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English Vocab - 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| shortness | Brevity |
| to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement | Comport |
| expressing much in a few words | Concise |
| Sober or serious in manner, modest | Demure |
| a lessening in value; a belittling | Depreciation |
| to lower in quality or value; to war away | deterlorate |
| to tell, reveal; to make public | divulge |
| free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding | enlightened |
| to prevent by acting first | forestall |
| to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible | garble |
| one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief | proponet |
| to shake, tremble; to trill | quaver |
| to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back | recoll |
| to make up for, regain | recoup |
| an unpleasant smell; give a strong impression | reek |
| unyielding, harsh, without pity | relentless |
| a small stream | rivulet |
| to spend foolishly, waste | squander |
| detached or disconnected in sound or style | staccato |
| a law | statute |