Quizlet Unit 11

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  1. brevity: shortness
  2. comport: to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
  3. concise: expressing much in few words
  4. demure: sober or serious in manner, modest
  5. depreciation: the lessening in value; a belittling
  6. deteriorate: to lower in quality or value; to wear away
  7. divulge: to tell, reveal; to make public
  8. enlightened: free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
  9. forestall: to prevent by acting first
  10. garble: to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
  11. proponent: one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
  12. quaver: to shake, tremble; to trill
  13. recoil: to spring back, shrink
  14. recoup: to make up for, regain
  15. reek: an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression
  16. relentless: unyielding, harsh, without pity
  17. rivulet: a small stream
  18. squander: to spend foolishly, waste
  19. staccato: detached or disconnected in sound or style
  20. statute: a law