English Unit 11 Vocab

Define brevity

shortness

Define comport

to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

Define concise

expressing much in a few words

Define demure

sober or serious in manner, modest

Define depreciation

a lessening in value; a belittling

Define deteriorate

to lower in quality or value; to wear away

Define divulge

to tell, reveal; to make public

Define enlightened

free from ignorance and false ideas, possessing sound understanding

Define forestall

to prevent by acting first

Define garble

to distort in such a way as to make untelligible

Define proponent

one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief

Define quaver

to shake, tremble; to trill

Define recoil

to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back

Define recoup

to make up for, regain

Define reek

an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression

Define relentless

unyielding, harsh, without pity

Define rivulet

a small stream

Define squander

to spend foolishly, waste

Define staccato

detached or disconnected in sound or style

Define statute

a law