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