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Hon. English 2 (5)

Vocabulary 9-10

QuestionAnswer
emulate to strive to be equal to imitate (copy)
sere dry and withered (arid)
enhance to increase the value or beauty of something (Improve, heighten)
contrite feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing (Remorseful)
magnanimous noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts (Generous)
enunciate to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce (Articulate)
collaborate to work with another toward a goal (Cooperate)
impound to confine; to retain in legal custody (Confiscate)
impeccable faultless; without sin or blemish (Immaculate)
evoke to summon forth (conjure up, elicit)
inane without sense or meaning; silly (foolish)
unctuous exageratedly or insincerely polite (oily)
expatriate someone who chooses to live outside of, renounce, his or her native country
frowzy unkempt (slovenly)
heinous hatefully or shockingly evil (horrid)
expound to explain in detail to clarify (elaborate)
cajole to persuade with false promises and flattery (coax)
inscrutable not easily understood; hard to fathom (enigmatic)
balk to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on (object)
acrimony ill-natured; bitter hostility (animosity)
dour stern and ill-humored (forbidding)
exult to rejoice; to feel triumphant (celebrate)
omniscent having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing
feasible reasonable; capable of being carried out (possible)
fiasco a complete, ridiculous failure (disaster)
metier the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation (forte)
fluctuate to rise and fall; to vary irregularly (waver)
harry to annoy or harass (bother)
incognito disguised; pretending not to be oneself
lethargy lack of energy; sluggishness
Created by: Sean Mullin
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