Vocab Unit 9 QUIZS (English II)

without sense or meaning; silly

syn: foolish; insipid

ant: significant; meaningful

• inane

• sere

• impound

• enhance

to strive to be equal to; to imitate

syn: copy

• emulate

• impound

• postulate

• enhance

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

syn: generous

ant: petty; mean

• magnanimous

• contrite

• unctuous

• expatriate

to summon forth

syn: conjure up; elicit

• evoke

• heinous

• frowzy

• emulate

hatefully or shockingly evil

syn: abhorrent; horrid

• heinous

• emulate

• impound

• unctuous

exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

syn: oily

ant: genuine; sincere

• unctuous

• postulate

• heinous

• impound

to increase the value or beauty of something

syn: improve; heighten

ant: diminish; decrease

• contrite

• emulate

• impound

• enhance

to assume or claim as true, especially when arguing

syn: presume; suppose

• contrite

• expatriate

• emulate

• postulate

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

• contrite

• collaborate

• expatriate

• postulate

to work with another toward a goal

syn: cooperate

• postulate

• expatriate

• collaborate

• emulate