Cajole v. | To persuade with false promises and flattery |
| Inscrutable adj. | Not easily understood |
| Balk v. | To refuse stubbornly or abruptly |
| Acrimony n. | Ill-natured, bitter hostility |
| Dour adj. | Stern and ill-humored; forbidding |
| Exult v. | To rejoice; celebrate |
| Omniscient adj. | Having unlimited knowledge |
| Feasible adj. | Reasonable |
| Fiasco n. | A complete failure |
| Métier n. | Ones specialty |
| Fluctuate v. | To rise and fall |
| Harry v. | To annoy |
| Incognito adj. | Disguised |
| Lethargy n. | Lack of energy |