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Vocab 9
Term | Definition |
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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 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 |
unctous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
exapatriate | someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, their native country |
frowzy | unkempt |
heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
cogn** | know or think |
carn** | flesh |
vor** | eat |
in** | not |
re** | again |
incognito | not known |
cogitation | the act of thinking |
cognizant | knowingly aware |
carnivore | flesh eater |
carnivorous | flesh eating |
reincarnate | to bring back to the flesh |
carnival | removal of meat |