| A | B |
| emulate | to strive; to be equal; to imitate |
| sere | dry and weathered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrong-doing |
| magnanimous | noble, generous, and forgiving |
| enunciate | to state clearly |
| collaborate | to work together |
| impound | to confine |
| impeccable | faultless; without imperfection |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | without sense or meaning |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | someone who chooses to live outside of their home country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |