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vocab 9 & 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.Emulate | to imitate |
| 2. Sere | dry and withered |
| 3. Enhance | to increase the value of something |
| 4. Contrite | feeling regret |
| 5. Magnanimous | generous |
| 6. Enunciate | to state clearly and distinctly |
| 7. Collaborate | to work together |
| 8. Impound | to retain in legal custody |
| 9. Impeccable | without blemish |
| 10. Evoke | call forth |
| 11. Inane | silly |
| 12. Unctuous | exaggeratedly polite |
| 13. Expatriate | some one who chooses to live outside his/her native country |
| 14. Frowzy | sloppy |
| 15. Heinous | shockingly evil |
| 16. Expound | to explain in detail |
| 17. Cajole | to persuade with false promises |
| 18. Inscrutable | hard to understand |
| 19. Balk | to stop short and refuse to go on |
| 20. Acrimony | bitter hostility |
| 21. Dour | stern |
| 22. Exult | to rejoice, to feel good again |
| 23. Omniscient | all-knowing |
| 24. Feasible | reasonable |
| 25. Fiasco | a complete failure |
| 26. Metier | one's specialty |
| 27. Fluctuate | to raise and fall |
| 28. Harry | annoy |
| 29. Incognito | disguised |
| 30. Lethargy | lack of energy |