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Unit 11. Vocabulary!. 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
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Unit 11 Vocabulary!
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: (to lower in quality or value; to wear away Divulge: ( v.) to tell, reveal; to make public Enlightenment: (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 unintelligible Proponent: (n.) one who puts forward a proposal’ one who supports a cause or belief Quaver: (v.)to shake shake it, tremble , to trill
Recoil: (v.) to spring back, shirk; (n.) the acts of springing back Recoup: (v.) to make up for, regain Reek: (n.)n an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression(nice thornie) hehe 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
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