Unit 11 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
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Comport
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V
- to bear or conduct oneself; behave
- to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity
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Brevity
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N
- shortness of time or duration; briefness
- concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
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Concise
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Adj
-expressing or covering much in a few words; brief but comprehensive
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Demure
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Adj
- reserved, modest, and shy
- (of clothing) lending a modest appearance
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Depreciation
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N
-decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
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Deteriorate
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To make or become worse or inferior; to wear away
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Divulge
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V
-to reveal or disclose (something private, secret, etc.)
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Enlightened
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Adj
-having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook
V
-give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation
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Forestall
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V
- to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance
- to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate
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Garble
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V
- to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble
- to take out the best of
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Proponent
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N
- a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal
- a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate
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Quaver
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V
- to shake tremendously; quiver or tremble
- (of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
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Recoil
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V
- to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror or disgust
- rebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity
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Recoup
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V
- to get back the equivalent of
- to regain or recover
- reimburse or compensate for money lost or spent; to pay back
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Reek
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V
- to smell strongly and unpleasantly
- to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive
- to give off steam, smoke, etc
