Unit 11
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 brevity | (n.) shortness syn: conciseness, terseness, pithiness ant: verbosity, long-wilderness, prolixity |
| comport | (v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement syn: deport oneself, agree, concur |
| concise | (adj.) expressing much in a few words syn: brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point ant: wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix |
| demure | (adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest syn: shy, diffident, sedate, seemly, decorous ant: bold, forward, assertive, immodest |
| depreciation | (n.) a lessening in value; a belittling syn: cheapening, lowering, devaluation ant: increase, appreciation, enhanceme |
| deteriorate | (v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away syn: worsen, decline, degenerate, debase ant: improve, fix-up, enhance |
| divulge | (v.) to tell, reveal; to make public syn: disclose, impart, spill the beans, "leak" ant: hide, conceal, cover up, secrete, keep under wraps |
| enlightened | (adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possesing sound understanding syn: knowing, informed, aware, cultivated ant: ignorant, unaware, untaught, benighted |
| forestall | (v.) to prevent by acting first syn: hinder, thwart, reclude, ward off ant: welcome, accept, allow, subit, abide by |
| garble | (v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible syn: jumble, scramble, confuse, misrespresent ant: clarify, elucidate, articulate |
| proponent | (n.) one who puts forward a proposal, one who supports a cause or belief syn: supporter, advocate, exponent ant: opponent, critic, foe, adversary |
| quaver | (v.) to shake, tremble, trill syn: quiver, vibrate, shiver, quake, palpitate |
| recoil | (v.) to spring back, shrink, the act of springing back |
| recoup | (v.) to make up for, regain syn: recover, retrieve ant: lose, default, forfeit, kiss goodbye |
| reek | (n.) an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression syn: stench, stink, smell ant: perfume, fragrance, bouquest |
| relentless | (adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity syn: stern, merciless, persistant, unremitting ant: merciful, accommodating, indulgent |
| rivulet | (n.) a small stream syn: brook, creek, rill |
| squander | (v.) to spend foolishly, waste syn: misspend, dissipate ant: save, economize, hoard, squirrel away |
| staccato | (adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style syn: abrupt, disjointed ant: continuous, flowing, unbroken |
| statute | (n.) law syn: rule, ordinance, enactment |
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