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Vocab 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emulate | to strive to be equal to; to imitate |
| sere | dry and withered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| magnanimous | noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts |
| enunciate | to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce |
| collaborate | to work with another toward a goal |
| impound | to confine; to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blemish |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly |
| unctous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| exapatriate | someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, their native country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
| cogn** | know or think |
| carn** | flesh |
| vor** | eat |
| in** | not |
| re** | again |
| incognito | not known |
| cogitation | the act of thinking |
| cognizant | knowingly aware |
| carnivore | flesh eater |
| carnivorous | flesh eating |
| reincarnate | to bring back to the flesh |
| carnival | removal of meat |