Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Book 2 - Lesson Nine

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

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

one who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country

frowzy

unkempt

heinous

hatefully or shockingly evil

enunciate

to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce