Unit 11

1. brevity (n.) shortness

2. comport (v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

3. concise (adj.) expressing much in a few words

4. demure (adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest

5. depreciation (n.) a lessening in value; a belittling

6. deteriorate (v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away

7. divulge (v.) to tell, reveal; to make public

8. enlightened (adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding

9. forestall (v.) to prevent by acting first

10. garble (v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

11. proponent (n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief

12. quaver (v.) to shake, tremble; to trill

13. recoil (v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back

14. recoup (v.) to make up for, regain

15. reek (n.) an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong

impression

16. relentless (adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity

17. rivulet (n.) a small stream

18. squander (v.) to spend foolishly, waste

19. staccato (adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style

20. statute (n.) a law