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Vocab Unit 11 D D
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit 11 Defintions 9th grade Level D
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brevity | n. shortness |
| Comport | v. to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement |
| Concise | adj. expressing much in few words |
| Demure | adj. sober or serious in manner, modest |
| Depreciation | n. a lessening in value; belittling |
| Deteriorate | v. to lower in quality or value; to wear away |
| Divulge | v. to tell, reveal; to make public |
| Enlightened | adj. free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding |
| Forestall | v. to prevent by acting first |
| Garble | v. to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| Proponent | n. one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief |
| Quaver | v. to shake, tremble; to trill |
| Recoil | v. to spring back, shrink; n. the act of springing back |
| Recoup | v. to make up for, regain |
| Reek | n. an unpleasant smell; v. to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression |
| Relentless | adj. unyielding, harsh, without pity |
| Rivulet | n. a small stream |
| Squander | v. to spend foolishly, waste |
| Staccato | adj. detached or disconnected in sound or style |
| Statute | n a law |