Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for High Scores Lesson Nine of Book One
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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 |
| enunciate | to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce |
| collaborate | to work with another towards a goal |
| impound | to confine; to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blame |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly 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 |
| inane(ant) | significant; meaningful |
| unctuous(ant) | genuine; sincere |
| frowzy(ant) | tidy |
| sere(ant) | lush |
| enhance(ant) | diminish; decrease |
| contrite(ant) | shameless; remorseful |
| magnanimous(ant) | petty; mean |
| impound(ant) | release |
| impeccable(ant) | fallible; blameworthy |
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