Vocab Nine Flashcards

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Emulate

A

To strive to be equal to; to imitate

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Sere

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Dry and withered

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3
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Enhance

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To increase the value or beauty of something

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4
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Contrite

A

Feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing.

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5
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Magnanimous

A

Noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts

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6
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Enunciate

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To state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce

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Collaborate

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To work with another toward a goal.

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Impound

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To confine; to retain in legal custody

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9
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Impeccable

A

Faultless; without sin or blemish

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10
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Evoke

A

To summon forth

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11
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Inane

A

Without sense or meaning; silly

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12
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Unctuous

A

Exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

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13
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Expatriate

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

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14
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Frowzy

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Unkempt

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15
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Heinous

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Hatefully or shockingly evil

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