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English Vocab 11
Vocab quiz unit 11 3/29
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brevity | Shortness |
| Comport | to conduct or bear oneself, behave;to be in agreement |
| concise | expressing much in few words |
| demure | sober or serious in manner, modest |
| depreciation | a lessening value |
| deteriorate | to lower in quality or value;to wear away |
| divulge | to tell,reveal;to make public |
| enlightened | free from ignorance and false ideas;possesing sound and understanding |
| forestall | to prevent from acting first |
| garble | to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| proponent | one who puts forward a proposal;one hwo 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;to give a strong impression |
| 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 |