sere

(adj) dry and withered

heinous

(adj) hatefully or shockingly evil

enhance

(v) to increase the value of beauty of something

unctuous

(adj) exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

magnanimous

(adj) noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts

postulate

(v) to assume or claim as true, especially when arguing

contrite

(adj) feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

collaborate

(v) to work with another toward a goal

impound

(v) to confine; to retain in legal custody

impeccable

(adj) faultless; without sin or blemish

inane

(adj) without sense or meaning; silly

expatriate

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

frowzy

(adj) unkempt

evoke

(v) to summon forth

emulate

(v) to strive to be equal to; to imitate