Unit 9 - Vocabulary 1-20 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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Brevity
A
Shortness
2
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Comport
A
To conduct or bear oneself, behave
3
Q
Concise
A
Expressing much in a few words
4
Q
Demure
A
Sober or serious in manner; Modest
5
Q
Depreciation
A
A lessening in value
6
Q
Deteriorate
A
To lower in quality or value
7
Q
Divulge
A
To make public; Reveal
8
Q
Enlightened
A
No ignorance; Enlightened
9
Q
Forestall
A
To prevent by acting first
10
Q
Garble
A
To distort something making it non understandable
11
Q
Proponent
A
One who puts forward a propoal
12
Q
Quaver
A
To shake
13
Q
Recoil
A
To spring back, shrink
14
Q
Recoup
A
To make up for, regain
15
Q
Reek
A
Unpleasant smell
16
Q
Relentless
A
harsh, without pity
17
Q
Rivulet
A
A small stream
18
Q
Squander
A
Waste
19
Q
Staccato
A
Detached in sound or style
20
Q
Statute
A
Law
