hon english 2 ch. 9 & 10 vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 emulate | copy |
| sere | dry and withered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | remorseful |
| magnanimous | generous |
| enunciate | to state clearly and distinctly |
| colloborate | to work with another toward a goal |
| impound | to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable | faultless |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | silly |
| unctuous | exaggeratdly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
| expound | to explain in detail |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery |
| inscrutable | not easily understood |
| balk | to refuse stubbornly or abruptly |
| acrimony | ill-natured, bitter hostility |
| dour | stern and ill-humored |
| exult | to rejoice |
| omniscient | having unlimited knowledge |
| feasible | reasonable |
| fiasco | disaster |
| metier | one's specialty |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall |
| harry | to annoy or harass |
| incognito | disguised |
| lethargy | lack of energy |
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