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Vocab level D-unit11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness |
| comport | to conduct or bear oneself, behave, to be in agreement |
| concise | brief, to the point |
| demure | sober or serious in manner, shy |
| depreciation | a lessening in value, lowering |
| deteriorate | to lower in value |
| divulge | to tell, spill the beans |
| eenlightened | free from false ideas, aware |
| forestall | to prevent by acting first |
| garble | to distort, jumble |
| proponent | one who puts forward a proposal, supporter |
| quaver | to shake, quiver |
| recoil | to spring back, the act of springing back |
| recoup | to make up for |
| reek | an unpleasent smell, to give off unpleasent smells |
| relentless | harsh, without pity |
| rivulet | a small stream, brook, creek |
| squander | to spend foolishly, waste |
| staccato | disconnected in sound or style, disjointed |
| statute | a law, rule |