Vocabulary Power Plus: College and Career Readiness Lesson Nine

sere

dry and withered

heinous

hatefully or shockingly evil

enhance

to increase the value or beauty of something

unctuous

exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

magnanimos

noble; generous in forgiving, free from petty feeling or acts

postulate

to assume or claim as true, especially when arguing

contrite

feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

collaborate

to work with another toward a goal

impound

to confine; retain in legal custody

impeccable

faultless; without sin or blemish

inane

without sense or meaning; silly

expatriate

someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce their native country

frowzy

unkempt

evoke

to summon forth

emulate

to strive to be equal to; to imitate