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brevity
Shortness; the smallness of something; conciseness
comport
To conduct or bear oneself
to agree; concur
concise
Expressing much in a few words;straight to the point; succinct
demure
Sober or serious in manner; sedate, modest
depriciation
A lessening lowering or decreasing in value
deteriorate
To lower in quality or value, to wear away; worsen
divulge
To tell, reveat, to make public; disclose
enlightened
Free from ignorance and false ideas, possessing sound, understanding; informed
forestall
To prevent by acting first, to ward off; to thwart
garble
v. To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible n. a scramble of things
proponent
One who puts forward a proposal, one who supports a cause or belief; support something; an exponent
quaver
quiver, shiver, shake or tremble
recoil
v. To spring back or shrink b/c of a force;
n. the kickback (from a force)
recoup
To make up for, regain; to recover
reek
v. give off unpleasant smells; to stink
n. a stench
relentless
Unyeilding, harsh, without pity; stern
rivulet
A small stream; creek
squander
To spend foolishly, waste; missspend
staccato
Detached or disconnected in sound or style; abrupt
statute
A (federal) law or (city) ordinance; a formal rule
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