Unit 11 vocabulary english Level D

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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