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vocab 11

TermDefinition
Brevity shortness
Comport to be in agreement on every point; to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
Concise expressing much in a few words
Demure sober or serious in manner, modest
Depreciation a lessening in value; a belittling
Deteriorate to lower in quality or value; to wear away
Divulge to tell, reveal; to make public
Enlightened free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
Forestall to prevent by acting first
Garble to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
Proponent one who puts forward a proposal, one who supports a cause or belief
Quaver to shake, tremble; to trill
Recoil to spring back, shrink, the act of springing back
Recoup to make up for, regain
Reek an unpleasant smell;
Relentless unyielding, harsh, without pity
Rivulet a small stream
Squander to spend foolishly waste
Staccato detached or disconnected in sound or style
Statute a law
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