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Vocabulary Unit 11A

Vocabulary Unit 11A.

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Vocabulary Unit 11A

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  1. VocabularyUnit 11A

  2. 1. Brevity 2. comport 3. concise 4. demure 5. depreciation 6. deteriorate 7. divulge 8. enlightened 9. forestall 10. garble UNIT 11A VOCAB WORDS

  3. ADJ Sober or serious in manner, modest; shy __ Synonym: calm, restrained Antonym: bold, assertive demure

  4. VTo tell, reveal; to make public; to disclose, spill the beans__Synonym: confess, impartAntonym: conceal, hide divulge

  5. nshortness, conciseness__ Synonym: pithiness, terseness Antonym: long winded, lengthiness brevity

  6. V To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible; jumble, scramble, confuse__Synonym: jumble, scramble Antonym: clarify, elucidate garble

  7. N A lessening in value; cheapening, devaluation __ Synonym: DevaluationAntonym: Enhance, Increase depreciation

  8. ADJ • Free from ignorance and false ideas; knowing, informed • __ Synonym: Informed, Aware Antonym: Ignorant, Unaware enlightened

  9. VTo conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement__Synonym: Conduct, behavior comport

  10. VTo prevent by acting first__Synonym: Delay, HinderAntonym: Aid, Help forestall

  11. V • To lower in quality or value; to wear away; worsen, decline • __ • Synonym: disintegrate, Antonym: build, improve deteriorate

  12. ADJ • Expressing much in a few words; brief, to the point • __ • Synonym: Brief, Curt, Succinct Antonym: Wordy, Repetitive concise

  13. 1. On some occasions, scrupulous reports cannot _____ their sources of information. 2. As the students left the building, the principal reminded them to _____ themselves as emissaries of the school.3. If you have played “telephone,” you know how easy it is to inadvertently _____ a message.4. The speech was notable more for its _____ than for its clarity. 5. It is painful for anyone, particularly a doctor, to watch someone’s health _____. SENTENCES

  14. 6. Sometimes it is possible to _____ a cold by taking vitamin C. 7. The accountant calculated the _____ of the computer over a period of five years.8. As a rule of thumb, editors and readers appreciate writing that is _____ and forceful.9. AN _____ society is ruled by knowledge and reason rather than superstition and prejudice.10. Despite her _____ appearance, she is a competitive speed skater, always ready for a challenge on ice. SENTENCES CONT.

  15. b rief r educe excess exact very succinct In a nutshell terseness you decrease information PRACTICE SENTENCES

  16. Behavior manners dignity etiquette conduct style carriage decorum bearing address savoir faire social graces comport

  17. 1.2. 3..4. 5. PRACTICE SENTENCES

  18. 6. 7..8. 9. 10. PRACTICE SENTENCES

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