sere
(adj) dry and withered
heinous
(adj) hatefully or shockingly evil
enhance
(v) to increase the value of beauty of something
unctuous
(adj) exaggeratedly or insincerely polite
magnanimous
(adj) noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts
postulate
(v) to assume or claim as true, especially when arguing
contrite
(adj) feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing
collaborate
(v) to work with another toward a goal
impound
(v) to confine; to retain in legal custody
impeccable
(adj) faultless; without sin or blemish
inane
(adj) without sense or meaning; silly
expatriate
(n) someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country
frowzy
(adj) unkempt
evoke
(v) to summon forth
emulate
(v) to strive to be equal to; to imitate