Unit 11 vocab
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brevity
shortness
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comport
to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
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concise
expressing much in a few words
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demure
sober or serious in manner, modest
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deprecation
lessening in value; a belittling
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deteriorate
to lower in quality or value; to wear away
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divulge
to tell, reveal; to make public
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enlightened
free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
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forestall
to prevent by acting first
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garble
to distort in such a way as to make unitelligible
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proponent
one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
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quaver
to shake, tremble; to trill
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recoil
to spring back, shrink
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recoup
to make up for, regain
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reek
to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression
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relentless
unyielding, harsh; without pity
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rivulet
a small stream
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squander
to spend foolishly, waste
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staccato
detached or disconnected in sound or style
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statute
a law
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