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Voc.9-10-11
English 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 commited 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 |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | someone who chooses to live outside or renounce, his or her native country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
| expound | to explain in detail;to clarify |
| cajole | to persude with false promises and flattery |
| inscrutable | not easily understood;hard to fathom |
| balk | to refuse stubbornly or abruptly;to stop short and refuse to go on |
| acrimony | ill-natured,bitter hostility |
| dour | stern and ill-humored |
| exult | to rejoice;to feel triumhant |
| omniscent | having unlimited knowledge;all-knowing |
| feasible | reasonable;capable of being carried out |
| fiasco | a complete,ridiculous failure |
| metier | the work one is especially suited for;one's speciaty;an occupation |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall;to vary irregually |
| harry | to annoy or harass |
| incognito | disguised;pretending not to be oneself |
| lethargy | lack of energy;sluggishness |
| epistle | a letter |
| avid | enthusiastic |
| gadfly | an irritating person |
| humility | humbleness |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow |
| gargantuan | extraodinary size |
| arduous | difficult |
| affable | friendly |
| grandiloquent | pompous in speech |
| agrarian | concerning farms |
| grimace | a facial expression |
| harangue | strongly expressed lecture |
| fprmidable | arousing |
| sycophant | a flatterer |
| explicit | clearly stated |