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Vocab Unit 11

Freshman

Worddefinitionsynonymantonym
brevity n. shortness conciseness, terseness, pithiness verbosity, long-windedness, prolixity
comport v. to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement deport oneself, agree, concur (blank)
concise adj. expressing much in a few words brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix
demure adj. sober or serious in manner, modest shy, diffident, sedate, seemly, decorous bold, forward, assertive, immodest
depreciation n. a lessening in value, a belittling cheapening, lowering, devaluation increase, appreciation, enhancement
deteriorate v. to lower in quality or value; to wear away worsen, decline, degenerate, debase improve, fix up, enhance
divulge v. to tell reveal; to make public disclose, impart, spill the beans, "leak" hide, conceal, cover up, secrete, keep under wraps
enlightened adj. free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding knowing, informed, aware, cultivated ignorant, unaware, untaught, benighted
forestall v. to prevent by acting first hinder, thwart, preclude, ward off welcome, accept, allow, submit, abide by
garble v. to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible jumble, scramble, confuse, misrepresent clarify, elucidate, articulate
proponent n. one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief supporter, advocate, exponent opponent, critic, foe, adversary
quaver v. to shake, tremble, to trill quiver, vibrate, shiver, quake, palpitate (blank)
recoil v. to spring back, shrink; n. the act of springing back v. flinch; n. kickback v. advance, proceed, gain ground
recoup v. to make up for, regain recover, retrieve lose, default, forfeit, kiss goodbye
reek n. an unpleasant smell; v. to give off unpleasant smells, to give a strong impression n. stench, v. stink, smell n. perfume, fragrance, bouquet
relentless adj. unyielding, harsh, without pity stern, merciless, persistent, unremitting merciful, accommodating, indulgent
rivulet n. a small stream brook, creek, rill (blank)
squander v. to spend foolishly, waste misspennd, dissipate save, economize, hoard, squirrel away
staccato adj. detached or disconnected in sound or style abrupt, disjointed continuous, flowing, unbroken
statute n. a law rule, ordinance, enactment (blank)
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